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Posted: Friday - Nov. 6, 2009
Moll Systems to install VW conveyors
Moll Systems, a German company that will install auto conveyors for Volkswagen's new assembly plant, has leased space in the Ooltewah area where it will employ up to 50 people.
Posted: Wednesday - Nov. 4, 2009
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Filmmakers capture VW’s move here
Volkswagen’s return to making cars in the United States and Chattanooga’s role in that move has become the stuff of moviemakers.
Posted: Tuesday - Nov. 3, 2009
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VW starts installing equipment at paint shop
Volkswagen's paint shop will produce cars that may be red, blue and black. But workers installing the facility's first equipment Monday are thinking green.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 31, 2009
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VW chief offers details on supplier park
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant chief said Friday that the planned supplier park near the VW plant is expected to have about eight to 10 suppliers at first and be ready next summer.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
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Auto execs warm hands around VW
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- The economy's rebound likely will lag, but Volkswagen is creating growth opportunities for the region, economic development officials said Thursday.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 30, 2009
VW reports profit falls 86%
FRANKFURT — German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Thursday net income for the third quarter fell 86 percent as the global downturn affected demand for its cars and trucks.
Posted: Thursday - Oct. 29, 2009
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VW supplier park gets green light
After months of intense talks, Volkswagen officials said Wednesday a supplier park that could hold 15 companies or more will go up next to the automaker's Chattanooga assembly plant.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 28, 2009
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VW training site to open in December
Volkswagen's Training Academy, a building that's seen as key to a successful production startup, is slated for a mid-December finish, officials said Tuesday.
Posted: Wednesday - Oct. 28, 2009
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Dozens gather to find out about VW jobs
As rain trickled down outside, several dozen curious people gathered Tuesday evening at Orchard Knob Baptist Church on East Third Street to find out more about what they’ll need to get hired at Chattanooga’s new Volkswagen plant.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 27, 2009
VW training site set for December finish
Work is slated to finish in mid-December on Volkswagen’s $40 million training center as 160 people man two shifts on the building, officials said today.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 27, 2009
5,000 apply online for VW jobs
Joe Benton, of Chattanooga, said he'd been unemployed for six months and really wants one of the production jobs for which Volkswagen started taking applications Monday.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 24, 2009
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VW Worker search begins Monday
When Volkswagen opens up hiring Monday for its 1,200 production jobs at its Chattanooga plant, the effort will be watched closely both inside and outside the company.
Posted: Saturday - Oct. 24, 2009
VW taps Deutsch as ad agency
Volkswagen of America Inc. announced Friday it has selected Deutsch LA as its new advertising agency for the United States.
Posted: Tuesday - Oct. 20, 2009
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Workers wanted
ROCK SPRING, Ga. -- Some North Georgia colleges and career centers will extend computer lab hours starting next week to help residents apply for Volkswagen production jobs.
Posted: Friday - Oct. 16, 2009
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Next phase in hiring
Volkswagen officials are bracing for several tens of thousands of applications as the company starts taking online inquiries Oct. 26 for production jobs at its Chattanooga plant.

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