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Volkswagen management to propose closing four German plants, website reports
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- Volkswagen management plans to propose closing four factories in Germany at a supervisory board meeting on Friday, according to WirtschaftsWoche.
- The reported internal document says production would end in Emden and Zwickau in 2031, Hannover in 2032 and Neckarsulm in 2034.
- The proposal would affect Volkswagenโs German manufacturing network, but the provided report gives no further details on the plan.
Volkswagen management is expected to propose closing four factories in Germany at a supervisory board meeting on Friday, WirtschaftsWoche reported, citing an internal document.
The plants named in the report are in Emden, Zwickau, Hannover and Neckarsulm. Production at Emden and Zwickau would end in 2031, followed by Hannover in 2032 and Neckarsulm in 2034.
The reported proposal would phase out production at all four sites over several years. The available details do not include further information about the planned closures or the companyโs reasons for considering them.
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