VW opens new factory in Wielkopolskie region
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A new Volkswagen factory was officially opened in Białężyce near Września in the Wielkopolskie region of Poland. By 2018 the plant will be producing 100,000 units of a new version of its VW Crafter delivery vehicle annually.
The plant, which was built over a 23-month period, will employ around 3,000 people. The entire investment will be worth €800 million, it was announced at a press conference before the opening ceremony.
“Opened today, the most modern automobile factory in Europe is also the place where the most modern delivery vehicle in Europe will be produced. We are proud that we have been able to achieve both of these things,” said Eckhard Scholz, president of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The Deputy Minister for Development Tadeusz Kościński thanked VW for putting its faith in Poland and deciding to locate its plant in the country.
