VW engine plant opens in Mexico
Volkswagen opened an engine plant in Mexico on Tuesday that will supply engines to both its production plant nearby in Puebla and its factory in Chattanooga.
The engine plant in Silao in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato is the Volkswagen Group’s 100th plant worldwide, according to the company.
The plant is designed for annual capacity of 330,000 units. Investment was put at $550 million. VW will create more than 700 jobs at the plant in the medium term.
In 2010, Chattanooga had vied for the engine plant before VW announced it was putting it in Silao.
First Things First wins Claris work
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