Volkswagen Group of America's Chattanooga plant is a cornerstone of Volkswagen’s long-term commitment to the U.S. market. Since opening in 2011, the plant has assembled more than 1.85 million vehicles, invested $4.3 billion, and grown to employ more than 4,000 team members. Today, the facility assembles the Volkswagen Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport, while also serving as a center for workforce development, community engagement, and research and development.
Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga
Facts and figures
As of: August 2026
| Area: | 353,403 square meters under roof |
| Production: | About 150,000 (2025) |
| Models: | Volkswagen Atlas, Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport |
| Employees: | more than 4,000 |
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Press releases
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Volkswagen starts U.S. assembly of all-electric ID.4 flagship in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volkswagen of America (VWoA) today marked the start of production of its all-electric ID.4 compact SUV in Chattanooga, Tenn., the company’s first electric vehicle assembled in the United States. -
Volkswagen breaks ground on expansion for electric vehicle production in United States
Volkswagen of America marked the start of construction for its electric vehicle production facility. The Chattanooga site, where production begins in 2022, will be Volkswagen's North American assembly base for electric vehicles on the Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB). The company also announced it intends to build a plant for the assembly of battery packs for EVs at the Chattanooga site. -
Location decision in North America: Volkswagen to build new generation of electric cars in Chattanooga
The Volkswagen brand is forging ahead consistently with its electric offensive and has now announced the first production location in North America. In future, the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee is to produce vehicles based on the modular electric toolkit MEB, a new generation of electric cars. For this purpose, Volkswagen is investing about €700 million ($800 million) in the plant. The expansion of the plant will create up to 1,000 new jobs plus additional jobs at suppliers. The first electric car from Chattanooga is to roll off the production line in 2022. Over the next few years, eight MEB plants are to be developed in Europe, North America and China. Volkswagen is building up the production capacity needed to sell more than 1 million electric cars per year by 2025.
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