Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant
| Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant | |
|---|---|
Wolfsburg Volkswagen | |
Power plant of Wolfsburg Volkswagen at shore of Mittelland Canal | |
Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant is situated on the northern bank of the Mittelland Canal | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classic Industrial |
| Location | Wolfsburg |
| Address | 38440 Wolfsburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°26′20″N 10°45′56″E / 52.4388636°N 10.7655251°E |
| Opened | 26 May 1938 |
| Owner | Volkswagen |
| Height | 92 m (302 ft) (height of highest chimney) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete and steel |
| Floor area | 160 ha (400 acres) |
| Grounds | 650 ha (1,600 acres) |
The Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant is the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group. Situated in Wolfsburg, Germany, it is one of the largest manufacturing plants in the world, with an area of just under 6.5 million m2 (70 million sq ft) and a building area of 1.6 million m2 (17 million sq ft). In 2015 the plant produced 815,000 cars. Volkswagen's currywurst is also produced at this facility.
In mid-2023 around 61,880 people were employed at the plant. It was the largest in the world (over thrice the size of Monaco) until overtaken by the Tesla Gigafactory 5 in Texas in 2022, which has a larger grounds area of 850 hectares (2,100 acres) but a smaller factory floor area of 93 hectares (230 acres).