Volkswagen Is Expanding Their Chattanooga Plant To Build Ev’s...

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Volkswagen Breaks Ground On Tennessee Electric Car Factory To Battle Tesla Model Y

Oct. 21, 2019

Summary

• Volkswagen to break ground imminently on a factory expansion in Chattanooga, Tenn., where the capacity will be approximately 240,000 units per year.
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  This expansion will enable the production of the VW ID.4, a compact SUV that's 100% battery electric, by the middle of 2022.
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  The VW ID.4 will compete directly with the Tesla Model Y, which is now expected to enter production in early 2020.
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  The VW ID.4 will be made in Germany starting in late 2020, and exported to the U.S. until the Tennessee production starts, likely by June 2022.
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