Volkswagen is facing a crisis. Often considered a symbol of Germany’s industrial power, it’s now reckoning with a difficult transition to electric vehicles, among other issues. And now, management is considering breaking a long-held taboo: closing German factories. Patricia Nilsson, the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent, heads to VW’s headquarters in Wolfsburg to examine the fallout and what’s next.
Clips from Bloomberg, DW News, CNN
For further reading:
For European carmakers, EVs are a Catch-22)
Why Volkswagen is seeking to break the taboo of closing German plants)
VW audit of Xinjiang plant failed to meet international standards)
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