Shanghai Volkswagen, Nanjing base will get new high-class cars

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Shanghai Volkswagen, Nanjing base will get new high-class cars

Post by Windy on Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:16 pm

Shanghai Volkswagen, Nanjing base will get new high-class cars

Nanjing News newspaper reporter learned from the SAIC in addition to their own brands, the SAIC and Nanjing Auto, Nanjing Shanghai Volkswagen has branch development strategy, products and investment plans agreed, the next step will be increased investment, the scale will exceed 3.0 billion put into a new high-class cars.

Shanghai Volkswagen, Nanjing branch from March 2008 onwards, plant transformation, production preparation and training of personnel to proceed with the work. May 5 No. 1 factory in Nanjing Jiangning Santana the official cars off the assembly line, the highest monthly production have already exceeded 10,000 units.

Source: http://auto.sina.com.cn/news/2010-03-25/0721581324.shtml

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Post by patpending on Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:42 pm

so I take it that VW Santanas are now made in Nanjing!

I know what Jussi Välimäki thinks of Santanas... Wink

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Post by Windy on Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:47 pm

patpending wrote:so I take it that VW Santanas are now made in Nanjing!

I know what Jussi Välimäki thinks of Santanas...

For a short while; according to ChinaCarTimes it is to be phased out in 2012, hence the requirement for new models.