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ev.news Europe: Volkswagen Just Put Four EV Factories at Risk

Volkswagen is preparing to quit building cars at four German factories. Every one of them builds EVs.

On Thursday this week, in Wolfsburg, Volkswagen's supervisory board voted unanimously — a day ahead of schedule — to approve something called Future Plan 2030.

50,000 more job cuts by the end of the decade. The model range gutted and cut roughly in half by 2035. And four German plants placed under a review that could end vehicle production at all of them.

Those four plants are Emden. Zwickau. Hanover. And Audi's Neckarsulm.

Zwickau was the first large car factory in Europe converted entirely…

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