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Grass guzzler: VW partnering in initiative to jump-start plant-based car parts
Your car could one day contain components partially manufactured from plants grown on Tennessee and Alabama farms.
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Volkswagen’s Chattanooga-made cars rebound amid global challenges facing brand
After tariffs cut into Volkswagen's performance from April to June last year, the company said, a boost in car sales for the same period in 2026 could signal some stabilization in the U.S. -- even as the broader brand struggles in China.
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Chattanooga 250: Two decades ago, leaders did ‘everything we could’ to bring VW to Chattanooga
When German representatives from Volkswagen hopped into a TVA helicopter almost two decades ago to get a bird's-eye view of Enterprise South Industrial Park, they generally liked what they saw.
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UAW will ‘organize a lot more plants in Chattanooga,’ official says
Inspired by the successful union push at Volkswagen, local workers at Schnellecke Logistics voted by a 2-to-1 margin last week to join the United Auto Workers, and the union is hopeful other Chattanooga workplaces will soon follow.
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Chattanooga workers at Volkswagen logistics provider vote to unionize
Quincy Quarles, a forklift operator at Schnellecke Logistics, estimates that he earns about $160 a day.
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Volkswagen may get another six months to mull land acquisition
Volkswagen may be given more time to decide if it will acquire hundreds of acres of land adjacent to its plant in Chattanooga.
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Will the comeback of this ‘iconic American brand’ affect VW’s commitment to Chattanooga?
An SUV and a truck gently idle along a rocky, rolling pasture — their unblemished hulls glistening in the golden hour sun.
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Chinese auto supplier to lay off 153 people in Chattanooga
A Chinese automotive supplier that works with Volkswagen will lay off 153 people at its plant on Bonnyshire Drive in Chattanooga, according to a notice issued by the state.
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Novonix contract with VW battery maker unaltered by ID.4 cancellation, leader says
As Volkswagen cancels production in Chattanooga of its fully electric ID.4, another company with local operations has financial interest in the performance of the automaker's electric vehicles.
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ID.4 sales slump as VW halts production in Chattanooga
Sales of Volkswagen's electric SUV, the ID.4, remained stubbornly low for the first few months of 2026 as the company prepares to stop making the brand in Chattanooga.
