Volkswagen to Invest 1 Billion Euros in Slovakia Plant

Volkswagen to Invest 1 Billion Euros in Slovakia Plant
The Volkswagen logo on the grill of a Volkswagen on display in Pittsburgh on Feb. 14, 2013. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
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Volkswagen plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) in its Slovak plant, including 500 million euros to produce next-generation Passat and Skoda Superb models, VW Slovakia Chairman Oliver Gruenberg said on Monday.

The German carmaker’s investment will be in projects across the model range made in Slovakia and will create 2,000 jobs in the coming years, personnel chief Sebastian Krapoth said.