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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. has announced that it will build a U.S. automotive production facility in Chattanooga, where it will produce a car designed specifically for the North American consumer and invest $1 billion in the economy. The announcement is an important element of the company’s overall U.S. strategy of connecting with its customers, increasing its competitiveness and tripling its U.S. customer base in the next decade.

If your company is interested in building a relationship with Volkswagen Group of America, they have asked that you send an appropriate packet of information about your products and services to:

Purchasing Department
Volkswagen Group of America
2200 Ferdinand Porsche Drive
Herndon, VA 20171

Alternatively, you may apply online using the Volkswagen Group's Supplier Platform: www.vwgroupsupply.com.

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Announcement Information
  • Project Specifics:
    • $1 billion investment
    • 2,000 new jobs
    • 1,350 acres
    • Initial production capacity: 150,000 vehicles
    • Will produce a new mid-size sedan designed specifically for the North American market
    • Production is scheduled to begin in early 2011

          



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Thanks to all Members of the Volkswagen Project Team


Volkswagen Project Team Leaders
Governor Phil Bredesen
 • Commissioner Matt Kisber, Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development
 • Commissioner Reagan Farr, Tennessee Dept. of Revenue
Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey
Chattanooga City Mayor Ron Littlefield
U.S. Senator Bob Corker
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander
U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp
Trevor Hamilton, VP Economic Development, Chattanooga Chamber


Economic Development Partners
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon
Chattanooga Gas Company and A.G.L. Resources
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau
Chattanooga Public Works Department
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
CSX Corporation
Eastside Utility District
EPB
Hamilton County Development Department
Hamilton County Engineering Department
Hamilton County Railroad Authority
Hamilton County Real Property Office
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
QORE Property Sciences
Sim Center: National Center for Computational Engineering
Southeast Tennessee Development District
TVA
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
State Elected Leadership
 • Senator Andy Berke
 • Representative Tommie Brown
 • Representative Vince Dean
 • Representative JoAnne Favors
 • Representative Richard Floyd
 • Representative Gerald McCormick
 • Senator Bo Watson

Tennessee Departments
 • Economic and Community Development
 • Environment and Conservation
 • Finance and Administration
 • Labor and Workforce Development
 • Revenue
 • Transportation

United States Federal Government
 • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 • U.S. Department of the Army
 • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 • U.S. General Services Administration


Special Recruitment Support
AT&T
Alstom
David Andrews Photography
Astec Industries
Athens Distributors
Atomic Films
Senator Howard Baker and Tom Griscom
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.
Benwood Foundation
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Nancy Boisvert
Becky Browder
CARTA
Chattanooga Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Chattanooga Manufacturers Association
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority
Chattanooga Fire Department
Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling
The Chattanoogan Hotel
EMJ
Enterprise Center
Erlanger Health System
ERMC
green|spaces
Komatsu
Hunter Museum of American Art
Kennedy Coulter Rushing Watson
Lyndhurst Foundation
Miller and Martin
Prebul Auto Group
Re/Max Renaissance Realtors
RiverCity Company
Former Governor Don Sundquist
U.S. Xpress
Village Volkswagen of Chattanooga
Joachim Volz


Chattanooga CAN DO Investors

Top Investors

AT&T
Benwood Foundation
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
CBL & Associates
Chamblis, Bahner & Stophel
Chattanooga Gas Company
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattem, Inc.
City of Chattanooga
Decosimo & Company, LLC
Eastside Utility District
EMJ Corporation
EPB
Erlanger Health System
First Tennessee
Fletcher Bright Company
Hamilton County
Henderson, Hutcherson & McCullough
Johnson Group
Kenco Group
Luken Holdings
Lyndhurst Foundation
Memorial Health Care System
Miller & Martin, PLLC
Parkridge Medical Center
Regions Bank
Republic Parking Systems
Suntrust Bank
Tennessee Valley Authority
Thinking Media
U.S. Xpress
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Unum
WSMC

 

Ace Hardware
Application Researchers, LLC
Athens Distributing
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Bank of America
Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon
BB&T Huffaker & Trimble
Bradburne, Briller & Johnson, LLC
Brewer Broadcasting
Campbell & Associates
Carter Distributing
Charter Real Estate
Chattanooga Coca Cola Bottling Company
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Citadel Broadcasting
Comcast
Commercial Management Corporation
Cornerstone Community Bank
CS Associates
Dale Carnegie of Chattanooga
Derryberry Public Relations
Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson Architects
Double Cola Co. USA
Electronic Controls
Fidelity Trust Company
Fire Eye Productions, Inc.
First Volunteer Bank
Franklin Associates Architects, Inc.
Hazlett, Lewis, and Bieter PLLC
Hefferlin+Kronenberg
Hixson Utility District
Hunt Nissan
Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP
The Hutton Company
Kelly Cadillac
Krystal Company
LBMC Technologies
M & M Industries
Marshall Mize Ford
Miller Industries
Mountain View Ford
Mountain View Nissan
Northwest Georgia Bank
Olan Mills Inc.
Weldon F. Osborne Foundation
Publix
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation
Smart Furniture
Southern Adventist University
Starkey Printing
Tandus
Tennessee Aquarium
Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union
Tricycle, Inc.
The Tucker Foundation
Vulcan Materials
Jack Ward
WDEF News
WDSI-TV Fox 61
WRCB-TV Channel 3
WTVC-TV News Channel 9


Local Elected Leadership
Hamilton County Commission
 • Curtis D. Adams
 • Greg Beck
 • John Allen Brooks
 • Richard Casavant
 • Jim M. Coppinger
 • Larry L. Henry
 • Bill Hullander, Chairman
 • Warren Mackey
 • Fred R. Skillern

Chattanooga City Council
 • Linda G. Bennett, Chair
 • Jack Benson
 • Carol B. Berz
 • Debbie Gaines
 • Dan Page
 • Leamon Pierce
 • Manuel Rico
 • Sally Robinson
 • Luther Shockley


 

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