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Volkswagen's Downsizing Starts With Selling A Factory To Israeli Arms Manufacturers

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Plus Tesla's latest European FSD approval. We'll also look at BYD's 2027 sales goals, and Jaguar Land Rover's personnel cuts.

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The VW plant in Osnabrück is to become an armament site. This stirs up the fear of a world war among many people. An expert clears up these concerns in a conversation with News38.

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The Volkswagen factory in Osnabrück, Germany, is to be converted to produce military equipment in collaboration with Israeli arms company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

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One of the automotive giant's German factories may get a new function after car production in Osnabrück ceases in 2027. The Volkswagen plant would be taken over by an Israeli investment company, and components for air defense systems could be manufactured there first.

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