Volkswagen Group of America appoints Henning Habicht as Head of Volkswagen Chattanooga Operations

Nov 14, 2024

• Habicht will lead the Chattanooga plant's continued transformation and assembly of the Volkswagen Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and ID.4 vehicles
• Chris Glover, having led Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga since November 2021, will retire in January 2025
• Volkswagen has invested more than $4.3 billion in its Chattanooga assembly plant, which has led to more than 125,000 direct and indirect jobs

Reston, VA, Chattanooga, TN - Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., today appointed Henning Habicht as Head of Volkswagen Chattanooga Operations, the company's assembly plant in Tennessee. Habicht will transition into this role in December and lead the plant's continued transformation and local assembly of the Volkswagen Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and all-electric ID.4 vehicles. Habicht follows Chris Glover, who will retire in January 2025 after more than three decades with Volkswagen, most recently leading the Chattanooga production facility for the past three years.

"I'm honored to build upon the legacy Chris has created in Chattanooga, including the world-class production facility as well as the more than 5,500 team members who make it run each day," said Habicht. "We're committed to maximizing production of several of Volkswagen's best-selling vehicles in the Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and ID.4, as well as supporting the economic vitality of the incredible city of Chattanooga."

Habicht was previously the Head of Manufacturing at Volkswagen Chattanooga Operations, where he was responsible for the assembly of the Volkswagen Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and ID.4 vehicles. Over the course of his 30-year career in the automotive industry, Habicht has spent the past 15 in various leadership roles at Volkswagen, including as the Head of Manufacturing at the Volkswagen SAIC plant in Shanghai, China, and as the Head of Manufacturing at Wolfsburg's Plant 1 in Germany.

"Our ability to significantly increase vehicle production capacity in Chattanooga is a testament to the passion and commitment Chris has brought both to our thousands of local employees as well as the broader Chattanooga community," said Dr. Christian Vollmer, Board Member of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand responsible for Production and Logistics. "Henning's extensive leadership background in global Volkswagen production facilities will greatly benefit our objectives at the plant and also build upon our deep commitment to the city of Chattanooga."

Glover, prior to his role leading Volkswagen Chattanooga Operations, served as the Executive Vice President and Member of the Board of Management at Volkswagen de México, responsible for Production and Logistics. His career of more than 40 years at Volkswagen has also included production leadership positions in numerous countries, including SAIC Volkswagen in China, Brazil, Germany and in his home country of South Africa.

About Volkswagen Group of America

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. VWGoA houses the U.S. operations of a worldwide family of distinguished and exciting brands including Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Volkswagen and is the sole importer and distributer of Bugatti and Rimac vehicles in the U.S. VWGoA also operates a state-of-the-art assembly facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee which produces Volkswagen brand vehicles including the Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, and the ID.4. VW Credit, Inc. (doing business as "Volkswagen Financial Services"), a wholly owned subsidiary of VWGoA, provides financial services and innovative mobility solutions. Electrify America, another VWGoA subsidiary, is building a publicly accessible, nation-wide electric vehicle charging network. VWGoA's autonomous vehicle (AV) technology subsidiary, ADMT LLC, tests and proves AV technology. VWGoA's headquarters are in Reston, Va. The company has approximately 10,000 employees in the United States and sells its vehicles through a network of approximately 1,000 independent dealers.

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