In a presentation this week apparently aimed at dissuading the plant’s 4,300 production workers from voting for the union, Volkswagen listed examples of how it pays and treats them well.
Animal welfareConfirmed
Volkswagen pledges end to animal testing
Volkswagen pledges never to test with animals again, according to Thomas Steg, VW's chief lobbyist, who made the statement in an interview with German daily Bild.
Volkswagen has pledged never to test with animals again, Thomas Steg, VW's chief lobbyist, told German daily Bild in an interview to be published on Tuesday.
Wages & economic policyConfirmed
Volkswagen argues for countervailing duties
Volkswagen argued to Brussels that Chinese manufacturers can build electric cars for less than German factories, and that without countervailing duties, European automakers would lose the affordable-EV fight.
Somewhere inside Volkswagen Group's tariff lobbying operation, someone owes a colleague an apology.
For two years, Volkswagen has argued to Brussels that Chinese manufacturers can build an electric car for meaningfully less money than a German factory can, and that without countervailing duties, European automakers would lose the affordable-EV fight before it started.
Volkswagen, listed as XTRA:VOW3, is one of the largest global automakers, with brands spanning mass market, premium, luxury, and software operations through Cariad. The announced job cuts and business reset come at a time when global carmakers are dealing with intense competition in electric vehicles, pressure in China, and changing trade rules, including US tariffs.