Volkswagen plant in Salzgitter
The Volkswagen plant in Salzgitter in Salzgitter- Beddingen was built in 1969/70 and is the main engine plant of Volkswagen AG .
In April 1969, the site was acquired by Salzgitter AG , and the groundbreaking ceremony for the youngest of the West German Volkswagen plants took place in May. The official start of production was on July 1, 1970. In addition to the VW K 70 , for the production of which this new plant was built, water-cooled engines were also manufactured, which in addition to the K 70 were also manufactured for Audi . In 1971, the production of the 411 began, which was replaced by the 412 in 1972. Production of the Passat began in 1973 . In June 1975 the vehicle production was given up again, the workforce was almost halved as a result. Production of the K 70 came to an end, production of the 412 had already been discontinued, and Passat production was relocated to the Wolfsburg plant. A total of 418,353 vehicles were produced at the Salzgitter plant.
The first trainees were hired at the Volkswagen plant in Salzgitter on September 1, 1979 . Production of the TDI engines began in 1989 , and series production of the VR6 engines began in 1991 .
At the end of 2014, the number of employees at the Salzgitter plant was around 6,500. Half of all engines in the VW Group, in 2004 around 1.2 million, come from Salzgitter. Around 164 different engine types are produced there, also for the other group brands such as Audi, Seat , Škoda and Bugatti (W16).
As a unit manufacturer, the plant is paired with the transmission plant in Baunatal . The VW engine plant in Salzgitter competes with the Audi engine plant in Győr (Hungary).
The engine plant in Salzgitter has different levels of vertical integration : In some cases, complex components - such as B. cylinder heads - mechanically processed or delivered by automotive suppliers partly pre-assembled .
The small combined heat and power plant EcoBlue 2.0 , which was initially sold as a home power plant , has also been manufactured in the Salzgitter plant since 2009 .
Volkswagen Marine
A group of skippers who worked in engine construction at Volkswagen developed a boat engine that stood out from the competition with gasoline-powered engines thanks to its significantly lower fuel consumption and maintenance requirements. The first test engine was presented in November 1996. The first boat with a Volkswagen Marine engine, a five tons of heavy glider , was on a shipyard in Finland produced and on the Baltic Sea after Wolfsburg transferred. The official start of development followed in October 1997, demonstration and test drives were carried out on the Mittelland Canal or the Salzgitter branch canal .
In 2001, the production of diesel engines for boat and shipbuilding began in the Volkswagen factory in Salzgitter by the VW subsidiary Volkswagen Marine, which is located on the factory premises . Initially, in-line engines with 5 cylinders were produced, later also in-line engines with 4 cylinders as well as V6 and V8 engines.
In 2010, Volkswagen and CMD (Cummins MerCruiser Diesel, a joint venture between Cummins Inc. and Mercury Marine ) from Charleston, South Carolina, entered into a partnership. From the beginning of 2011, sales and customer service of the Volkswagen boat engines were carried out by CMD.
In a partnership with Volkswagen, Mercury Marine has been selling Volkswagen-based marine engines worldwide since 2012 as the SDI and TDI series alone, and has also taken on official customer service for Volkswagen marine engines produced before 2012.
Overview of boat engines based on Volkswagen and Audi car engines:
| designation | Number of cylinders | Engine type | Displacement | Power kW] | Horsepower] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDI 40-4 | Four-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 1.9 l | 29 kW | 40 hp |
| SDI 50-4 | Four-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 1.9 l | 37 kW | 50 hp |
| SDI 55-5 | Five-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 2.5 l | 40 kW | 55 hp |
| SDI 60-4 | Four-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 1.9 l | 44 kW | 60 hp |
| SDI 75-5 | Five-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 2.5 l | 55 kW | 75 hp |
| TDI 75-4 | Four-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 1.9 l | 55 kW | 75 hp |
| TDI 100-5 | Five-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 2.5 l | 74 kW | 100 hp |
| TDI 120-5 | Five-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 2.5 l | 88 kW | 120 hp |
| TDI 140-5 | Five-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 2.5 l | 108 kW | 147 hp |
| TDI 150-5 | Five-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 2.5 l | 111 kW | 150 hp |
| TDI 165-5 | Five-cylinder engine | In-line engine | 2.5 l | 121 kW | 165 hp |
| TDI 225-6 | Six cylinder engine | V engine | 3.0 l | 165 kW | 225 hp |
| TDI 230-6 | Six cylinder engine | V engine | 3.0 l | 170 kW | 230 hp |
| TDI 265-6 | Six cylinder engine | V engine | 3.0 l | 195 kW | 265 hp |
| TDI 285-8 | Eight-cylinder engine | V engine | 4.2 l | ||
| TDI 350-8 | Eight-cylinder engine | V engine | 4.2 l | 258 kW | 350 hp |
literature
- Works council Volkswagen AG - Salzgitter plant (Ed.): Dermotor. Salzgitter 2010. (Brochure on the 40th anniversary of the plant)
- Andrea Eckardt: Discuss, Argue, Help Shape! 30 years of struggle for work in the world's largest engine plant, Volkswagen Salzgitter. VSA-Verlag, ISBN 3-89965-026-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jürgen Stricker: VW plant in Salzgitter celebrates 50th birthday. In: Wolfsburger Nachrichten. Edition of July 2, 2020.
- ↑ Works meeting on December 17, 2014 subject of employees
- ↑ We taught the TDI to swim. Volkswagen Marine, Salzgitter August 2001.
- ↑ Cast off! "Autogramm", issue 3/2011, accessed on March 14, 2018
- ↑ Volkswagen Marine website (Dutch), accessed on March 14, 2018
- ↑ Mercury Diesel engine range , (Dutch), accessed March 14, 2018
Coordinates: 52 ° 11 ′ 1 ″ N , 10 ° 26 ′ 36 ″ E