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GFrei.News asked why Audi is investing billions in Georgia in the USA while the company plans to cut more than 7,000 jobs in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. The author cited high energy costs, labor overhead, taxes, bureaucracy and regulation, as well as what he considers unpredictable politics as reasons. According to GFrei.News, the German government has already largely destroyed several areas of technology in which Germany had been a leader. The author mentioned nuclear energy, fracking, magnetic levitation technology, genetic engineering, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology, and identified the automotive industry as the next affected area. Moreover, GFrei.News wrote that the automotive industry consists not only of Audi but also of numerous suppliers, many of which are already insolvent. These suppliers are often central employers and bearers of prosperity in small towns. The development is not primarily attributed to globalization, China, or other scarcely controllable forces, but rather to decisions made by their own government, which are supported by mainstream media, according to the author. #Autoindustrie #Investitionen #Deutschland (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Audi plans to invest four billion dollars in a new plant in the U.S. state of Georgia. There, 200,000 SUVs should be produced annually, and starting in the early 2030s, the Q7, Q8, and Q9 models; around 4,500 jobs are expected. The construction start is planned for 2027. Additionally, 25,000 vehicles should be manufactured annually in South Carolina. Boeminghaus referred to around 1.2 billion euros in tariffs for Audi last year and a 16 percent decline in U.S. sales this year. At the same time, he wrote that the Neckarsulm plant may face closure after 2030, although this has not been decided. He viewed the investment in the U.S. as a sign of relocation and contrasted the planned jobs there with the uncertain future of German industrial locations. https://t.co/x3WDlilJSL #Audi #Automobilindustrie #Arbeitsplätze (translated)

Dr. Christoph Canne wrote that Audi is building a new plant in Georgia (USA) while the future is being debated in Neckarsulm. According to Reuters, the Q7, Q8, and Q9 models are expected to be produced there. Canne classified them as large, high-margin SUVs that are currently more likely to be expected with combustion or hybrid drive rather than purely electric, according to Audi's current product strategy. #Audi #SUV #Automobilindustrie (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the Audi plant in Neckarsulm is threatened with closure. Audi has activated the so-called bad weather clause and demanded negotiations on job cuts and working conditions. The site with more than 15,000 employees must present a viable savings plan within a year; otherwise, closure may loom. Citing assessments from economic experts, Boeminghaus wrote that around 50,000 jobs in the region could be affected by a closure. About 1,000 suppliers depend on production, and up to a quarter of the regional industrial value creation could be lost. He added that it now concerns a total of seven to eight plants, including those of VW, Audi, and Mercedes. He named WELT and dpa as sources. https://t.co/0fbpxaHufh #Automobilindustrie #Neckarsulm #Stellenabbau (translated)

Neckarsulm has great industrial expertise and an impressive history. But tradition alone does not secure a future. Audi CEO Gernot Döllner emphasized that while the Neckarsulm plant is under threat, it does not have to bear the burden alone. #AudiNeckarsulm #Schlechtwetterklausel #Zukunftsängste (translated)

Audi questions the job security at the Neckarsulm plant, as a bad weather clause could allow for operationally related layoffs before the end of 2033, while the workforce is concerned due to the austerity plans and uncertainties about the future of the site. #AudiNeckarsulm #Schlechtwetterklausel #Zukunftsängste (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus stated that Audi has launched a pilot model where employees could voluntarily switch to defense companies like MBDA, Diehl, KNDS, and Airbus for up to 24 months. They would remain employed by Audi and receive their previous salary plus an additional allowance. As background, Boeminghaus mentioned the planned reduction of 7,500 positions at Audi by 2029 and the underutilized plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. At the same time, MBDA aims to double its missile production and hire an additional 2,800 employees across Europe. Boeminghaus described the defense industry as a safety net for skilled workers from the pressurized automotive industry. https://t.co/20caQCX5ns #Autoindustrie #Rüstungsindustrie #Deutschland (translated)

Volkswagen verschärft seinen Sparkurs nochmals deutlich. Der Konzern steht vor weiteren tiefgreifenden Einschnitten. #Volkswagen #VW #Autoindustrie #Arbeitsplätze Sparkurs: Markenchef Thomas Schäfer kündigte am 21. September 2026 an, beim laufenden Performance Programm deutlich nachzulegen. Volkswagen plant in Deutschland den Abbau von 25.000 Arbeitsplätzen und will seine Strukturen weiter anpassen. Standorte: Anfang September billigte der Aufsichtsrat einen weiteren Sparplan mit zusätzlichen Stellenstreichungen weltweit. Die Fertigung in Emden, Zwickau, Hannover und Neckarsulm steht langfristig zur Disposition, während Volkswagen seine Konzernrendite bis 2030 auf neun Prozent steigern will. Volkswagen steht damit vor einem umfangreichen Umbau, der weitere Einschnitte bei Beschäftigung und Produktionsstrukturen erwarten lässt. Vielen Dank für den wichtigen Hinweis! Quelle: (WirtschaftsWoche) https://t.co/hx3fJK9G5L #Volkswagen #Autoindustrie #Arbeitsplätze

Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas fordert von Volkswagen den Erhalt der Produktionsstätten in Neckarsulm, Hannover, Emden und Zwickau und dringt auf zukunftsfähige Lösungen, während ein Sparpaket weltweit etwa 50.000 Stellen, davon die Hälfte in Deutschland, gefährdet. #VW #Arbeitsplätze #Elektromobilität

Volkswagen stellt seine Markenstrategie neu auf. Seat könnte spätestens Ende 2029 vollständig vom Markt verschwinden. #Volkswagen #Seat #Autoindustrie #Industrie Markenumbau: Laut einem Bericht der WirtschaftsWoche plant der Volkswagen Vorstand, die Marke Seat spätestens Ende 2029 auslaufen zu lassen. Seat soll im Zielbild für 2030 nicht mehr als eigenständiger Bestandteil geführt werden, während die strategische Entwicklung stärker auf Cupra konzentriert werden soll. Konzernumbau: Der Aufsichtsrat von Volkswagen soll am 4. September 2026 über weitere Maßnahmen beraten. Neben der Zukunft von Seat stehen laut Bericht auch die langfristigen Perspektiven der Werke in Zwickau, Emden, Hannover und Neckarsulm sowie ein möglicher weiterer Stellenabbau zur Diskussion. Die geplanten Veränderungen zeigen, wie tiefgreifend Volkswagen seine Strukturen angesichts des internationalen Wettbewerbs und des hohen Kostendrucks neu ordnen muss. Vielen Dank für den wichtigen Hinweis! Quelle: ntv https://t.co/RjsJA0QAPD #Volkswagen #Autoindustrie #Markenumbau

Volkswagen kann am von IG Metall, SPD & Grünen geprägten Aufsichtsrat vorbei keine Werksschließungen beschließen. Deswegen lässt der Vorstand die Werke einfach auslaufen. > Emden 2031 > Zwickau 2031 > Hannover 2032 > Neckarsulm 2034 Keine neuen Modelle, keine Arbeit mehr, keine Mitarbeiter mehr. Die Zeche zahlen die Aktionäre. Längst nicht mehr wirtschaftliche Werke werden noch einige Jahre weiter durchgeschleppt. #Volkswagen #Werksschließungen #IGMetall

VW-Vorstand will die Werke Neckarsulm, Hannover, Zwickau und Emden "austrocknen". Also langsam sterben lassen. Dafür braucht man - Trick 17- keine Zustimmung der Arbeitnehmervertretung. Bitter für die Regionen. Aber konsequent angesichts der autofeindlichen Politik. #VW #Autos #Arbeiterrechte #DE

Volkswagen's management is proposing the closure of four factories in Germany due to a combination of external market challenges and internal restructuring needs, with production in Emden and Zwickau slated to end by 2031, and the remaining two factories in Hannover and Neckarsulm by 2034. #Volkswagen #restrukturalizace #Závody