Volkswagen to build new leisure vehicle in Hanover

HANOVER, Germany, June 10 Reuters has reported that German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to build a new microbus leisure vehicle in Hanover as a successor to the VW-Bulli, company sources said on Monday.

The VW board is due to make the decision official on Tuesday, the sources told Reuters, adding that Hanover beat Portugal's Palmela as the production site.

About 1,500 jobs may be created in Hanover by the production of the new leisure vehicle, the sources said.