Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen sees building its own factory to make electronic vehicle batteries as a logical move as it expands production of low-emission cars after its emissions scandal. Volkswagen and its labour unions agreed on Friday to cut 30 000 jobs at the core VW brand in exchange for a commitment to avoid forced redundancies in Germany until 2025.
Source: www.engineeringnews.co.za
Volkswagen CEO says sees case for building own battery factory – paper
