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VW Zwickau starts factory holidays: Only 400 employees remain active!
In Zwickau, the VW factory holidays begin on July 14, 2025 for three weeks, while electric car production is paused.
VW Zwickau starts factory holidays: Only 400 employees remain active!
Now it's that time again: the factory holidays start next Monday at the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau-Mosel and will last three weeks. During this time, the production facility will take a break and no electric cars will be assembled. In addition to vehicle production, work in the press shop as well as in logistics and human resources will also be suspended. A large proportion of the approximately 9,000 employees have to take a vacation break. But don't worry, a three-digit number of employees will remain on site to carry out maintenance and repair work. In addition, around 400 employees work in the D-Class to maintain the sophisticated production of luxury cars for Bentley and Lamborghini. Loud Radio Zwickau The other VW locations in Saxony, such as Dresden, are already on holiday, while Chemnitz still has a week until the closure.
In Zwickau the focus is not only on the holidays, but also on the future. In the future, the factory will only produce electric cars. With a planned capacity of up to 330,000 electric cars per year, VW will become the world's first volume provider to convert an entire factory from the production of combustion engines to electric mobility. This is made possible by an investment of around 1.2 billion euros in retrofitting, with the first of two production lines having already been converted by November 2019. In addition, combustion engines will continue to be manufactured in Hanover, while at the same time they are also converting to electric cars. By 2025, Volkswagen plans to sell over a million electric cars annually, an ambitious goal that will significantly influence the future of the automotive industry car dealership.
A look at the automotive industry
The change towards electromobility is accompanied by various aspects. Important changes to the Passenger Car Energy Consumption Labeling Ordinance (Pkw-EnVKV) came into force on February 23, 2024. This regulation regulates what technical and economic information manufacturers and dealers must provide about new cars and helps to educate consumers about fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The goal is clear: sustainable mobility and the promotion of efficient vehicle models are the focus. The new labeling provides comprehensive information about consumption values, CO2 emissions and also about the liberalization of vehicle taxes and energy costs, such as this Federal Ministry of Economics explained.
In summary, it can be seen that the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau is not only on vacation, but also that fundamental changes and developments towards electromobility are being pushed forward. The future remains turbulent, and there is much to be done in the automotive industry to meet climate goals and educate consumers accordingly. It will be exciting to see how the automotive industry will develop in the coming years!