UNCOVERED: Zwickau - The Untold Story

Volkswagen Rumored To Close Four German Plants, 140,000 Jobs At Risk

EVs like the Volkswagen ID.4, ID.7 and Audi Q4 E-Tron could shift to lower-cost plants abroad, reshaping availability and pricing.

Motor1 · Sep 3

Volkswagen risks 'major conflict' with staff over cost-cutting drive, union warns

Chief Executive Oliver Blume is considering cutting 100,000 jobs worldwide, around 16% of Volkswagen's global workforce, and closing three Volkswagen plants in Germany as well as one Audi factory,

Euronews · Jul 9

VW to pause production at two plants as electric vehicle sales stall

German factories to halt work for one week next month in blow to EV switchover

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Volkswagen's Largest EV Plant Slows Down Again Due To Weak Demand

The situation in the Volkswagen Group's largest electric car factory in Zwickau, Germany appears to be worsening because of insufficient demand.

InsideEVs · Nov 17, 2023

Volkswagen EV Production In Zwickau Interrupted Again, But Not Because Of Demand

The Volkswagen Group's electric car factory in Zwickau, Germany will have to pause production of some of the MEB-based models.

InsideEVs · Nov 9, 2023

VW Golf Electric To Be Made In Wolfsburg, Trinity At Zwickau Plant

A new electric A-segment SUV – in other words, a city car – will also be built at the Wolfsburg factory beginning in 2026.

InsideEVs · Sep 29, 2023

Report: Volkswagen To Cut ID.3 And Cupra Born Production In Germany

Volkswagen Group's electric vehicle demand issues in Europe appear to be piling-up and require additional adjustments at the production sites in Germany.

InsideEVs · Sep 27, 2023

VW Said To End ID.3 Production At Dresden's Transparent Factory

The Volkswagen ID.3 will continue to be built at the Zwickau plant and will also start production at the Wolfsburg factory this fall.

InsideEVs · Sep 18, 2023

Insufficient Demand Affects Production At Volkswagen Zwickau Plant

The Volkswagen Group has a demand problem for its all-electric cars in Europe, which soon might affect its main factory in Zwickau, Germany.

InsideEVs · Sep 17, 2023

Volkswagen's Zwickau Plant Produced Record Number Of Electric Cars

Volkswagen's largest all-electric car factory in Zwickau, Germany has just set a new production record.

InsideEVs · Nov 20, 2022