Electric Vehicles

Why do people continue to pedal this bigoted propaganda?

I don't know why people would do that:

VW was considering closing up to three factories in Germany and had been calling on its workforce to accept a 10% pay cut.

At the time, the union was calling for a 7% increase.

The two sides have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country in a "socially responsible manner" by 2030, in order to save some €15bn (£12.4bn).

This was considered a win:

While the deal will also see a reduction in production capacity across its plants, it was celebrated by union leaders.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje9kv3q94po

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The French carmaker is turning to one of the few markets where battery-powered cars are selling well to access new technology and learn how to make EVs faster. The company has hired some 200 people in Shanghai

Expanding in China is a sensitive subject in France, where some unions are pushing back against management efforts to raise efficiencies via measures including limiting remote work to 2.5 days per week. Renault’s decision to develop much of its new Twingo in China has been criticised internally, and the manufacturer also employs about 3,000 engineers in India.

https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3288628/renault-goes-china-hiring-spree-bolster-ev-push-home

Volkswagen Passenger Cars CEO Thomas Schafer told Euronews the car maker’s operations "cannot continue as before".

“We have to get to the root of the problems: we are not productive enough at our German sites and our factory costs are currently 25 to 50 per cent above target.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/volkswagen-considering-closure-of-three-plants-in-germany/

While Mercedes pledged to improve its cost position, it didn’t elaborate on where cuts would fall. The manufacturer operates several plants in Germany, where labor and energy costs are relatively high. It’s also investing heavily in research and development for its electrification shift, all while producing both electric and combustion engine models at its sprawling network of factories.

https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/mercedes-pledges-cost-cuts-after-china-slump-hits-margin

Any attempts on their part to catch up are further hampered by increased energy costs for production, high labour costs when compared with other countries like China and India, as well as stringent EU regulations.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/german-auto-companies-profit-warnings-tariff-tension-eu-china-competition-evs-4761936