VW Credit Inc., the captive finance partner of Volkswagen and Audi in the U.S., recently celebrated the opening of a 30,000-square-foot expansion of its Libertyville facility. The $10 million expansion, started in April 2012, will provide space for 150 additional jobs that VCI expects to create through 2018.
The VCI Libertyville facility currently employs nearly 530 employees. The expansion of VCI, one of Libertyville’s largest employers, included the construction of additional workstations and conference rooms, a larger dining area, a fitness center and a total of 650 parking spaces.
“VCI has been experiencing an upsurge in growth in recent years, and we are pleased to be able to create additional jobs to accommodate this growth,” VCI Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Christian Dahlheim said. “The Libertyville Service Center is our central facility for customer service, and it is our hub for all IT services and development in the U.S. and Canada.”
VCI, which provides financial products and services to Volkswagen and Audi dealers and their customers in the U.S., has been operating from the Franklin Boulevard site in Libertyville since 1999. The company offers retail leasing and financing, as well as wholesale financing solutions for new and used vehicles. VW Credit Inc. also manages and markets co-branded financial services through third-party providers
