VW is going to build a new plant in Poland at Września
- This is evidence that the Volkswagen group is among those who aren't suffering from overcapacity in Europe today, this carmaker is going to build a new plant in Europe, which has become rare, since 2010, only Mercedes has built a plant in this region (in Hungary), while six factories have closed since that date (Antwerp, Termini, Born, Trollhättan, Southampton, Aulnay) and two others will close in 2014 (Bochum, Genk).
- BMW, intends to build a plant in the coming years in Europe, but has not yet decided the location. BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen are manufacturers that do not suffer from overcapacity in Europe today.
- Volkswagen is going to build a plant for commercial vehicles in Września, near Poznan (Poland), in order to produce the new Crafter based on a new VW platform (called MNB) dedicated to commercial vehicles. Indeed, the current Crafter, sold only in Europe, is produced in Germany (35 000 to 40 000 units per year) in the Mercedes plants of Düsseldorf, as part of an agreement with Daimler, which will expire in 2016 . The Crafter is based on the Mercedes Sprinter.
- The construction of the future Polish Volkswagen plant is expected to begin late 2014 and production is expected to start late 2016. The Września plant will produce 100 000 units per year for the global market. Volkswagen already has a plant for commercial vehicles in Poland, Poznan, where it assembles the Caddy.
