Further cuts are imminent at the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau. According to information obtained by the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, management has terminated the company agreement on three-shift operation dating from 1991. It thus expires at the end of the year.
"The aim is to reach a new company agreement jointly supported by the company and the employees, which takes into account the current market situation and ensures the economic viability of the site," a company spokesman explained on Wednesday when asked. Accordingly, also at the sites Wolfsburg and Emden will no longer be produced in three shifts.
Only one day earlier it had become known that VW will throttle production in its Zwickau e-car factory for two weeks at the beginning of October because of weakening demand. One production line is to come to a complete standstill. Management plans to hold talks with the works council on how to proceed from October 16.
The company says the termination of the works agreement is a "necessary formal step" in order to negotiate a new, sustainable works agreement. Talks on this would begin this week. The Zwickau plant is considered the Group's pioneer in electromobility. Around 10,700 people work there. They produce electric models of the Volkswagen, Audi and Cupra brands.
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