Sunday, January 12, 2025

Agreement: Volkswagen Golf will never be built in Germany again

Friday's settlement between Volkswagen and the IG Metall union means that the Golf will no longer be built in Germany. It will all be moved to Mexico.

A new crisis package to save the German car giant Volkswagen is causing major upheaval and factory closures.

35,000 jobs in Germany will disappear as a result of the "Zukunft Volkswagen" agreement, which was reached on Friday evening as a settlement between Volkswagen and the IG Metall trade union.

The agreement also includes a pay freeze for the remaining employees. The goal is to reduce capacity in Germany by 734,000 cars annually, thereby saving 3.5 billion Danish kroner.

One of the most significant changes is the relocation of Golf production from Wolfsburg to Puebla in Mexico.

The brand itself announced this in a press release .

Wolfsburg has been home to Golf production since the model's debut in 1974. But that will end in two years. The Wolfsburg factory will instead focus on producing the ID.3 and Cupra Born electric cars, as well as a new electric Golf, which is scheduled to be launched at the end of the decade.

The Dresden factory, which produces electric cars, will also be closed completely by the end of 2025. However, Volkswagen has hinted that the plant could possibly be part of a "third-party program." In addition, the Osnabrück factory, where the T-Roc Cabriolet is produced, is set to close in 2027. Unless an alternative is found.

Electric car production in Zwickau, where the ID.4 and ID.3 are currently manufactured, is also being significantly reduced. In future, the factory will only build the Audi Q4 e-tron and Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback on a single assembly line. Production of the ID.4 will be moved to Emden, where the ID.7 and ID.7 Tourer are currently produced.

Volkswagen management had originally wanted more extensive changes. But the bosses had to give in to unions and ownership interests from the state of Lower Saxony. Still, CEO Oliver Blume believes the agreement is enough to save Volkswagen.

– The agreement is an important signal for the future profitability of the Volkswagen brand, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and the component factories.

"With the agreed package of measures, the company has set a decisive course for the future in terms of costs, capacity and structures. We are now back in a position to successfully shape our own destiny," says Oliver Blume.

Latest

Don't miss

Skoda Enyaq is priced below 300,000 kroner in Denmark

The popular Skoda Enyaq is getting both a facelift...

SF wants to ban gasoline cars – but Denmark is not allowed to do so

Denmark must not ban the sale of new petrol...

Volvo's unexpected move gives electric cars longer range

Electric cars are still lagging behind in many areas....

Cars from famous Tom Cruise movie found abandoned in forest

There are rumors going around right now that Days...

Researchers demand introduction of a vehicle tax for electric cars

Electric cars should not be allowed to avoid paying...
Boosted Magazine
Boosted Magazine
Boosted in Denmark has over a million unique users, surpassing two million sessions, and accumulating over seven million page views each month, and our platforms has become a hub for automotive enthusiasts. Now you can enjoy our content in English too! Enjoy our free car news - every day. Want to talk to us? Write an email to boosted@boostedmagazine.com
spot_img

The gear selector returns in the new Tesla Model Y

We don't know for sure. But it looks like Tesla has reversed a design move from the Model 3 and is keeping the gearshift...

Failed crash test – still became car of the year in Europe

The European Car of the Year is a Renault for the second year in a row. But the safety of the new Renault does...

China finds 2,800-kilometer-long lithium deposit

It's a crucial component of batteries for electric cars. And now the Chinese have found a lithium deposit that's an insane 2,800 kilometers long....

Björn scolds people without electric cars – "You don't understand"

Swede Björn Ferry is now lashing out at people who don't own electric cars because he believes the electric car is the future. Even...

Volvo invents super battery – "matches the gasoline car"

Volvo believes it has reached such a point with the invention of a new battery and its charging technology that it will match the...

Life-threatening defect in Denmark – recalls Swedish cars

In Denmark, 1,200 Peugeot e-3008 and e-5008 may be affected by a fault with bad ball joints and tie rods. Now the fault has...

43 percent of drivers fail the same part of the driving test

New figures from Norway show that 43 percent of drivers fail the same part of the driving test. Authorities call this worrying and point...

Denmark is mentioned in the media – "They took his Ferrari"

The fact that Denmark has a law against reckless driving has reached all the way abroad. In Finland, it has been noted that a...

BMW drops unpopular feature after 10 years

In 2015, BMW introduced hand gestures to its customers and the outside world to control several functions in the cabin. However, it was unpopular,...

Volvo promises to phase out all diesel trucks

In a significant announcement, Volvo Trucks now promises that the brand will stop selling diesel-powered trucks. The majority will be gone by 2030, management...

Toyota denies: "We were not offered a car brand"

Toyota's former director and current chairman Akio Toyoda now denies that Nissan has ever asked for the brand's help. "They haven't approached us," says...

Owner has sued Audi – "The electric car is a ticking bomb"

An Audi owner has sued the car brand on behalf of several others because he believes the Germans have made a car that is...
footer.txt Viser footer.txt.