Volkswagenwerk Braunschweig is a factory that makes Volkswagen automobile parts in Braunschweig (Gifhorner Str.), Germany. Production started on 1938-02-23 (before Volkswagenwerk Wolfsburg) for manufacturing steering components of KdF-Wagen (VW Käfer) and tools for Junkers Flugzeug- und Motorenwerke in Dessau. Components for vehicles of VW Group (Audi, Škoda, SEAT and Bugatti) are produced, including running gears, axles, shock absorbers, brake parts and pedals.
As of 2006, approximately 6,200 workers were employed. It was the largest industrial site in the city.[1] In 2010, the number of workers amounted to 5,548.[2] In 2014, 6625 people worked there.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Camerer, Garzmann, Schuegraf, Pingel: Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon, Braunschweig 1992, S. 238
- ^ "Presse-Basisinformationen: Volkswagen AG Werk Braunschweig" (in German). Volkswagen Media Services. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.[dead link]
Bibliography
edit- Ulrike Gutzmann; Markus Lupa (2008). "Vom 'Vorwerk' zum FahrWerk: eine Standortgeschichte des Volkswagen Werks Braunschweig" (PDF). Historische Notate 13 (in German). Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg. ISBN 978-3-935-11227-7. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- Horst Günter (1994). "Zur Abhängigkeit der Region Braunschweig von der Volkswagen AG". Berichte aus der Betriebswirtschaft (in German). Shaker, Aachen. ISBN 3-861-11871-8.
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