What if VW leaves? The big question in Zwickau
The decline of the car manufacturers is affecting regions, cities and families all over Germany. This also applies to Zwickau in the state of Saxony. For 122 years, cars have been the dominant factor here. Now everything is hanging in the balance.
The German city of Zwickau, a hub for automobile manufacturing for 122 years, is facing an uncertain future due to the decline of the industry. Volkswagen's Zwickau plant, which employs around 8,000 people, may close by 2030, threatening thousands of jobs and the region's economy. The plant currently receives no new orders, and if this continues, production will cease in a few years.
The crisis in the German automotive industry has resulted in 123,500 job losses between 2019 and 2025, with 42,000 jobs lost in the past year alone.
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