VW eyes job cuts at Zwickau plant on low e-car demand -dpa

VW eyes job cuts at German plant on low e-car demand: report

Volkswagen is looking at reducing staff at its plant in the eastern German city of Zwickau due to low demand for electric cars, the dpa news agency reported on Wednesday. . The German carmaker would thin down staff by allowing fixed-term contracts to expire, which could affect a few hundred employees at the end of October, according to dpa information. More than 2,000 people work at the factory on a fixed-term contract, out of about 10,700 emplo…

VW eyes job cuts at Zwickau plant on low e-car demand -dpa

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen is looking at reducing staff at its plant in the eastern German city of Zwickau due to low demand for electric cars, the dpa news agency reported on Wednesday. Volkswagen was not immediately available for comment. The German carmaker would thin down staff by allowing fixed-term contracts to expire, which could affect a few hundred employees at the end of October, according to dpa information. More than 2,000 peo…

The low demand for e-cars could cost VW employees on fixed-term contracts their jobs. IG Metall's representatives are now sending a letter to the management.

The Zwickau car manufacturer is regarded as a pioneer in the switch to e-cars in the VW Group. But the workforce has been rumbling for some time now — and some of them must now fear for the job.