Off the wire
• Nigeria marks one-year anniversary of abduction of school girls  • WHO to launch maternal health intervention project in Kenya  • Roundup: IMF warns global economy moderate, uneven  • EU remains fully committed to Montenegro's future in the EU: Tusk  • 2nd LD-Writethru-China Focus: Premier urges preparedness amid rising economic pressure  • Roundup: Iran lauds Russia's missile delivery amid West's concerns  • FTSE 100 edges up 0.16 pct as miners gain  • Singapore businesses to benefit from China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative by investing in Shaanxi  • Kenya's Mutai to decide Beijing Worlds after London marathon  • Sudan extends voting time, citing security, logistical reasons  
You are here: 　 Home

Volkswagen launches construction of new body shop in Slovakia

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Volkswagen (VW) Slovakia started construction of its plant's new body shop here on Tuesday, reported a local news agency.

VW Slovakia board chairman Albrecht Reimold confirmed that the facility, worth 500 million euro (about 533 million U.S. dollars), will make use of the most advanced technologies in the auto industry in producing Porsche Cayenne auto bodies.

The new body plant will cover 35,700 square meters and will require the demolition of an old logistics hall. Some 3,200 tonnes of steel will be used to erect the new facility. Before the end of this year the shell of the building should be completed, and the technologies installed in 2016. The new body shop - with 200 employees per shift and 500 robots - is to launch operations in 2017.

Volkswagen Slovakia has churned out over four million cars since 1991. With over 9,900 employees, it ranks among Slovakia's largest employers, as well as exporters and investors. Endit