Will Chinese Companies Be Allowed to Use Volkswagen's Factory? The German Trade Union Urges Caution

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German politicians open the doors to the arrival of Chinese brands to their car factories.The situation in Germany following rumors of possible factory closures by Volkswagen continues to fuel the discourse of the need for new Chinese partners.Now even its politicians are calling for alliances to save local jobs.There are several undeniable realities: the demand for electric cars is lower than expected in Europe, traditional car factories are no…

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Volkswagen continues to focus on the plants in Zwickau and other locations, they are still unsecured, and are currently even on particularly shaky feet. Saxon politics, on the other hand, has a clear vision – it is to be produced. This vision consists of two possible ways. Volkswagen either finally provides a guarantee for the continued existence of the plants with proper utilization or VW hands over the plants or at least some of the plants to …

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Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs, Dirk Panter, has openly stated what has so far been discussed primarily behind closed doors in the industry: Chinese automakers could invest in the VW plant in Zwickau and utilize idle production capacity. "It's better to further develop industrial expertise at VW in Saxony and secure production than to fight a losing battle and lose added value," the SPD politician told the "Bild" newspaper. He added that …

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A spokesperson for Germany’s influential metal industry union (IG Metall) told Reuters on Monday (May 11) that any such move by Volkswagen to open its underutilized factories to Chinese automakers should be subject to extremely careful evaluation.