Grab handles for Volkswagen

AD Plastik Group’s factory in Solin has sealed a new deal on production of grab handles for four Volkswagen vehicles, production of which is planned in the next year. The agreement signed with Volkswagen will generate revenue of about EUR 2.5 million per year over the next four years.

The complete project consists of two packages, namely two types of vehicles in which AD Plastik’s grab handles will be assembled. One package refers to vehicles VW Golf Sportsvan, Golf Variant (caravan) and Touran while the other part of package relates to VW Tiguan.

Golf Seven has been produced since 2013, second-generation Touran since 2015, while the second edition of Tiguan has been produced since the beginning of this year. It is interesting to point out that grab handles from Solin will be mainly delivered to Germany (Wolfsburg and Sachsen) but one part is intended for the US market, therefore they will be delivered to their factory in Puebla, Mexico.

Given the amounts Volkswagen produces, keeping up with Toyota which is top-ranked regarding number of vehicles sold, the expansion of this cooperation is significant for the company’s business. Apart from the revenue itself, this cooperation brings improvements in the organizational sense. Volkswagen is a customer that insists not only on product quality, but also on the efficiency of all production processes in the business. „It is a strategic buyer and product and we have knowledge and experience required for grab handles production and it is quite certain that this deal will have a positive impact on AD Plastik’s business in the long term,“ said Sales Manager for VW and BMW Kristijan Žaper.