Volkswagen, Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant (or Chattanooga Operations LLC) is an automobile assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that began production in April 2011. The plant has a projected annual production of 150,000 cars beginning with a version of the 2012 Volkswagen Passat NMS, tailored to the US market.

Chattanooga Facts

PLANT

• Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Tri-state area bordering Georgia and Alabama
• 1,400 acres (5.6 km2)
• ^{3,442,350 ft²} under roof
• Expansion represents a 26.36% increase in square footage
• Employs Approximately 3,800
• Currently produces the Volkswagen Passat and Volkswagen Atlas

ENVIRONMENT

• Protected wetlands on site create natural animal and plant habitats
• LED lighting used throughout the facility saves approximately 262,500 kilowatt-hours annually compared to florescent lighting
• Approximately 12 million kilowatt-hours of energy is generated annually by 33,000 solar panels.