VW Golf: The move to exile - farewell to Wolfsburg!

VW Golf: The move to exile - farewell to Wolfsburg!

The VW Golf, connected to Volkswagen and inextricably with Wolfsburg for decades, will no longer be produced in the company's pioneering facility, but in Mexico. This crucial turn was announced on December 20 after long and hard-running collective bargaining between the VW group and IG Metall. Daniela Cavallo, the general chairman of the works council, confirmed the sale of the golf and emphasized in a press conference: "It is the case that the Golf from Wolfsburg is also provided in this package" ( News38 ).

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The Wolfsburg production facility, which is considered the largest individual automobile plant in the world, is converted to new electrical models. The next generations of the ID.Golf and other electrical flagships should emerge from the SSP platform, which will be manufactured here from 2029 from 2029. With an area of 1.6 square kilometers and a complex network of streets and rails, production in Wolfsburg not only shows physical dimensions, but also a strong commitment to the future of electromobility. VW plans to reduce the ecological footprint of production by 38.1% by 2025, supported by investing in modern technology and sustainable practices ( Volkswagen Newsroom ).

The end of golf production in Wolfsburg is an expression of a profound change within the company, in which all involved had to compromise; According to Cavallo, pride can be shown by what has been achieved: "No location is closed, nobody is terminated due to operational, and our house tariff is secured in the long term." Nevertheless, the employees have to be prepared for incisions, but the high importance of production in Wolfsburg remains undisputed.