Future electric vehicle production secures Hannover site

The future of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) plant in Hannover has been secured for at least the next decade as it will become a high tech multi-brand site.

The Volkswagen AG supervisory board has confirmed that production for the first vehicles from the Artemis Project and vehicle body construction for a new Bentley model will be carried at the VWCV Hannover site.

It also approved the capital expenditure for VWCV’s all-electric ID. California campervan and other future derivatives.

VWCV Hannover will produce the T 6.1 series (Transporter, California) and new Multivan this year and, from next year, the ID. Buzz in People Mover and Cargo versions.

In the future, the ID. California and the confirmed production from the Artemis Project and the new Bentley model will also be undertaken at Hannover.

The VWCV California model range of campervans has been very popular and in high demand in many countries of the world for many years says the manufacturer. The new Caddy California recently completed the range as a micro camper. 

In spite of the challenging market situation, the number of orders received for the California models over the last few months has continually and significantly increased. With the confirmation from the supervisory board, VWCV will now be starting the development of a further California family member for the second half of this decade.

The ID. California based on the ID. Buzz will combine the ongoing trend towards mobile leisure arrangements with sustainable CO2-neutral mobility says the manufacturer.