The Volkswagen Poznań production plant in Białężyce near Września (Wielkopolskie Voivodeship), built from scratch in approx. 23 months from the laying of the cornerstone in November 2014 to the start of production in October 2016. The investment, worth approx. EUR 800 million, covered approx. 220 ha of land and was at the time one of the largest foreign investments in Poland. The factory produces Crafter delivery models (as well as the MAN TGE), with production capacity exceeding 100,000 vehicles per year. In November 2025, the group began expanding the plant for production of the new-generation electric e-Crafter.
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- Current
- 103 000 (2024); blisko 101 000 (2025) (2024-2025)
- Capacity or target
- ponad 100 000 vehicles/yr (moce projektowe)
- Unit
- vehicles/yr
Timeline
- Construction startNov 2014
- Original date2016
- Last stated date2016
- DeliveryOct 2016
Change history
- Oct 2016stage: operational
- Nov 2014stage: construction
Significance
The launch of the factory was one of the largest foreign industrial investments in Poland and made Volkswagen Poznań the largest employer in Wielkopolska (approx. 9,000 employees in the company, approx. 3,000 at the Września plant itself). The plant produces Crafter and MAN TGE delivery vehicles with capacity exceeding 100,000 vehicles per year (a record of 103,000 units in 2024). The expansion begun in November 2025, adding new body shops and a battery warehouse, is to prepare the factory for production of the new-generation electric e-Crafter and maintain the plant's strategic importance for the Polish automotive industry.
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- PR Newswire / Volkswagen Commercial VehiclesOct 2016CostConstruction startDeliveryScheduleFunding
Cost · FundingApprox. 800 million Euros were invested
Construction startjust 23 months, from groundbreaking in November 2014 until its opening
Locationaround 50 kilometres east of Poznań
DeliveryEurope's most advanced new factory of its kind was build up in a record time of just 23 months - from groundbreaking in November 2014 until start of production
Schedulebuild up in a record time of just 23 months - from groundbreaking in November 2014 until start of production
- Volkswagen PoznańStatusStageDeliveryOriginal dateCurrent date
Status · Delivery · Original date · Current dateod października 2016 roku produkowana jest nowa generacja modelu Crafter
StageMoce produkcyjne zakładu przekraczają liczbę 100 000 samochodów rocznie
- electrive.com20 Oct 2025
- Volkswagen Poznań2025Investor
InvestorVolkswagen Poznań zatrudnia ok. 9.000 pracowników, co czyni spółkę największym pracodawcą w Wielkopolsce
- BNN (Baltic News Network)11 Nov 2016
- Samochody Specjalne21 Oct 2025
- Volkswagen Poznań2025Utilisation
UtilisationZakład we Wrześni osiągnął najwyższy roczny wynik w historii, przekraczając w minionym roku liczbę 103 tys. wyprodukowanych pojazdów.
- WNP.pl2026Utilisation
UtilisationZakład we Wrześni wyprodukował w 2025 roku blisko 101 tys. samochodów dostawczych.
- [9]doba.pl ↗Funding
FundingStrefa ekonomiczna oferuje w Wielkopolsce ulgi podatkowe sięgające nawet 45% kosztów inwestycji lub 2-letnich kosztów zatrudnienia pracowników