Volkswagen will build more commercial vehicles in its Hanover plant to boost the German factory’s utilisation until 2011 and secure the 15,000 staff it employs, according to Reuters.
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The plant reportedly will shift manufacturing of the closed-roof T5 transporter version to Hanover from its Polish plant in Poznan, build a Microbus version targeted at European markets and make a new “robust pick-up” truck there.
Reuters noted that VW had originally intended to make a new Microbus for the North American market, but dropped this plan given a tougher macroeconomic environment.
