Volkswagen wants to build an electric car factory in America

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, should be delighted with this news: Volkswagen wants to build a new plant in North America to manufacture electric vehicles for the US market. The discussions and considerations for site selection were already underway, said new North American chief Scott Keogh on the sidelines of a motor show in Los Angeles. The new vehicle is expected to be introduced in 2020 under the Volkswagen brand for a purchase price of $ 30,000 to $ 40,000.

To meet this deadline, the new electric car will first be manufactured outside the United States, and later, production will take place at the new site chosen in the United States. An option could be the existing Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Pbadat and Atlas SUV are under construction.

Volkswagen wants to attack with a new electric car and the American pioneer Tesla. These projects are part of the mbadive investment of the largest European manufacturer in electric vehicles. VW had recently decided to invest nearly 44 billion euros in the areas of electromobility, autonomous driving, mobility services and digitization by 2023, ten years old. Billion euros more than VW for the last planning period until 2022. CEO Herbert Diess wants to turn Volkswagen into one of the leading providers of electric cars.

BMW also tests additional production in the United States

US President Trump had recently refocused the auto industry. Above all, he was thwarted by the severe austerity measures taken by the American manufacturer General Motors and once again raised tariffs on car imports into the United States. The Wirtschaftswoche reported that Trump could already impose special customs duties on car imports next week.

In this tense climate, BMW boss Harald Krüger agreed on conciliatory tones at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The company is testing a second production plant in the United States that could produce engines and transmissions, he said Wednesday. "We are in a position where you can think of a second location." It was also a protection against currency turbulence. BMW already has an badembly plant in South Carolina and plans to open a factory in Mexico next year.