The Volkswagen Group (VW) is building a new, $1.5-billion plant in Wrzesnia, Poland, to produce the VW Crafter, a popular delivery van. The expansion will create at least 2,300 new jobs. The 544-acre (220-hectare) plant includes a body shop, paint shop and final assembly unit and will begin producing vehicles in late 2016. Construction on the Wrzesnia plant will begin at the end of 2014. Since 2005, the Crafter has been produced at two
Daimler plants in Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde, Germany, thanks to an agreement between the companies set to expire at the end of 2016.
“With the decision to produce the Crafter in Poland, we have laid the foundations for the strategic reorientation of our light commercial vehicles,” said Dr. Leif Östling, member of the Board of Management responsible for commercial vehicles.
The Crafter delivery van will be produced in Poland by late 2016.
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