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Volkswagen invests R$ 1,5 billion in its factory in Resende RJ

Written by Paulo Nogueira
15/03/2019 às 05:00
Updated 14/03/2019 às 19:26

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Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus will invest R$1,5 billion in the Resende plant in Rio de Janeiro. The factory in Resende employs around XNUMX people and is the company's world center for the production and development of trucks.

The announcement was made after the meeting between Governor Wilson Witzel, the Secretary for Economic Development and Employment and Income Generation, Lucas Tristão, and the CEO of the company in Latin America, Roberto Cortes, last week, in Berlin, Germany. With the new investment of R$ 1,5 billion, Volkswagen has already opened a partial second shift at the unit and generated 360 new jobs between January and February. According to Roberto Cortes, the production capacity at the Resende factory is 100 units a year, working in three shifts.

– We are ready to absorb the recovery of the Brazilian market – explained the executive

– Rio de Janeiro needs more industries. We will continue working to attract investment, generate jobs and income in the State of Rio - said the governor.

– We are confident in bringing new projects to Rio de Janeiro and making our state a power again – said secretary Lucas Tristão.

The search for new opportunities in Brazil and abroad includes moving the entire authorized network of the Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus and MAN brands, according to the company, with more than 300 dealerships and importers.

The automaker has a line of more than 50 tailor-made products for more than 30 emerging countries in the commercial vehicle segment.
In addition to the factory in Resende, the automaker based in Sul Fluminense maintains an assembly line for its products in Querétaro, Mexico, and production partnerships in Africa.

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With a technical background, I worked in the offshore oil and gas market for a few years. Today, my team and I are dedicated to bringing information from the Brazilian energy sector and the world, always with credible and up-to-date sources.

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