Austerity measures at VW - Works meeting planned in Zwickau

After the announcement of a tough restructuring course in the VW Group, there will be an extraordinary works meeting at the Zwickau plant on Thursday. VW brand boss Thomas Schäfer is expected to attend. He could be in for an uncomfortable reception in Saxony: Actions are planned, according to works council circles. "If the workforce doesn't speak up now, when will they?"

Europe's largest car manufacturer announced on Monday that it would tighten the austerity measures already implemented at the core VW brand in light of the worsening situation. Plant closures in Germany and compulsory redundancies are no longer ruled out.

The extent to which Saxony will be affected by the cuts is still unclear. With the E-Werk in Zwickau, the engine plant in Chemnitz and the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden, there are three locations in the Free State. According to the company, around 11,000 people work there.