Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, Automobile assembly plant in Wolfsburg, Germany.
The Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant is a manufacturing site in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, and ranks among the largest automobile factories in Europe. The complex sprawls over an expansive area with numerous production halls, administrative buildings, and internal roads that link every stage of the manufacturing process together.
The site was founded in the late 1930s and initially served to build civilian cars before production shifted to military vehicles during the Second World War. After the war ended the factory resumed passenger car manufacturing and grew into the main production site for several company models.
The factory complex and the surrounding town grew together as an industrial center for vehicle production from the start. Today the wide access roads and functional halls shape the cityscape, while thousands of employees from the region work here daily and help define the local way of life.
Visitors interested in touring the factory grounds can inquire ahead about guided tours that offer insight into the assembly process. Outside these organized visits the complex remains closed to the public because production runs continuously.
In 2024 new gas turbines will begin operating to significantly reduce the carbon dioxide output of the factory's own power supply. This technical upgrade corresponds to an emissions reduction comparable to the output of several hundred thousand combustion engine vehicles.
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