Why Volkswagen hit the skids

为什么大众汽车遭遇滑铁卢

Behind the Money

2024-09-25

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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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  On X, follow Patricia Nilsson (@patricianilsson) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.  Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Earlier this month,

  • the FT's Patricia Nilsson hopped on a train to go to a small city in Germany called Wolfsburg.

  • It's quite a modest town.

  • It's not, you know, it doesn't look particularly rich.

  • But Wolfsburg is known best for being the headquarters of Europe's largest car maker, Volkswagen.

  • When you roll into Wolfsburg, you see the company's old power plant.

  • So there are these four large chimneys.

  • It is the image of German industry.

  • The town is very much shaped by the factory and the life around it.

  • There's even a Volkswagen-themed park called the Autostadt.

  • Tourists can test drive new car models on all-terrain tracks or visit a museum dedicated to the company's history.

  • And people come from other places in the country to get a job at Volkswagen.

  • People like Benny Littau.