Glaserne Manufaktur; VW's Transparent factory in Dresden is home to Phaeton.(Brief Article)
AutoWeek, July, 2002
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As much as Phaeton is Volkswagen'sshowcase car, the Glaserne Manufaktur in Dresden is a showcase plant. While luxury cars are assembled here every day, calling it a factory doesn't seem right. VW invested nearly $200 million in the facility on Strassburger Platz adjacent to Dresden's botanical gardens.
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The site was once home to the city's exhibition palace. Designed by architect Gunther Henn, who also did Autostadt (AW, June 4, 2001) in Wolfsburg and Audi's Museum Mobile (AW, April 30, 2001) in Ingolstadt, the facility is a stunning sight with more than 90,000 square feet of ...
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