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marzo 21, 2018 - Volkswagen Group

First workshop visit on the way to the Wörthersee: Apprentices from Wolfsburg and Zwickau make show cars for the 2018 GTI meeting

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In Zwickau and Wolfsburg, apprentices from #volkswagen are currently making two show cars for the 37th GTI meeting to be held at Lake Wörthersee. The double premiere is due to take place at Maria Wörth in Austria on May 9 and will be watched by many thousands of automobile fans. At the start of the project, the 30 or so young people discussed their ideas and concepts at a "Meeting before the GTI meeting". Discussions focused on technical implementation, especially using CAD and 3-D printer systems. The budding specialists were also interested in digitalization and networking within the vehicle, for example using app control systems they had programmed themselves and a mobile Internet connection.

 

The sporty GTI family, consisting of the Golf GTI1, Polo GTI2 und up! GTI3, has many fans throughout the world. Each year, tens of thousands of them come to Lake Wörthersee for the legendary GTI meeting. #volkswagen apprentices use this platform to present the unique Golf cars they have developed and made themselves to a wider public. For this project, #volkswagen selects a specially committed apprentices. They have a glimpse of the complexity of automobile production and learn from experienced employees from a variety of departments at an early stage.

This year, the budding production talents from Zwickau will present a sporty and elegant interpretation of the Golf Estate Alltrack, says project manager, Claudia Kittler. This will be the fifth appearance of #volkswagen Sachsen at the GTI meeting - the team has always presented a Golf Estate, which is produced at the Zwickau plant for #germany. With their 11th unique GTI show car, the Wolfsburg apprentices will show what they can make possible in terms of the digitalization of vehicles, says project manager Holger Schülke.