The head of the Volkswagen brand globally said here today that it’s “highly likely” the German automaker will bring a five-seat derivative of the Chattanooga-built Atlas SUV to the market.
Also, Dr. Herbert Diess said he expects the electric-vehicle architecture on which the company’s new battery-powered lineup will sit will come to the United States, though he didn’t have a time frame on that production.
“We wouldn’t need a new plant. This plant still has a lot of capacity,” he said to a group of journalists following a board meeting of VW brand officials at the Chattanooga factory.
Diess said VW is more committed to the U.S. market than its European peers.
See more in Friday’s Times Free Press