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North Carolina in Running for Volkswagen Plant

MidEngine submitted on 1/17/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:52:15 PM

14 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: | SOURCE: www.localtechwire.com

North Carolina is one of several states being considered as sites for a new automotive plant that Volkswagen wants to build in the U.

S., according to several media reports.

Automotive Week, Business Week magazine and Bloomberg all said in recent days that Volkswagen could soon announce plans for a U.S. factory. Both the Carolinas as well as Georgia and Kentucky are in the running, they said.



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sold2early

I can't believe they wouldn't want to set up a factory in Michigan.

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Posted on 1/17/2008 1:43:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

mmmpowr

You can thank to Jennifer Granholm who can't seem to do anything right for the State of Michigan. VW/Audi already moved their HQ out of the state, so why would they even consider building a factory here.

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Posted on 1/17/2008 10:09:54 PM | | Votes: 2   

sold2early

VW should issue a phoney press release stating that they're considering Michigan as a factory site just to get the UAW salivating.

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Posted on 1/18/2008 1:11:24 PM | | Votes: 0   

_43LE

slow news day

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Posted on 1/17/2008 2:20:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Anthony

North Carolina has many beautiful places. I visited a relative in Emerald Isle on the eastern coast about two years ago and almost moved there from New York.

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Posted on 1/17/2008 2:33:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

0to60

Maybe they will be my future employer!

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Posted on 1/17/2008 3:03:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

EL34

VW, Made in America ;-)

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Posted on 1/17/2008 5:59:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

huu76

A nice breath of fresh air from the Germans. However, Mexico is right next door, so I won't rule them out until they break ground.

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Posted on 1/17/2008 6:36:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

atomicbri

They already have Mexican plants....

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Posted on 1/18/2008 12:08:01 AM | | Votes: 0   

0to60

I wish it would be closer to Charlotte. They are considering building it in WestBumFuck, NC

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Posted on 1/18/2008 10:57:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

aarononymous

You & me both, I could go for a corporate job soon...

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Posted on 1/18/2008 10:13:38 PM | | Votes: 0   

Htay7500

you'd have to move to the DC area then (near Dulles intl airport)and labor and cheap here.

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Posted on 1/19/2008 10:02:40 AM | | Votes: 0   

Htay7500

*labor isnt cheap here.

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Posted on 1/19/2008 8:50:36 PM | | Votes: 0   

huu76

atomicbri,
Which means it would be more cost effective to build a plant beside the VW plant to share infrastructure, so parts can be stored together and delivery of resources goes to one place instead of two. Cheap Mexican labour is also hard to pass up for VW it seems.

Again, it's nice to hear but I won't believe it until I see it.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/19/2008 6:06:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

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