Every day, the engine plant at Salzgitter produces some 7,000 gasoline and diesel engines of more than 200 types, ranging from 3-cylinder to 16-cylinder units. Some 1.54 million engines were manufactured in 2017. Since the plant was founded in 1970, more than 57 million engines have been produced in Salzgitter. These engines are used in many different Volkswagen Group models and brands. Engines from Salzgitter are fitted to the Volkswagen Golf, Tiguan and T6 as well as the ŠKODA Kodiaq and the Bugatti Chiron. Going forward, the plant will also produce key components for electric drives such as stators and rotors. In addition, Volkswagen is gradually building up competence in the development and production of battery cells and modules in the ‘Center of Excellence Battery’ at Salzgitter.
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Volkswagen Group starts battery cell development and production in Salzgitter
The Volkswagen Group is setting benchmarks in the development, testing and production of cutting-edge battery cell technology in Germany. In Salzgitter (Lower Saxony) alone, over 1,000 jobs are to be created by 2023/24 for testing and producing battery cells – 300 at Volkswagen’s development center and pilot line, 700 in a joint venture between Northvolt and Volkswagen to build and operate a battery cell factory. Over one billion euros is to be invested in the Volkswagen Group’s battery cell activities over the same period. -
Volkswagen invests in Northvolt AB
Volkswagen AG is investing some €900 million in joint battery activities with Northvolt AB. Part of the sum is intended for a joint venture with the Swedish battery cell producer, a further share will go directly to Northvolt AB. In return, Volkswagen will acquire about 20 percent of the shares in Northvolt AB and will have one seat on the Board of Directors, subject to approval under antitrust legislation. Furthermore, a 50/50 joint venture to build a 16 GWh battery cell factory in Europe is planned during the course of this year. It is intended to locate the factory in Lower Saxony (Salzgitter) if the preconditions for this are fulfilled. Construction of the production facility is scheduled to start, at the earliest, in 2020. Battery cell production for Volkswagen is slated to commence around the end of 2023/beginning of 2024. -
The Volkswagen Plant in Salzgitter
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Volkswagen supplies Russian GAZ Group with engines from Salzgitter
Volkswagen and the GAZ Group signed a contract for the supply of engines from Salzgitter to the Russian manufacturer. From 2019 onwards, the 2.0 TDI engine is to be installed on light commercial vehicles produced by GAZ. It is planned to deliver a total of 200,000 engines to Russia over a period of five years.
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Yesterday an engine plant – today an e-pioneer
The Salzgitter plant is getting ready for electric drives. While one of the 86 production lines is still used for building heavy six-cylinder engines, among other things, the workers next door are making a fist-sized electric pump.
