In order to test quality, engineers are building a track around the perimeter of the new plant in Chattanooga for taking VW cars on a test drive right off the line. In fact, there will be two tracks around the plant. One will include various surfaces to make sure the VW cars are running correctly. The other will have fewer turns so testers can drive higher speeds.
Tracks at factories for testing VW cars, however, are not a new idea. According to Guenther Scherelis, the general manager of communication for VW’s Chattanooga plant, it’s “quite normal” at newer VW factories. These are not called “test tracks” because that term implies research. The tracks are solely for the purpose of testing quality immediately from the production line.
The vice president of marketing of Chattanooga’s Area Chamber of Commerce said quality assurance is a VW commitment that is obvious through the automaker’s operations. “This bodes very well for the success of Volkswagen operations here in Chattanooga,” he said about the tracks at the plant.
Currently, officials have not decided if they will let individual buyers test their purchase at the plant before the cars get to your Allentown area VW dealer. But that would be pretty sweet if they did allow it.
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