Volkswagen postpones the construction of its assembly plant in Turkey
- The Volkswagen Group had initially planned to shift production of the Passat from the German factory in Emden to a factory in Turkey that the carmaker was planning to build. The German carmaker recently announced that it has decided to postpone the construction of the assembly plant to a later (unspecified) date. No reason given, but we can assume that the unstable local situation and the political conflict that seems to be playing out between Turkey and Europe as well as the risk of economic sanctions should have impacted VW decision. But other reasons linked to the expected volumes of the future Passat (which sales are continuously declining) may also explain why this future plant is no longer a priority and a necessary project.
- The future Volkswagen Passat, which should be launched in 2022, will therefore be produced at the group's plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, which today assembles the Volkswagen Touareg, Audi Q7, Audi Q8 and Porsche Cayenne E-segment SUVs, as well as small A-segment sedans, Volkswagen Up, Seat Mii and Skoda Citigo.
- From 2022, the Bratislava plant will produce the Volkswagen Passat as well as the next generation Skoda Superb scheduled for 2023.
It means that the small A-segment sedans (converted to electric powertrains) will be produced at another plant, probably in Emden. Volkswagen management has announced that this plant will undergo a transformation by 2022 as the Zwickau plant had experienced before the arrival of ID3 and ID4 in 2020.
It means that the small A-segment sedans (converted to electric powertrains) will be produced at another plant, probably in Emden. Volkswagen management has announced that this plant will undergo a transformation by 2022 as the Zwickau plant had experienced before the arrival of ID3 and ID4 in 2020.
- Therefore, we can foresee a production of battery electric models in Emden, which can only be the future ID1 and ID2. As for the new generations of E-segment SUVs, they will be transferred from Bratislava to the German plant in Hanover, which will also produce the future electric Kombi (known today as ID Buzz).
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