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 == Developments ==
+September 14, 2023: Zwickau plant will not extend contract of 269 employees due to current market conditions. Volkswagen had initially planned to give permanent employement to 540 staff it hired in recent years. “Volkswagen continues to be 100% convinced of the path to electromobility … however, in light of the current market conditions we can not extend 269 contracts which will run out shortly after a 12-month duration,” its spokesperson said<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-reduce-staffing-electric-zwickau-103946014.html</ref>.
 September 13, 2023: The low demand for electric vehicles threatens Zwickau plant with job cuts. Around 2,500 temporary employees in the plant are likely to be affected by job cuts. The ID vehicles including Audi Q4-etron and Cupra Born are manufactured in the plant under the MEB platform. A works council meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow to discuss the situation<ref>https://www.automobilwoche.de/bc-online/volkswagen-werk-zwickau-e-auto-krise-stellenabbau-geplant</ref>. Zwickau plant has an annual capacity of more than 200,000 electric vehicles and employs 10,700 staff<ref>https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/volkswagen-sachsen-gmbh-zwickau-plant-5901</ref>.
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