About us
A world of experience and a campus for mobility, technology and science.
As a beacon of the Volkswagen brand in Germany, the Transparent Factory attracts over 100,000 visitors from all over the world every year. This is where e-mobility becomes tangible: in the world of experience Fascination Automotive Engineering, during test drives in the latest e-models of the Volkswagen brand, with personal advice or when delivering your own vehicle.
From 2026, another chapter will be added. Together with the TU Dresden, a campus is to be created here where science meets industry and start-ups can test their ideas. Visitors then not only watch how cars are built – they see how the future is created.
The Transparent Factory will become a meeting place for everyone who wants to shape the future – whether from science, culture or business. A place that remains open. A place that is constantly evolving.
As a beacon for the Volkswagen brand in Germany, we want to offer customers, visitors and guests from all over the world a holistic experience of e-mobility – starting with a tour of the production and experience world, helping to build the ID.3, to consulting and test drives in the latest all-electric models of the ID. family, to vehicle collection. Visitors and potential customers will meet product experts here who can show and explain to them in a practical way how electromobility works in daily life.
With its modern architecture and the unique and inspiring backdrop of the production, it is a popular place for exchange and encounter between culture, art, science, business and politics.
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Showcase Transformation & Innovation
Built as a centre of excellence for the Volkswagen brand's luxury class, the Transparent Factory has undergone a unique transformation into a production facility for electromobility.
Commitment to the future
With its location in the centre of Dresden, the Transparent Factory is an important part of the city's social and cultural life and thus also bears responsibility for the future of the region.
We drive Football
As a reliable partner, Volkswagen has long supported the most traditional and top-of-the-class clubs at all German plant locations, including SG Dynamo Dresden since 2019.
Architecture
The architecture of the Transparent Factory is considered a symbol of transparency and authenticity. It makes automobile production visible and thus an event to which the public is invited.