Volkswagen AG wants to produce a maximum of 250,000 cars per year in a production facility in the US

VW management board member Jochem Heizmann said in an interview with Auto Motor und Sport trade magazine.

The cars to be produced in the planned factory should also have around 80 pct of their components imported from the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) region, he said.

VW this month disclosed it was examining potential locations for a car manufacturing plant it plans to build in the US. It said a decision is expected this summer.