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April 28, 2022 05:43 AM

VW mulls expanding U.S. plant to build ID Buzz, electric pickup, report says

VW said to be mulling expanding U.S. plant to build ID Buzz, electric pickup as it aims to increase U.S. market share.

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    VW ID BUZZ
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    The ID Buzz will be be imported into the U.S. from VW's plant in Hanover, Germany, but it could be built in Chattanooga.

    BERLIN -- Volkswagen is considering an expansion of its Chattanooga plant in the United States to produce an electric pickup and the new ID Buzz electric microbus, a source close to the matter told Reuters.

    The move would help the automaker to increase its market share in North America, which it identified in March as the region with the greatest growth potential, but which was unprofitable for several years before 2021.

    VW said in March it was shifting production to the U.S. and China as a result of the war in Ukraine, which has caused production stoppages at its European plans because of parts shortages.

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    The automaker plans to invest at least $7.1 billion over the next five years in North America and add 25 new electric vehicles there by 2030, with the aim of 50 percent of sales to be electric by then.

    The Chattanooga plant builds the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport crossovers. Production of the Passat has been ended at the factory and pilot production of the ID4 full-electric crossover began in March in preparation for a launch in the autumn.

    A top executive said in March that the ID Buzz would initially be imported from VW's plant in Hanover, Germany, but that it could be ultimately built in the U.S. or Mexico.

    Earlier on Thursday, Manager Magazin reported that the company was planning to build a second production plant in the U.S., increasing its production capacity to up to 600,000 vehicles a year.

    Citing stakeholders, the magazine said the new plant could be built next to the current Chattanooga factory and that the automaker is also considering construction of a battery cell plant.

    Volkswagen declined to comment.

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    Matching the elevated seat position of the driver and front-seat passenger, the instrument panel and touchsreen in the ID Buzz also sits very high up.

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