Thursday, October 31, 2024

Volkswagen Hits the Net-Zero Wall - WSJ

The German company’s layoffs and pay cuts are a warning to America about Biden-Harris climate policies.
An October surprise for the U.S. election may have arrived this week—in Germany. 
Word that Volkswagen could close three vehicle factories, cut 10,000 jobs and impose steep across-the-board pay reductions is a warning for Americans about the peril of Biden-Harris climate policy...
It has 
  • avoided involuntary layoffs for three decades and 
  • hasn’t shuttered a factory in its home country in its 87-year history...
Germany’s auto industry is trapped in a vise between higher energy prices that drive up the cost of production, and electric-vehicle mandates that drive down sales. 
VW is cracking under the pressure...

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