withwickau, now it seems, is the future. Cars have been produced in Saxony for nearly 120 years. The first is the Horch brand, in Latin: Audi. They are always driven by internal combustion engines. The last classic model rolled off the assembly line on June 26 last year. Since then, the Volkswagen Group will only produce electric models here, and 330,000 vehicles will be produced annually in the future. These 8,000 jobs are considered safe.
Does it depend on European Commission In Brussels, this change is imminent for the entire industry: from 2035, all new cars in the EU will achieve zero emissions. The Federal Republic has been affected more than any other member state, and its more than 800,000 car companies and suppliers’ employees are mostly high-paying employees—this does not include all the jobs that depend on it in other industries.
The decisive factor for the future of the German automotive industry will be: in the era of electric vehicles, can it maintain its global dominance? Can the public successfully dominate the mass market?Luxury manufacturers did it BMW And does Mercedes also impose surcharges on electric vehicles? The signs are not that bad. They all invested billions of dollars, were awakened by Tesla pioneer Elon Musk, and launched dozens of new electric models, some of which have a much larger range-so far, this is the shift to electric vehicles. One of the main obstacles. Driven by government incentives, this situation is gradually changing.
The fruit will gradually appear.Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess, As a pioneer of electric vehicles, staged Shen Yun and used his electronic offensive to inspire investors. Since the beginning of this year, Volkswagen’s stock price has risen by 40%. The stock exchange, known for its trading future, believes that Volkswagen, with its scale, cost advantage and sales ability, can master the ability to lead events even in the electronic age.
“Major impact on work”
Not everyone in this industry is so ecstatic.BMW boss Oliver Zisse Defend the goal of “open technology”, which means that batteries are not the only way to redeem. In addition, automakers will still produce internal combustion engines for markets outside of Europe.
For many regions, electric vehicles are simply too expensive. The industry association VDA warned of the consequences, especially for suppliers. In fact, the ban on internal combustion engines also applies to hybrid vehicles and light commercial vehicles, which is the opposite of “hostility to innovation and openness to technology.” Hildegard Müller, the owner of the association, warned that the required accelerated transformation is almost impossible to achieve, especially for many suppliers, and warned that it “has a considerable impact on the work”.
For example in Kirchheim Bolanden. The city in the province of Rhineland-Palatinate has nearly 8,000 inhabitants. The largest employer is BorgWarner, a supplier to the automotive industry. The company produces turbochargers at its factory, producing approximately 3 million units per year, which is a world market leader. However, if the internal combustion engine is now scrapped, the turbocharger will also be scrapped. Then no one needs a world market leader. So, where will the 1,500 employees in this small town go?
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The fact is that structural changes in the automotive industry did not only begin on Wednesday, when the European Commission announced that the internal combustion engine would end in 2035.This IG metal Know the worrying numbers: The car company counted 834,000 employees in 2018 and created new jobs over the years, but the situation has been declining since then: 11,000 jobs were lost in 2019 and another 21,000 in 2020 Jobs. The structural changes are there and can be felt. The only question is what will happen after that.
221,000 jobs are at risk
According to a study by Ifo, the representative VDA With the shift to electric vehicles, as many as 221,000 jobs in the automotive industry will be on the verge of death. Approximately 613,000 jobs in Germany still depend on the manufacture of gasoline and diesel vehicles. With the rise of electric vehicles in 2025, “29% to 36% of affected employees will be available”.
