Volkswagen factory in Września 80% complete

Construction of the Volkswagen Crafter factory (220 hectares) in Białężyce (Gmina Września) is 80 percent complete, the company reports. According to the company, mass production will begin in October 2016. Ultimately, work at the Volkswagen Crafter factory will be carried out in three shifts. 3,000 workers will be employed, 17 cars will be produced per hour (i.e. 380 per day). Estimated annual production volume is up to 100,000 new cars. "Currently we are supplying the entire factory with equipment for production. We have already made the first technical acceptance, and plant personnel, almost 1,300 people are undergoing training. Everything is going according to plan," said Jens Ocksen, Volkswagen Poznań's President.