Petrol engines, engine components crankshafts, conrods, cylinder heads, crankcases, cams, pipes for integrated valve gear modules. It is located directly next to Chemnitz city park.
With a workforce of some 1, employees incl. Production The Chemnitz engine plant supplies engines to the vehicle plants as well as components to the component plants of the Volkswagen Group. In addition to modern, low-consumption direct petrol injection engines TSI , the Chemnitz plant also manufactures engine asssembly groups such as balance shafts and integrated valve gear modules.
Within the Group, Chemnitz is the type leader for EA engines 1. Each ramp-up of the three engines at other Group sites worldwide is supported by experts from the Chemnitz plant. Over 20 million Volkswagen engines have been built at the Chemnitz site since In , around , engines were delivered. In the future, the site will also enter into the production of components for e-mobility.
Thermal management has already been confirmed as the first product. She studied chemistry and marketing. Franziska Fischer has held leading positions in the automotive supply industry for several years. In , she moved to Fehrer in Wackersdorf and took over the management of the site in In , she moved to Yanfeng in Neustadt an der Donau.
Franziska Fischer is married and the mother of two children. Environmental protection The integration of environmental protection in all business and decision-making processes is a key element of strategic decisions at Volkswagen Sachsen. Production processes at the Chemnitz plant are continually optimised to ensure that production is as environmentally compatible as possible. Efforts focus on the reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions at the Chemnitz plant.
