Volkswagen officials today marked the first customer car to roll off the line at its Chattanooga factory.
The first car was a night-blue metallic Passat SEL equipped with a 2.5-liter engine, automatic transmission, leather interior and 18-inch wheels.
The Passat was driven by Joey Gilliland, who works in quality assurance for Volkswagen.
Frank Fischer, chief executive of the Chattanooga VW plant, told more than 1,600 employees of the factory that, “I’m very proud of what we’ve accomplished here in Chattanooga.
“I’m proud of this car and I’m proud of you,” he said.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press.
Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before ...
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I'm quite convinced that Chattanooga is place where VW can get materials needed to manufacture volkswagen parts efficiently because they were able to make quality cars just recently.
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