Farewell to the giant German factory: the news

In the transformation of the market, the Volkswagen Group is facing major changes and adopting reasonable policies aimed at containing costs is the only way to guarantee its future. The closure with ventilationAudi plant in Brussels it will be official. The conglomerate, to which The House of the Four Rings belongs, tried to save the end of the factory, considering the sale to other companies.

But efforts were not enough to avoid the situation. In lack of concrete offersthe company’s senior management has decided to stop it definitively, aware that they have tried to evaluate all other options. The news about the building now opens the door to a series of negotiations with the surrounding area 3,000 workers involvedwhich goes with the door.

The negotiations ended

Audi was looking for viable solutions that would not involve closure, exploring potential buyers to take over the plant, but no proposals came to fruition. There was still some hope of an agreement with an unnamed manufacturer; however, negotiations between the parties have finally come to an end. “There are no potential investors on the site, so the active search for an investor is over”Audi said in a statement sent to AFP. The center of the Forest, a city close to the Belgian capital, had become the center of the world’s production activity in recent years. electrical models premium brand.

Already at the end of July 2024, the situation had become critical, when the Volkswagen Group announced the cessation of car production. Audi Q8 e-tron e Q8 e-tron Sportback. Heirs of the company’s first 100% electric SUV, some bad signals about them have already been given by the German company, which said in its press release last July: “Audi is looking at it decline in global orders in the main electrical section”and then add “After analyzing the market situation and the general situation of the Brussels site, Audi is evaluating the early end of series production of e-tron Q8 models”.

Charged with a special movement of the department

Therefore, the choice would have come about after the loss of interest received by the SUV, the cornerstone car of the center. Maintaining a factory dedicated to electric vehicles (BEV) had become too expensive an investment. In addition to the general contraction in BEV sales in the Old Continent, internal competition affected supply: “the family of Audi Q8 e-tron models affected by a particular movement in the sector”.

The Sport Utility specified the note published in July, “Marks the start of an electric drive for Audi in 2018 and has been a huge success around the world for many years. With the increase of new models on the Premium electric platformnow we are seeing a decrease in demand.”. The idea of ​​moving the manufacturing of other models to the facility was also discarded due to its proximity to the city centre. In addition, the high supply and production costs have taken a toll. Now the workers are waiting to find out the exact procedures for ending the employment relationship