The Zwickau vehicle plant is now taking on the role of central competence centre for the circular economy within the Volkswagen Group.
After around five and a half years of all-electric vehicle production, the Zwickau vehicle plant has cracked a magic barrier: The one millionth electric car rolled off the production line at the multi-brand site.
Volkswagen is driving forward the shift to electric vehicle manufacturing with its ACCELERATE strategy. Today’s official start of production of the ID.5 and ID.5 GTX marks the completion of Volkswagen’s successful transformation of its Zwickau plant into a dedicated electric vehicle production facility. The long-established site in western Saxony is the first large-scale facility of any […]
Cupra has begun series production of its first 100% electric car, the Cupra Born, at the Zwickau plant in Germany. Production of the Cupra Born marks the start of a new era for the brand, which at the 2021 Munich International Motor Show (IAA) announced an electric offensive with the ambition to becoming a fully […]
German luxury automaker Audi has started production of the Audi Q4 e-tron at the Zwickau plant in Saxony. The Audi Q4 e-tron will be produced alongside the Volkswagen ID.4 and, in the future, another Volkswagen model at the Zwickau multi-brand factory. Here, 1,400 assembly line employees of Volkswagen Saxony are also producing the compact electric SUV, […]
The new Volkswagen ID.3 has set its first range record: The electric car covered the 531 kilometers from Zwickau to Schaffhausen (Switzerland) on a single charge. Officially, the model has a range of up to 420 kilometers (WLTP). This mark was topped by more than 100 kilometers – an increase of 26 percent. The vehicle […]
Volkswagen’s electric offensive continues to gather speed: Series production of the brand’s first all-electric SUV, the ID.4, gets underway in Zwickau. The world premiere of the Volkswagen ID.4 follows at the end of September. To this end, the Group is investing some €33 billion in the period to 2024, €11 billion of which have been […]
The last model with a combustion engine left the assembly line this week at the Zwickau car factory. The seventh generation Golf R Estate with 2.0-litre petrol engine in Oryx White Pearl Effect was produced for a customer in Germany. From today on, only electric models of Volkswagen and in future also of the sister […]
The Volkswagen plant in Zwickau is gradually restarting production of electric cars. Production of the all-electric ID.3 resumed today (Thursday), initially with reduced capacity and significantly slower cycle times. Numerous additional measures to protect the health of the workforce are being implemented, and the restart is also oriented to the gradual stabilization of international supply […]
Volkswagen’s electric offensive is picking up speed: Today saw the official start of series production of the ID.3. The first car in the new generation of electric vehicles – a white ID.3 – rolled off the assembly line watched by Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Group CEO Dr. Herbert Diess. The Volkswagen Group plans […]