The crising car manufacturer Volkswagen Surprisingly, production in his Wolfsburg main plant. In May, June and July, special shifts are planned on eight weekends, a group spokeswoman confirmed on request. First, the “Wolfsburger Nachrichten” reported on it.
All production lines in Wolfsburg are probably affected, and the Tiguan and Golf models are being built here. “It has not been so buzzing here for years,” says the company. Sales had increased the forecasts for 2025 for the Tiguan by around 20,000 and for the Golf by around 10,000 cars. 16 special shifts were set in the assembly alone, and more are added to body car and in the paint shop. The group even slightly extended the layers in Wolfsburg, shortened the break between the end of one layer and start of the next. This was justified with the “current program situation”.
Combined business helps
Unlike in the pure e-car factories Emden or Zwickau, only combustion models are built in Wolfsburg that are currently in demand. In the first quarter, the Volkswagen core brand sold a total of 5 percent more cars than a year ago. A new generation came onto the market from the Tiguan at the end of 2024; Therefore, the demand for the SUV is particularly high.
Last year, VW had already built more cars in the main plant than in the weak previous years, while layers were located at other locations, mainly with the electric models.
35,000 jobs fall away by 2030
In December VW and IG Metall In view of the crisis, an extensive savings program agreed, including job cuts and melting overcapacity. A total of 35,000 of the 130,000 jobs in Germany Should be lost by 2030, the technical capacity in the main plant of more than 900,000 cars per year decreased to less than 600,000. The golf production is intended to hand over Wolfsburg to Mexico, in return to get new e-models from Zwickau.
The main plant has not been fully utilized for a long time: 523,000 cars were built there last year, and less than 500,000 the year before. According to previous information, it is said to be up to 600,000 again this year. Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume (56) had recently been optimistic in an interview with Manager Magazin, To be able to bring the group back to the road to successÂ
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In Wolfsburg, VW primarily produces for the European market. Exports after China And in the USA Hardly play a role here. In addition to Golf and Tiguan, the Touran and Tayron models are also being built. The Tiguan has been the group’s best -selling model for years.