Hannover has been the home of Volkswagen’s vans since 1956, when Bulli production moved out of Wolfsburg to a purpose-built plant in the Stöcken district north of the city. Seven generations of the Transporter have followed, and the site is still the headquarters of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as well as its main factory.
Three vehicles come off the lines today. The T7 Multivan and the California camper built on it cover the combustion and plug-in hybrid side; the ID. Buzz is the electric one, and the plant was rebuilt around it, with the Multivan and the ID. Buzz separated onto their own lines rather than sharing one. Around 11,000 people work on a site of roughly 1.1 million square metres.
The next step is autonomy rather than a new nameplate. The ID. Buzz AD, aimed at ride-pooling fleets, is assembled in Hannover, with up to 500 pre-series vehicles planned during 2026 for testing in Europe and the United States and series volumes of up to 1,000 a year from 2027.
Hannover is one of the four German sites whose future Volkswagen Group’s Future Plan 2030 leaves open, alongside Emden, Zwickau and Neckarsulm.
