Volkswagen Offers Tour Of Sustainability And Research And Development Initiatives

WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - MAY 19: Spools of plastic fibre hang at a test loom for advanced industrial weaving at the Open Hybrid Lab Factory on May 19, 2017 in Wolfsburg, Germany. The Open Hybrid Lab Factory is a research and development center that includes partners from the manufacturing sector, among them automaker Volkswagen, the Fraunhofer Institute, technical universities and the German government. The facility focuses on research and development on technical innovations for manufacturing processes, especially for the automotive industry. Today's visit by visual media was part of a tour organized by Volkswagen to highlight its sustainability and research intiatives. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)