Electric cars enter the scene: Volkswagen releases 7,000 workers

The German automotive giant Volkswagen AG plans to reduce by about a third the workforce of its two factories in Hanover and Emden. Volkswagen will release 7,000 of the 22,000 employees of both companies, according to the publication. These are reductions linked to the reorientation of the European market for electric vehicles and the gradual decline of the EU countries by cars with diesel engines.

According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the production of electric cars requires fewer human resources, with which the corresponding plans Volkswagen to reduce unnecessary jobs.

According to the publication, the company expects a reduction of its staff mainly at the expense of those who will retire and will also be released of its own free will. A number of employees will be offered contracts at Porsche and at the VW plant in Kassel.

The Concern has not yet commented on the data published by the media in the media

Recall that in December 2018, it was reported that the new generation of gasoline and diesel engines Volkswagen would be unveiled in 2026

Parallel, work will be carried out on two platforms for electric cars: MEB will use commercial vehicles Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Volkswagen and Volkswagen, and EPP will share the same functions Audi, Bentley and Porsche. 19659007] First born with ANDNOT hatchback ID Volkswagen, which hit the market in 2020 – this electric car will cost the diesel Volkswagen Golf. Then, the Porsche Taycan series and the Audi E-Tron GT Audi E-Tran series will be available in series.

In June 2018, due to the so-called DieselGate, the County of Brunswick prosecutor ordered Volkswagen AG to pay a fine of 5 million euros and 995 million euros illegally. Profit.

DieselGate is a scandal around the Volkswagen firm, which exploded in September 2015. Audi has released 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide, equipped with software that dumped dozens of times the number harmful gases during his tests. [19659017].