Volkswagen to devote 3 German plants to electric car push

Volkswagen to devote 3 German plants to electric car push

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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-volkswagen-devote-german-electric-car.html

Volkswagen personnel head Gunnar Kilian says workers were given a jobs guarantee through 2028 but that the company would work to reduce positions "in a socially responsible way" since electrics require fewer production steps.

Analysts say carmakers will need to add electric cars to their sales lineups to meet the new European Union rules on greenhouse gas emissions from 2021.

                                                            
                                    
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