Volkswagen will intensify efforts to create its own enterprise for the production of battery Bashny.Net

Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, plans to build its first battery factory in Germany. This was confirmed by CEO Matthias Müller at the Auto Summit industrial congress in an interview with Handelsblatt in Munich.





This is due to the need to reduce dependence on Asian suppliers, as well as the desire to employ workers of those enterprises that may be at risk of closing or significantly reducing production as demand for electric vehicles increases. Earlier, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Porsche Uwe Hück made a strong recommendation to speed up the decision on this issue. Porsche is one of the main shareholders of the Volkswagen Group and therefore cannot ignore its demands. Hück told Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Stuttgart.

“We’re going to get a social uprising because of the massive labor cuts in ICE-focused factories if we don’t make any decisions on this issue.” As such, the automaker must act quickly and decide to produce key components for electric vehicles and hybrids in Germany. If he fails to do so, we are threatened with “trouble” with the workers’ representatives, Hook said. The automotive industry will develop rapidly in the coming years towards electric and hybrid drives. “It’s a turning point,” Huck said. Thus, the need for internal combustion engines and their components will decrease rapidly. Battery elements are an integral part of electric mobility - "Germany's carmakers cannot depend on Asia for that," he warned. This much-needed investment should not be curtailed, "just because some of the company's bosses are greedy, unwise and only think about going back to the old days - such people are preparing us for trouble."





Volkswagen is currently considering three sites for the new plant: Emden, Braunschweig and Salzgitter. This is clear from the Economy Ministry's response to a request from a Christian Democrat. Salzgitter is currently considered the least preferred location for this plant. published

Source: www.electromobile360.ru/2016/11/volkswagen.html