Volkswagen will close its Dresden plant 35,000 lost jobs

Volkswagen will close its Dresden plant TOMORROW for the first time in 88 years

At its peak, the Dresden plant produced up to 200,000 cars per year. The closure was prompted by the economic and energy crises, which resulted in the layoff of 35,000 employees.

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Volkswagen shuts down Dresden plant as German industry reels

With an installed capacity to build up to 37,500 cars a year, Dresden plant’s closure comes against the backdrop of Germany’s broader deindustrialization, which started in 2022 when Berlin rejected the… pic.twitter.com/pZjEwWVVC1

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