Private company

Volkswagen Sarajevo

Car factory in Vogošća, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Volkswagen Sarajevo d.o.o. is an automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Vogošća, a northern suburb of Sarajevo. The company, which is majority-owned by the Volkswagen group, is a successor to the automobile plant Tvornica Automobila Sarajevo, which operated at the same location from 1972 to 1992 and in which Volkswagen held a 49% stake. The plant mainly produces containers for automobile production.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • HeadquartersSarajevo1
  • Legal formd.o.o.1

Volkswagen Sarajevo d.o.o. is an automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Vogošća, a northern suburb of Sarajevo. The company, which is majority-owned by the Volkswagen group, is a successor to the automobile plant Tvornica Automobila Sarajevo, which operated at the same location from 1972 to 1992 and in which Volkswagen held a 49% stake. The plant mainly produces containers for automobile production.2

The story

In August 1998 production started in the new company. Volkswagen has a 58% stake in the new company, 42% belong to the Bosnian automotive supplier Prevent. Since then, Volkswagen Sarajevo d.o.o. has produced cars for the Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda brands, most recently around 3,500 vehicles per year with around 300 employees. Car production ended at the end of 2008. Since then, parts have been manufactured for other plants in the VW Group. In mid-2009, the production of the electric small transporter EcoCarrier, which is to be used primarily at airports and in the municipal sector, began. The vehicle will be delivered on behalf of the company EcoCraft Automotive.

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Products and brands

Current

The main products of the plant include stub axle, ring gears, wheel hubs and wheel flanges.

Former

Volkswagen Buba

Volkswagen Caddy Mk1

Volkswagen Golf Mk1

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Volkswagen Golf Mk2

Volkswagen Golf Mk4

Volkswagen Jetta (A1)

Volkswagen Jetta (A2)

Škoda Felicia

Škoda Fabia Mk1

Škoda Octavia Mk1

Eco Carrier

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Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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