After landing Volkswagen's first major supplier in Hamilton County, officials said it and other firms will defray some of the $100 million cost of preparing Enterprise South industrial park.
Volkswagen has received more than 18,000 job applications so far for its Chattanooga plant, and officials expect the number to top 100,000 after they open up hiring for production posts later this year.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and Olivet Baptist Church pastor Kevin Adams see Volkswagen as a sign of globalized local politics that gives Chattanooga a big presence in what the legendary civil rights leader called “this New America.”
The Rev. Jesse Jackson will visit Chattanooga on Wednesday, and is expected to talk to Volkswagen manufacturing officials about his hopes the plant will benefit the city’s minority community.
Volkswagen Group of America said Monday it will open its new parts distribution center in Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday as part of the German automaker's latest expansion in the U.S.
Volkswagen said the 260,000-square-foot facility will employ 40 people
Volkswagen plans to use North American suppliers for 85 percent of the parts and components in the new sedan it will make in Chattanooga, according to the company.
NASHVILLE -- The state's chief economic recruiter says he believes Senate Republican changes to Gov. Phil Bredesen's budget threaten $5.1 million in job-training funds to attract Volkswagen's prospective suppliers.
Chattanooga’s economic developers are bringing in business site selectors this weekend who’ll check out the Volkswagen plant construction site and other parts of the city.
About half of the more than $235 million in spending pledged by the state, Chattanooga and Hamilton County for construction of the Volkswagen plant is committed so far, officials said Tuesday.
As General Motors plans to idle its Spring Hill, Tenn., plant, Volkswagen on Monday termed auto-making experience beneficial to potential workers for its planned Chattanooga factory.
Porsche Automobil Holding SE on Monday reiterated its goal of creating an integrated automotive company with Volkswagen, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Despite almost 7 inches of rain this month, about double a typical May to date, work remains on schedule at Volkswagen’s auto assembly plant, officials said Tuesday.