According to reports, the Chinese Electric car manufacturer Nio keeps an eye on what’s about to end Audi-Plant thrown in Brussels. This is reported by the business media “De Tijd” and “L’Echo”. Accordingly, the company apparently wants to make a concrete offer to the VW Group next Monday.
The ailing Audi parent company Volkswagen had lowered its forecast at the beginning of July and announced the Audi factory in Brussels due to weak demand for the top-of-the-line electric model Q8 e-tron built there. Without buyers for the production site, almost 3,000 jobs would be lost.
The mood on site has recently been heated: at the beginning of September, four tires in the shape of the Audi logo burned in front of the factory, and employees also stole the keys to 200 Q8 e-trons to prevent their delivery. The factory management then initially closed the factory gates.
Nio is a Chinese car manufacturer specializing in the production of electric cars. The company is currently looking for a production facility in Europe, as EU import tariffs on Chinese electric cars make exporting its vehicles to Europe less attractive. However, if produced in Europe, the tariffs would be waived.
Nio vehicles have been for sale in this country since the end of 2022. But despite positive test results, the brand’s premium electric cars have hardly found any buyers like you in this article read the manager magazine.