1 million e-cars from Zwickau - location faces cuts
VW Zwickau celebrates its millionth electric car. But after job cuts and shifts being eliminated, the site is facing further cuts - and is pinning its hopes on a new business segment.
News zu #Electrical industry
More charging points for e-cars - Leipzig leads the way
The network of charging points is becoming denser in Saxony. Growth has been particularly strong in Leipzig.
Metal and electrical industry threatened with further job cuts
According to the employers' association Sachsenmetall, the situation in the metal and electrical industry in the Free State of Saxony is coming to a head. The situation is being compared to the coronavirus pandemic and financial crisis.
Study: Setbacks in e-mobility hit the east particularly hard
The car factories in eastern Germany are pioneers when it comes to e-cars. If the transition to electric mobility on Europe's roads is delayed, the industry there will be particularly hard hit, warns a study.
Scholz backs promotion of electric cars
The automotive industry and its suppliers are under pressure. Chancellor Scholz can imagine promoting electric cars and is calling for a European solution.
Fewer Saxons buying e-cars - but a hybrid boom
E-mobility is booming worldwide - but not in Germany. In Saxony, too, the number of electric car registrations fell significantly last year. A missed opportunity, according to experts.
Volkswagen postpones start of production of the Trinity electric car
Trinity was regarded as the flagship project of former VW boss Diess, but the e-car is a long time coming. The model of the future still needs a few more years.
Delays at Volkswagen: start of production of the Trinity electric car postponed
Trinity was regarded as the flagship project of former VW boss Diess, but the e-car is a long time coming. The model of the future still needs a few more years.
More cars produced - e-mobility falls short of expectations
More vehicles were produced in Saxony's car factories in 2023 than in the previous year. The number rose by ten percent to 560,000, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Automotive Suppliers Network Saxony (AMZ) announced on Sunday. With 253,000 e-cars, electromobility fell somewhat short of expe ..