Plans underline European carmakers’ problems in switching from petrol and diesel cars to electric vehicles
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Volkswagen is considering shutting two German factories in what would be the carmaker’s first closures ever in its home country as it struggles with the transition away from fossil fuels.
The Wolfsburg-based manufacturer on Monday informed its works council, which represents employees, that it was looking at closing “at least one larger vehicle manufacturing plant and one component factory in Germany” in order to find cost savings worth billions of euros.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/02/volkswagen-vw-germany-plant-closures-cars-electric-vehicles
Author : Jasper Jolly
Publish date : 2024-09-02 15:39:24
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