# Volkswagen Group Components invests €1.2B to expand Kassel plant for e-mobility

Volkswagen Group Components is investing around €1.2 billion by 2026 to expand its Kassel site into a key e-mobility supplier, doubling the number of production lines for e-motors and e-components from 18 to 36, and making it the group-wide competence centre for e-drives.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-04-30
- Where: Kassel, Germany
- Value: $1.26B (1.20B EUR)
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: doubling production lines from 18 to 36
- Products: electric motors, e-components, pulse inverters, light metal castings
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Volkswagen Group Components](https://endata.com/companies/62614.md)

## Sources

- [electrive.com](https://www.electrive.com/2022/04/30/vw-components-to-expand-plant-in-kassel/), 2022-04-30: "Volkswagen Group Components is investing around 1.2 billion euros in the site by 2026 to expand it into a centre of excellence, with more than two-thirds of the sum being spent on the development and production of e-components."

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