As perhaps expected as one of VW “secondary” factories, Osnabrück factory closure plans announced.
‘For VW's smallest production plant, the cancellation could have consequences. Porsche is currently the most important client for the small VW site with 2,300 employees. So far, the production of the T-Roc Cabriolet, the 718 Porsche Cayman and Porsche Boxster will run at the Osnabrück site until spring 2026. According to the NOZ, it was actually planned to manufacture their electric successors there from 2026. With the elimination of the hoped-for follow-up order, the location will be without a follow-up model from spring 2026, as IG-Metall spokesman Soldanski confirmed to the NDR Niedersachsen.”
"We have taken note of the decision of the Porsche Executive Board," said a spokesman for the VW works council. However, Porsche is not the only one who decides on the future of the site. "In this respect, the following still applies: It is the claim of the employees on the supervisory board that all plants in our global production network have solid future prospects. Of course also Osnabrück." The Executive Board of the VW Supervisory Board now wants to decide how it will continue after Porsche's withdrawal in Osnabrück in the autumn during a planning round. In view of high costs and poor utilization in other VW plants, the Group no longer rules out operational redundancies and plant closures.”
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Battles with unions to come but hopefully quality will not suffer.
‘For VW's smallest production plant, the cancellation could have consequences. Porsche is currently the most important client for the small VW site with 2,300 employees. So far, the production of the T-Roc Cabriolet, the 718 Porsche Cayman and Porsche Boxster will run at the Osnabrück site until spring 2026. According to the NOZ, it was actually planned to manufacture their electric successors there from 2026. With the elimination of the hoped-for follow-up order, the location will be without a follow-up model from spring 2026, as IG-Metall spokesman Soldanski confirmed to the NDR Niedersachsen.”
"We have taken note of the decision of the Porsche Executive Board," said a spokesman for the VW works council. However, Porsche is not the only one who decides on the future of the site. "In this respect, the following still applies: It is the claim of the employees on the supervisory board that all plants in our global production network have solid future prospects. Of course also Osnabrück." The Executive Board of the VW Supervisory Board now wants to decide how it will continue after Porsche's withdrawal in Osnabrück in the autumn during a planning round. In view of high costs and poor utilization in other VW plants, the Group no longer rules out operational redundancies and plant closures.”
E-Porsches werden doch nicht bei VW in Osnabrück produziert
Porsche wird die Produktion von E-Autos doch nicht an den VW-Standort Osnabrück geben. Das bestätigte eine Sprecherin am Dienstag dem NDR Niedersachsen. Damit hat das Werk ab Ostern 2026 keine Aufträge mehr.
Battles with unions to come but hopefully quality will not suffer.
