VW plant Emden: Strict savings goals decide on the future!

VW plant Emden: Strict savings goals decide on the future!

In the Volkswagen plant Emden, a critical phase is emerging: Despite the securing of the location by 2026, there are massive savings goals and production chokes on the agenda. Works council chief Manfred Wulff announced that the work, which has to reduce 35,000 jobs by 2030 in order to be secured in the long term, must meet strict financial requirements. "Emden stood on the brink several times," said Wulff at a press conference and referred to the tough tariff negotiations, some of which took for hours. The compromise, which initially excludes the factory closures, calms down the workforce, but many questions remain unanswer

production of e-cars throttled

In addition to the uncertain perspective for the employees, the situation in the area of electric vehicles worsens considerably. Because of a weakening paragraph, the work temporarily reduces the production of the compact SUV ID.4 and the new electrical limousine ID.7. The late shift for e-models will be deleted in the next two weeks, while the production of combustion models such as the Passat continues to progress. Wulff stated that the demand for e-models is almost 30 percent below the originally planned production figures. This leads to disillusionment among the employees and the suspension of the planned third layer for electric models, which was originally intended for autumn this year, as lomazoma.com reported.