# The all-new, second-generation Volkswagen Atlas now becomes the focal point of the plant.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · Detroit Free Press*

## Key points

- Volkswagen will stop assembling the ID.4 electric SUV in Chattanooga starting mid-April 2026.
- The Chattanooga plant will shift focus to producing the second-generation Volkswagen Atlas beginning summer 2027.
- Despite ending local production, the ID.4 will remain available to U.S. consumers into 2027.
- A new UAW contract ensures all Chattanooga plant workers keep their jobs after the ID.4 exit.

**Companies:** Volkswagen
**Countries:** United States, Germany

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