New VW Phaeton 2010

Volkswagen Phaeton front

In 2010 the glass factories in Dresden, has left a record number of 7.5 thousand.VW  Phaeton. Enjoy a virtual tour of the plants, which produce a Volkswagen Sedan. Since the opening of Die Manufactura in December 2001, there were produced over 50 thousand items.

Volkswagen Phaeton interior

Volkswagen Phaeton – fulfilled a dream of Ferdinand Piech – went on the road in 2002 (read more). Although it was designed with the utmost care not to attract the interest of customers. In the United States offered him only 3 years (including a little over two thousand. Units), AIW Europe has not assumed popularity. In 2003 there were 250 buyers of the projected 3000. Implementation of annual sales of the Phaeton at 20,000 units took more than three years.

Volkswagen Phaeton rear

Volkswagen has three times tried to arouse the interest of customers by making modifications to his limo (a recent face-lift we reported here). By the way, the managers of German companies are looking for it for new markets. In addition to developing China is considering a return of the Phaeton to the U.S.. Final decisions have not collapsed. In January, the head of the American branch of the VW has declared that for reasons of image to the U.S. hit a new generation model.
Currently, Glass Manufaktura employs about 500 people.

Volkswagen Phaeton side

The past, 2010 years for the Phaeton was happy. The Glass Manufaktura in Dresden was a record number of 7.5 thousand. copies, and plans for the current year are even more daring. The plant’s director Jürgen Borrmann predicts further growth in production, because plants will produce cars in two shifts.

Production begins every day at 6 am and ends at the 23rd On Friday, the second amendment to stop work on the 21st Every working day in the Glass Manufaktura assembled by hand Phaetonów 1948 (just after the start of production in 2003, there came into being just 26 copies).