CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is set to commence production of the new midsize SUV at its assembly plant here. The company plans to invest around $900 million in the production of seven-passenger SUV, a move which will create 2,000 jobs.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen plans to add a midsized SUV to its U.S. vehicle lineup and will likely build the vehicle at its assembly plant here.

DETROIT—Volkswagen intends to build a new North American factory as part of plans to invest $7 billion in the continent over five years to lift annual sales from 600,000 to 1 million.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Chattanooga is finding itself in the center of an increasingly pitched battle over unionizing Volkswagen’s assembly plant.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen’s assembly plant here has exceeded the economic impact projected when the company announced its initial investment in 2008, according to a new study by economists at the University of Tennessee. Including direct employment, employee spending and suppliers, the VW plant produced approximately 12,400 new jobs.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is talking with the UAW about setting up a German-style labor board at the carmaker’s assembly plant here.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen’s assembly plant here is now getting as much as 9.5 megawatts of electricity from a massive solar panel installation.