Watch Out Elon—Vw To Convert 3 German Plants To Laid Upwards Electrical Cars

And whatever you lot do, Don't cite the shorts.
From Reuters:

Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) volition convert iii German linguistic communication factories to prepare electrical cars, equally Europe's largest automaker past times sales starts volume producing zero-emission vehicles inward a major strategy shift next its emissions cheating scandal.

The German linguistic communication fellowship said on Midweek its found inward Emden, which currently builds the VW Passat, would prepare electrical cars from 2022 onwards, piece its mill inward Hannover would commencement making them the same year.

The Hanover found volition hold about production of combustion-engined vehicles inward add-on to edifice battery driven cars, VW said.

"We are moving at amount speed into the production of electrical vehicles. Emden as well as Hanover are to hold upward farther model plants inward Germany. Together amongst Zwickau, they volition cast the largest network for the production of electrical vehicles inward Europe,” Gunnar Kilian, VW board fellow member responsible for personnel, said.

VW has provided labor guarantees until 2028 for employees at the Emden as well as Hanover factories, as well as volition pass 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) grooming workers at Zwickau, it said.
The Zwickau found inward eastern FRG volition commencement edifice electrical cars for iii of the group's in-house brands from belatedly 2019 onwards, VW added. ...MORE