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Volkswagen to invest $900m in new US model

Published: 15 Jul 2014 - 01:49 am | Last Updated: 23 Jan 2022 - 01:37 am

FRANKFURT: German auto giant Volkswagen said yesterday it will invest $900m to build a new sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 2016.
“The Volkswagen group is expanding its industrial footprint in the US,” the carmaker said in a statement.
“The board of directors has decided to award the production of the new midsize SUV to the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. The group will be investing a total of approximately $900 million in the production of a newly developed, seven-passenger SUV, and creating 2,000 additional jobs in the US,” the statement said. 
AFP