Volkswagen opened a large plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2011. Within a few years, VW spurred more than 12,400 direct and indirect jobs in the area. The carmaker generates income of over $600 million there annually and boosts state and local tax revenues by over $50 million a year. A huge expansion was announced in 2016 that would nearly double its operations in Tennessee. This example best illustrates a(n) change that has impacted the people and businesses of Chattanooga.

Economic

Explanation:

Economic change is defined as a shift that occurs in an economic system resulting in changes in cultures and societies on a national or global level.

Causes of economic change is mostly political or technology.

In the given scenario economic change is evident when Volkswagen opened a large plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 2011. Within a few years, VW spurred more than 12,400 direct and indirect jobs in the area. The carmaker generates income of over $600 million there annually and boosts state and local tax revenues by over $50 million a year.