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Area: 1,800,000 m2 Production: 247,000 vehicles, 12,000 luxury bodies (as of December 2023) Models: Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4 and ID.5, Audi Q4 e-tron and Sportback e-tron, and Seat Cupra Born; bodies: Bentley Bentayga and Lamborghini Urus Employees: 10,350 permanent staff (incl. work-study degree students and vocational trainees; as of December 2023)
PlantThe Zwickau vehicle plant covers a total area of 1,800,000 m², corresponding to 252 soccer pitches. ProductionThe plant at Zwickau produces only all-electric vehicles such as the Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4 and ID.5, the Audi Q4 e-tron and Sportback e-tron, and the Seat Cupra Born. The start of the ID.5 production in January 2022 completed the Zwickau plant's transformation into a multi-brand location for electric vehicles. The last combustion vehicle was produced on 26 June 2020 – signalling an historic milestone. Around 247,000 vehicles were produced in 2023. Since the plant was founded in 1990, around 6.75 million vehicles have rolled off the production lines. Zwickau is playing a key role with the start of production of electric vehicles. For the first time, a large car factory has been completely re-equipped for electric mobility for a total of 1.2 billion euros. The Zwickau plant produces six electric models for three Group brands. For Volkswagen, the plant has therefore become the largest and highest-performance electric car plant in Europe and is playing a pioneering role in the transformation of the Group’s global production network. After the parent plant in Wolfsburg, the Zwickau facility has the second-largest press shop within the Volkswagen brand. More than 20 million parts per year have been produced on average in West Saxony in the past ten years.