35 years VW Polo in Zwickau: Success story with new challenges!

35 years VW Polo in Zwickau: Success story with new challenges!

A very special anniversary was recently celebrated in the VW plant Zwickau: 35 years ago, on May 21, 1990, the first polo ran off the assembly line. The modest steep rear with a 1.3-liter engine and 55 hp was manufactured in alpine white and is now considered a coveted museum piece. Some employees like to remember this exciting beginning, while the memories of the beginnings in Moselle come alive, where Trabant models have also been produced for a long time. A lot has happened in the past few decades, the small work has changed to the pioneer in electric vehicle production. According to news38 Optimistic.

The long -time employees Jörn Kaiser and Udo Friedrich, both active in the plant since the 90s, remember the first steps after the turn. "We filled the production lines with new technologies and ideas," says Jörn, while Udo thinks back to the times when Trabant 1.1 were assembled together with VW engine and the Polo. The two are proud that they have co -assembled all VW Saxons models, starting with the polo to the fully electric vehicles. The change to electrification did not come overnight, but was considered necessary. "The mood is split," says Jörn. "Some colleagues have concerns, others are happy about the new orders." mdr reports of the heights and depths in the company history and the upcoming generation change.

a future with electromobility

The future at VW Zwickau is clearly in electromobility. Since 2020, exclusively fully electric vehicles, including popular models such as ID.3, ID.4 and Audi Q4 E-Tron, have been produced here. These developments are part of a comprehensive sustainability strategy that aims to make production processes more environmentally friendly. In the meantime, Volkswagen has delivered over 500,000 vehicles from the ID family worldwide and plans to reach at least 70% of sales in Europe with pure electric cars by 2030. Emobil-Magazin emphasizes that VW also invests in the infrastructure to make it easier to switch to electromobility.

"The younger generations in particular are very much up to the new e-models," explains Udo, while reminiscent of his older colleagues who still have a nostalgic affection for traditional burners. VW is faced with the challenge of finding the balance between old and new, but also pursuing ambitious training and innovation goals.

The employees are determined to actively shape the upcoming changes. After all, they are the core of success that has grown together with the Polo and other models in the past 35 years. In her opinion, the history of the work is not only a success story of automotive construction, but also the community, which has held together in good times as in bad times. Hope is great that new milestones will continue to be achieved in the future, while the world of mobility is changing.