Automotive industry: VW CEO Blume presents himself to a worried workforce
The crisis at VW is also making many employees at suppliers fear for their jobs. In Zwickau, they are demonstrating united at the factory gate. But does VW boss Oliver Blume bring the hoped-for clarity?
Dozens of Volkswagen employees in Zwickau, along with suppliers' workers, demonstrated for the future of the site. The protest coincided with a visit by VW CEO Oliver Blume. The company's works council chair, Mario Albert, stated that employees are uncertain about their future, citing plans to cut more jobs beyond the previously announced 50,000 in Germany.
The Zwickau plant, which has produced electric vehicles since 2020 and once employed around 11,000 people, now has about 8,000 workers and is set to close one of its two production lines next year.
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