---
title: "Volkswagen Golf Production Moves Back to Europe"
description: "The hatchback has only been produced in Puebla for three years, but Wolfsburg already wants its cars back."
date: "2017-10-12"
modified: "2017-10-12"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/15056/volkswagen-golf-production-moves-back-to-europe"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Volkswagen News"
tags:
  - "Auto Manufacturing"
  - "compact"
  - "golf"
  - "Hatchback"
  - "Mexico"
  - "production"
  - "Volkswagen"
---

# Volkswagen Golf Production Moves Back to Europe

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The 7th generation [Volkswagen Golf](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/9194/volkswagen-updates-all-the-golfs-for-2018>) has been produced in Volkswagen de Mexico's Puebla plant since 2014, but VW's relationship with Mexico is about to change. According to [*Al Volante*](<https://www.alvolante.info/industria/vw-de-mexico-dejara-de-producir-el-golf-en-2019/>)*,* the brand is moving all production of its flagship hatchback back to Europe, specifically to the Wolfsburg facility.

Thanks to mounting pressure from the [German worker's union](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/9431/tesla-workers-in-germany-are-threatening-to-strike-2>), Volkswagen has been forced to relocate the Golf's manufacturing plans to Europe. The union is currently fighting for higher pay for German workers. *Al Volante* reports that this may also to do with decreasing Golf sales in European market, as many buyers are still skeptical about the Mexico-produced Golf's product quality.

Golf production is slated to take place solely in Europe by 2019 which coincides with VW's plans to produce the [8th generation Golf](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/7219/2020-volkswagen-golf-gti-might-go-hybrid>) for the 2020 model year.

It's hard to say what this means for the U.S. market, as the Mk7 Golf has been generally well-received with few quality problems. The Puebla plant is the main supplier for North America, and sales this year have actually [increased](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14981/volkswagen-ditches-dieselgate-woes-reports-33-percent-sales-gains-in-september>) in the United States.

The Volkswagen plant in Puebla also produces the Tiguan, T-roc crossover, Jetta, and [soon to be axed Beetle](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/9997/volkswagen-beetle-scirocco-likely-axed-due-to-dieselgate-costs>). There's no word on whether these models will move back to Europe, but VW's iconic hatchback is headed home to Germany.

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