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Der Wolfsburger Konzern arbeitet an einem Sanierungsplan zur Verbesserung seiner finanziellen Lage.
Dem Wolfsburger Konzern gelingt die Einigung auf einen Sanierungsplan. Der beinhaltet fast alle Vorschläge des Vorstands – mit einer Ausnahme.
Dem Wolfsburger Konzern gelingt die Einigung auf einen Sanierungsplan. Der beinhaltet fast alle Vorschläge des Vorstands – mit einer Ausnahme.
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The Energy Storage Initiative (INES) proposes to abolish the network fees for the transport of gas to the storage facilities in the short term in order to make storage more economically attractive. The network operators should compensate for the lost revenue through higher fees for other network users. The filling level of gas storage facilities in Germany has been below the average values of previous years for weeks.

Opel is demoted to a regional brand at Stellantis and only receives a fraction of the investments. Sales in Germany have fallen by 40 percent in a decade, while market share fell from 7.2 to 4.8 percent.

The Volkswagen supervisory board has approved the board's restructuring plan, which includes, among other things, the reduction of further jobs. A representative survey shows that 62 percent of Germans are of the opinion that the state should particularly support the domestic auto industry in the current crisis in order to secure jobs and production. At the same time, many citizens blame manufacturers for having missed the development of alternative drives.

The VW supervisory board has decided on a savings package with 50,000 additional job cuts by 2030 in order to achieve a nine percent profit margin. Redundancies for operational reasons are excluded until the end of 2030. The future of four German plants is unclear, as new orders will gradually cease from 2031. CEO Oliver Blume now has to develop concepts for socially acceptable workforce reductions and alternative locations.

Volkswagen has decided on a restructuring plan with the reduction of a total of 100,000 jobs by 2030. Expert Stefan Bratzel warns that savings alone are not enough and more investment is needed in future areas such as autonomous driving. The Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm plants could be closed from 2031 due to overcapacity.

Eon boss Birnbaum warns of the deindustrialization of Germany due to too low investments, but sees positive signals in the federal government's pension and energy policy. He criticizes bureaucratic obstacles in network expansion and smart meter rollout, warns of hybrid attacks on the energy infrastructure and calls for a realistic, flexible energy transition with a focus on electrification and network flexibility.