• 11.11.2008

The New Scirocco

The New Scirocco, 3 Dimensional cube, the experience./articles/en/the-new-scirocco

• 11.11.2008

VW - Fascinating look

The cars of the future: innovations are coming./articles/en/vw-fascinating-look

• 11.11.2008

What are the working hours?

The different areas of VW Autoeuropa work according to the following working times:
Central shift: 07:00 h - 15:30 h or 08:00 h - 16:30 h
Rotating shift: 07:00 h - 15:30 h or 15:30 h - 24:00 h
(Production areas - Press Shop, Body Shop, Paint Shop, Final Assembly)
Night shift: 00:00 h - 08:24 h (Monday); 23:30 h - 07:54 h (Tuesday to Friday)
(Press Shop, Maintenance areas)/articles/en/what-are-the-working-hours

• 11.11.2008

What does MPV mean?

Multi Purpose Vehicle/articles/en/what-does-mpv-mean

• 11.11.2008

What is the "Just in Time" concept?

The "Just in Time" concept aims at reducing material stocks in the factory (and respective costs). The material is requested from the suppliers in the Industrial Park (e.g.: Wheels, Palmetal) who use highly sophisticated Production Control Computer Systems that allow the material to be collected from the supplier and sent directly to the Production Line at the point of assembly./articles/en/what-is-the-just-in-time-concept

• 11.11.2008

What is the volume of sales?

The volume of sales in 2007 amounted to 1.617 Million EUR./articles/en/what-is-the-volume-of-sales

• 11.11.2008

What were the initial investment costs?

1.970 Million EUR, of which:
1.282 Million EUR for the factory
479 Million EUR for the development of the product
209 Million EUR for training and launch/articles/en/what-were-the-initial-investment-costs

• 11.11.2008

Where are the engines produced?

The engines are produced in different places:
2.0 / 2.8 - VW Salzgitter (Germany)
1.8 T - Audi Gyor (Hungary)
1.9 TDI - VW Polkowice (Poland)/articles/en/where-are-the-engines-produced