HAMBURG – Volkswagen Group’s supervisory board was assembly on Friday to debate plans for 2 new factories in North America, two individuals accustomed to the matter stated. One might be a manufacturing plant and the opposite might be a battery cell manufacturing unit.
Whereas the board is predicted to approve a web site for its Scout model within the U.S., discussions round a gigafactory are open-ended, the sources advised Reuters.
Reviving the Scout model is a key a part of VW’s goal to realize 10 per cent market share within the U.S.
VW Group CEO Oliver Blume in December stated the automaker had begun trying to find a web site for a battery cell manufacturing unit in North America, including Canada was “one logical possibility” due to its uncooked materials sources.
“We’re nonetheless working exhausting to discover a appropriate location for our first gigafactory in North America and are in good, constructive talks,” a VW spokesperson stated on Friday. No determination has been made but, the spokesperson stated.
Different points on the assembly’s agenda are Volkswagen’s annual outcomes and its dividend, the sources stated.
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