Faced with the threat of plant closures at Volkswagen, Economics Minister Martin Dulig (SPD) has signaled support for the sites in Saxony. "The message from Wolfsburg has alarmed us and hit us hard. The Free State of Saxony stands by all Saxon sites and firmly by the side of our colleagues in Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden," he said in a statement. Saxony also supports calls to reintroduce a sales premium for electric vehicles.
Volkswagen recently announced that plant closures and compulsory redundancies are no longer ruled out as part of the cost-cutting program at the core VW brand. The company also terminated the previously applicable job security, which ruled out redundancies until 2029.
