The world's most amazing car showroom: 600 Volkswagens stacked into 200ft tall silos ready for delivery

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 2:53 PM on 28th January 2012

These futuristic garages are the ultimate car showroom - with millions of pounds worth of new vehicles sitting in the stunning glass towers.
Each day about 600 cars are picked up from the two 200ft tall silos by their new owners - making it the world's largest vehicle delivery centre.
Incredibly, the cars are built at the manufacturer's main plant, in Wolfsburg, Germany, and transported by conveyor belt to the adjacent towers' basement.

High tech: The futuristic garages in use, with new vehicles being moved around the complex

World's largest vehicle delivery centre: Each day about 600 cars are picked up by their new owners

From there they are lifted into position at a speed of two metres a second via a robotic arm that rotates and run along a central beam.
Each tower contains 400 brand new Volkswagens.

Choice: Shiny new cars line up waiting for new owners to collect them

Ultimate showroom: The two buildings at the Volkswagen theme park, the Autostadt, are 200ft tall

An underground tunnel connects the two buildings, and the cars roll along an internal track to arrive to be fitted with license plates.
New owners can watch as their car is picked up from a bay and delivered to them at the Autostadt CustomerCenter, with the speedometer at zero.

When the cars reach their new owners, the speedometer still reads zero

Scenes from the latest Mission Impossible film - starring Tom Cruise - were inspired by the Autostadt

The 20 storey buildings, which were the inspiration for a huge garage in the latest Mission Impossible film - Ghost Protocol - are housed at the Volkswagen theme park, the Autostadt, which translates as 'car city.'

The stunning glass towers house millions of pounds worth of new vehicles

Last year 175,893 new cars were handed over to their new owners.
The theme park also features a three Michelin star restaurant, the world's largest glass doors and the world's longest printed line - four miles.
A spokesman said: ‘Taking possession of a new car is a special event and each customer is made to feel like a king.
‘Each handover includes professional advice from a personal consultant.
‘It is no surprise the CustomerCenter is one of the main attractions for people visiting the Autostadt.
‘This automotive theme park attracts people who have a passion for cars as well as those who enjoy culture and unique kinds (of) events.
‘Instead of focusing on vehicle production, the presentations highlight the many different aspects of human mobility.’

 

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