Arms production: Rheinmetall thinks about the acquisition of a VW plant

The Düsseldorf Group is considering taking over a VW plant for the production of military vehicles. What does this mean for long-term job security?

Éric Trappier is the CEO of the Dassault Group and Dassault Aviation, the French company responsible for the production of Rafale fighter aircraft. In an interview with the Journal du Dimanche, he announces Dassault's project to support the growth of production in the French arms industry. The article EU standards are detrimental to the growth of the arms industry's production capacity - Éric Trappier comes from the website Wszystko co końca.

A visit rekindles speculation about the future of a VW plant. What the armaments company Rheinmetall has to do with it.

Can the booming armaments industry help the automotive industry out of the crisis? Rheinmetall has already looked around at VW in Osnabrück.

A visit that arouses hopes: On Friday, Rheinmetall head Armin Papperger visited Volkswagen's location in Osnabrück. IG Metall and Works Council view the visit as positive, but admonish a long-term location strategy.