This list of Volkswagen Group factories details the current and former manufacturing facilities operated by the automotive concern Volkswagen Group, and its subsidiaries. These include its mainstream marques of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, along with their premium marques of Ducati, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley, and Bugatti, and also includes plants of their major controlling interest in the Swedish truck-maker Scania.
The German Volkswagen Group is the largest automaker in the world as of 2015. , it has 136 production plants, and employs around 670,000 people around the world who produce a daily output of over 26,600 motor vehicles and related major components, for sale in over 150 countries.
In 2026 it was announced four factories to be shut down, Volkswagen is reportedly considering closing four major German factories in Emden, Hanover, Zwickau and the Audi plant in Neckarsulm, restructuring plans could put over 47,796 jobs at risk in Germany and up to 100,000 globally.
Factories
Notes: In the second column of the table:- the 'factory VIN ID code',ETKA V-Pages this is indicated in the 11th digit of the vehicles' 17 digit Vehicle Identification Number, and this factory code is only assigned to plants which produce actual completed vehicles. Component factories which do not produce complete vehicles do not have this factory ID code. PlantnamePlantVIN IDcode(s)Location(continent,country)Location(town / city,state / region)CurrentvehicleproductionFormervehicleproductionAutomotiveproducts &componentsYearopenedYearclosedNumber ofemployeesNotePlantcoordinatesAccra Africa,AccraVW Polo VW Passat
VW T-Cross VW Tiguan VW Teramont
VW Amarok 2020 Universal Motors Limited plant. Universal Motors is VW's local distributor.AnchietaP0 (Polo 9N)SouthAmerica,São Bernardodo Campo,Greater São Paulo,São Paulo stateVW SaveiroVW Polo Mk6 VW VirtusVW NivusVW BeetleVW FoxVW GolVW 1600 TL/1600 sedanVW 1600 Variant/Variant IIVW BrasíliaVW SP1/SP2VW Polo Mk4VW Passat (B1)VW Santana (B2)VW Santana Quantum/Quantum (B2)VW Kombi (T1)VW Kombi (T2)Ford Versailles/Ford Galaxy (Argentina)Ford RoyaleEngines,Gearboxes1959 7,300Oldest currently operating Volkswagen Group factory outside of Europe.Part of Volkswagen do Brasil Indústria de Veículos Automotores Ltda. Part of Autolatina venture with Ford from 1987-1996.Angers9 ScaniaEurope,Angers,Maine-et-Loire,Pays de la LoireScania truck assembly 1992 622Scania Production Angers S.A.S. factory and assembly line, part of Scania ABAnkara Asia,Ankara,Ankara ProvinceMAN Lion's CityMAN Lion's IntercityMAN Lion's Coach Neoplan CitylinerNeoplan SkylinerNeoplan Tourliner 1985 3,539 MAN Truck & Bus plant.MAN Türkiye A.Ş. (MANAŞ)Anting(SAICVolkswagen)2Asia,Anting,JiadingDistrict,ShanghaiVW LavidaVW PoloVW Tiguan
VW ID.3 VW ID.4 X VW ID.6 X
Audi A7L Audi Q5 e-tron Audi Q6VW Santana VistaVW Phideon VW Tiguan XVW T-Cross
VW Passat Lingyu
Škoda Fabia
Škoda Octavia
VW TouranEnginesBattery systems1985 17,294SVW (SAIC Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd.) consists of a total area of 3.33 km2, and includes a floor space of 0.9 km2. One of the largest car-makers in China, it produces 500,000 units annually. There are 4 vehicle assembly plants, the newest of which is the New Energy Vehicle Plant, which builds EV's on VW's MEB platform. Audi A7L is built in Plant No. 3.Anting-JiadingVolkswagen Transmission Asia,Anting,JiadingDistrict,Shanghai Transmissions including:MQ200 Manual Transmissions2002Closing in March 2023 Volkswagen Transmission (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 60% owned by VW (China) Investment Co., Ltd., 20% owned by FAW Car, & 20% owned by SAIC Motor.AurangabadShendraA ŠkodaY AudiAsia,Shendra,Aurangabad,MaharashtraAudi A4 (B9)Audi A6 (C8)Audi Q5 (80A)Audi Q7 (4M) VW Tiguan (SWB)
Škoda KodiaqŠkoda Octavia (NX)Škoda Superb (B8)Škoda Octavia (5E)Škoda Superb (B6)Škoda Yeti
VW Jetta (1K)VW Jetta (1B)VW Passat (B6)VW Passat (B7)VW Passat (B8)Engines2001 864Headquarters of Škoda Auto India and Audi India. All Audi brand vehicles made in India are manufactured here. 0.3 km2.Barcelona,Zona FrancaPress Shop Europe,Zona Franca,Barcelona,Catalonia pre-VAG SEAT cars including: SEAT 600SEAT 800SEAT 133SEAT PandaSEAT MarbellaSEAT 850SEAT 127SEAT FuraSEAT 128SEAT RitmoSEAT RondaSEAT 124SEAT 1430SEAT 131SEAT 1400SEAT 1500SEAT 132SEAT Trans/TerraSEAT Ibiza Mk1SEAT Málaga SEAT Toledo Mk1
VW Passat (B2)VW SantanaStampedbodyparts,Components19531998 (Vehicle production) 1,128(Production:1,516,Administrative areas:108)FormerSEAT, S.A. main factory and production line, now solely a press shop plant,also hosting SEATs Training centre. Vehicle production moved to the newer Martorell plant.Oldest currently operating Volkswagen Group factory outside of Germany.||
|- valign="top" |VW Bratislava||C ŠkodaD||Europe,||Devínska Nová Ves, Bratislava,BratislavaRegion||VW TouaregAudi Q7Audi Q8Porsche CayennePorsche Cayenne CoupeVW Passat (B9)Škoda Superb (B9) |SEAT Ibiza (Mk3)SEAT MiiŠkoda CitigoŠkoda Octavia (Mk2)VW Polo Mk3VW Polo Mk4VW Golf Mk3 VariantVW Golf Mk4 VariantVW Golf Mk3VW Golf Mk4VW R32 MK4VW BoraVW Passat (B3)VW Passat (B5) Porsche Cayenne (9PA & 92A)VW up!Škoda Karoq bodyshells for completion in Leipzig, Germany |Manual Transmission assembly including MQ250,Stampings||19911994 (Transmissions)|| ||10,884||Originally, 80% owned by VW and 20% owned by BAZ and known as Volkswagen Bratislava, s.r.o. Became 100% owned by VW in 1995. Reorganized as Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s. in 1999. The only factory to produce the Golf Syncro four-wheel drive version. Headquarters, and part of Volkswagen Slovakia, a.s.||
|- valign="top" |Braunschweig(Brunswick)|| ||Europe,||Braunschweig,LowerSaxony|| || ||Axles,Steering units,Plastic parts,Vehicle components,Tools and machines, Battery systems||1938|| ||6,372||Also produces components for non-VW Group companies||
|- valign="top" |Audi Brussels||B||Europe,||Forest/Vorst,Brussels|| ||SEAT León (1M)SEAT Toledo (1M) VW BeetleVW Karmann Ghia (Type 14)VW Type 2 (T1)Porsche 356
VW LupoVW Golf Mk1VW Golf Mk2VW Golf Mk3VW Golf Mk4VW Golf Mk5VW Passat (B1)VW Passat (B2)VW Passat (B3)VW Passat (B4)VW Polo Mk4
Audi A3 Sportback (8P)Audi A1 (8X)Audi e-tron/ Q8 e-tron Audi e-tron Sportback/ Q8 Sportback e-tron ||Battery systems||1949||2025||3,076||Originally opened by D’Ieteren to build Studebakers. First built VW's in 1954 alongside Studebaker cars and trucks. 60 Packard Clippers were also built as Packard had merged with Studebaker in 1954. Studebaker production ended in 1965. VW bought 75% of the plant in January 1971. D’Ieteren Forest was renamed VW Brussels Forest (or Vorst). The plant was 100% owned by VW by 1975. The nearby Citroen plant in Forest was taken over by VW following its closure by PSA Peugeot Citroen in 1980 and added to the existing VW complex in 1982. Formerly scheduled to close, the plant was given a reprieve in 2007 when AUDI AG took over the plant from VW to build the first generation Audi A1. Now known as Audi Brussels S.A./N.V.||
|- valign="top" |ChakanPune|| G ||Asia,||Chakan,Pune District,Maharashtra||Škoda KushaqŠkoda SlaviaVW TaigunVW Virtus||Škoda Fabia (5J)Škoda RapidVW AmeoVW Polo Mk5VW Vento ||Engines; serial production to start end of 2014; planned capacity of 360 engines per day||2009|| ||3,743||Headquarters and plant of Volkswagen India, Škoda Auto India plant. Costing €580m, this is the largest German investment in India. A maximum annual capacity of 110,000 fully manufactured cars is anticipated.||
|- valign="top" |ChangchunFAW-Volkswagen||3||Asia,||Changchun,JilinProvince||VW MagotanVW CC Audi A4L (B9)Audi A6L (C8)Audi Q5L (80A)AudiQ5L Sportback
||Audi 100 (C3)Audi 200 (C3)Audi A4 (B6)Audi A4 (B7)Audi A4L (B8)Audi A6 (C4)Audi A6 (C5)Audi A6L (C6)Audi A6L (C7)Audi Q3 (8U)Audi Q5 (8R)Audi e-tron VW Citi Golf(SEAT Córdoba)VW Golf Mk4VW Bora HSVW Golf Mk6VW Golf Mk7VW Caddy VW Jetta (A2)VW Jetta King/Jetta Pioneer
VW Bora LegendVW C-TrekVW CC (Gen 1)VW SagitarVW Tacqua |Engines including EA888,Gearboxes,Chassis components,Battery systems||1991|| ||21,679(Auto:21,053Platform:626)||FAW-VW was established in 1991, with full operations commencing 1996. Now separated into two companies: FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. and Volkswagen FAW Platform Company Ltd., which makes axles & chassis components & is 60% owned by VW and 40% owned by FAW Car. There are 2 vehicle assembly plants. A new plant is being built for Audi FAW NEV Company Ltd., which will build Audi EV's on the PPE platform & is majority (60%) owned by Audi and by VW China. Production is due to begin in 2024.||
|- valign="top" |Changsha(SAICVolkswagen)|| ||Asia,||Changsha,HunanProvince||
VW Lavida VW Touran L | Škoda KodiaqŠkoda Kodiaq GT | ||2015|| ||2,799 ||SAIC Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. Changsha Branch||
|- valign="top" |Chattanooga|| C ||NorthAmerica,||Chattanooga,Tennessee||VW AtlasVW Atlas Cross SportVW ID.4 | VW Passat (NMS) || ||2011|| ||2,212||VW Group's 62nd plant, the Volkswagen Group of America plant is located on a site and was inaugurated in May 2011, anticipating an annual capacity of 150,000 cars.||
|- valign="top" |Chemnitz|| ||Europe,||Chemnitz,Saxony|| || ||Four cylinder piston engines (petrol and diesel),Vehicle components|| || ||2,046||Part of the Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH subsidiary||
|- valign="top" |ChengduFAW-Volkswagen|| ||Asia,||Chengdu,SichuanProvince||VW Sagitar
Jetta VA3
Jetta VS5
Jetta VS7 | VW Jetta (A2)VW Jetta King/Jetta PioneerVW New Jetta | Engines ||2011|| ||7,094||Began construction in May 2009. The 3rd car plant of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. FAW-Volkswagen Chengdu Branch. Also includes Volkswagen FAW Platform Company Ltd., which makes axles & chassis components.||
|- valign="top" |Córdoba|| ||SouthAmerica,||Córdoba,CórdobaProvince||CKD assembly of Ducati motorcycles beginning with Scrambler Icon From 2024: VW VolksbusVW ConstellationVW Delivery|| ||Manualtransaxles including MQ200, MQ250, & MQ281Components||1996|| ||1,341|| Formerly known as Transax, a Ford subsidiary. Part of Autolatina venture between Ford and VW from 1987-1996. VW kept this plant when Autolatina dissolved. Part of Volkswagen Argentina S.A.||
|- valign="top" |Bentley Crewe (Pyms Lane Site)Bentley||C||Europe,||Crewe,Cheshire,England||Bentleys:BentaygaFlying SpurContinental GTContinental GTC|| Bentleys:ArnageAzureBrooklands sedanBrooklands CoupéContinental convertibleContinental RBentley EightBentley Mulsanne (1980–1992)Bentley Mulsanne (2010-2020)Bentley Turbo RRolls-Royce Silver SeraphRolls-Royce CornicheRolls-Royce Silver Spirit/ Silver Spur/ Silver Dawn/ Flying Spur||Previously:W12 enginesV8 engines|| 1938|| ||3,670||Headquarters, R&D and plant of Bentley Motors Ltd. All production is carried out by hand using traditional 'craftsman' techniques.||
|- valign="top" |Curitiba||4||SouthAmerica,||São JosédosPinhais,Paraná|| VW T-CrossAudi Q3 (F3)Audi Q3 Sportback | VW FoxVW GolfAudi A3Audi Q3 (8U) | Axles ||1999|| ||2,238||Part of Volkswagen do Brasil||
|- valign="top" |DalianVolkswagenFAW Engine|| ||Asia,||Dalian,LiaoningProvince|| || ||EnginesEngine Components||2013|| ||803||Volkswagen FAW Engine (Dalian) Co., Ltd. 60% owned by VW (China) Investment Co., Ltd., 40% owned by FAW Car.||
|- valign="top" |DalianVolkswagen Automatic Transmission|| ||Asia,||Dalian,LiaoningProvince|| || ||DQ200 Dual-Clutch Transmissions,Camshafts for Audi Valvelift System (AVS) used on EA888 engine||2007|| ||3,032||Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Dalian) Co., Ltd. 100% owned by VW Group China.||
|- valign="top" |Dresden"GläserneManufaktur"TransparentFactory||8||Europe,||Dresden,Saxony|| ||Bentley Continental Flying SpurVW PhaetonVW e-GolfVolkswagen ID.3 | ||2002||2025||406||Part of the Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH subsidiary. Majority of production is carried out by hand. Also includes individual customer specification changes.||
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