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Panter: We will fight for the VW plant in Zwickau

Panter: We will fight for the VW plant in Zwickau
Economics Minister Dirk Panter (SPD) emphasized that the plant in Zwickau is the most productive and innovative in VW's automotive manufacturing operations. (File photo) / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa
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VW apparently plans to cut costs more aggressively. Is Zwickau on the chopping block? Saxony's Minister of Economic Affairs announces a fight to save the plant.

Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Dirk Panter, refuses to accept the possible closure of the VW plant in Zwickau. “We will fight for the plant and for the jobs. That’s beyond question,” said the SPD politician. The plant in Zwickau-Mosel must not fall victim to across-the-board cuts.

Panter described competition with other VW locations as fierce. “But then you also have to look at the numbers. And we can rightly claim that Mosel is the most productive and innovative site when it comes to vehicle production.”

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“We can pull this off together”

He wants to speak with the corporate leadership as soon as possible; contact has already been made, said the Social Democrat. “We believe that we can pull this off together, that we can reduce costs, and that the workforce is also very well equipped to do so.” They have also already sought to establish contact with the union.

Report on intensified cost-cutting plans at VW

“Manager Magazin” had previously reported that the company intended to significantly intensify its cost-cutting measures. Up to 100,000 jobs could be cut worldwide—twice as many as previously planned. According to the report, four plants in Germany are facing closure—including, possibly, the facility in Zwickau.

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