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Audi’s Brussels Plant to Close in VW Group’s First European Closure in Decades

Harry October 30, 2024

The German brand met with more than 20 potential investors but could not find a viable solution to keep the facility open

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Audi's Brussels Plant to Close in VW Group's First European Closure in Decades

Audi’s factory in Brussels is home to around 3,000 staff but will close its doors on February 28.
Production at the facility will continue for two more months after the Christmas holiday.
The automaker announced that it is in talks with a new investor in the commercial sector, but an agreement has not been reached yet.

Audi will do Closed its production facility in BrusselsThere is still a glimmer of hope that Belgium can be saved in February next year, but only with new investment.

The forest facility has been under threat for several months and will be the first factory that the VW Group has closed in Europe. Undertakes the production Q8 e-tron and employs around 3,000 staff, but will close its doors on February 28. VW Group had previously confirmed that there was a slowdown in demand for Q8 e-tron models produced in Brussels and that it had no plans to produce any other vehicles in this region. area.

To read: Audi Wants to Kill the Q8 E-Tron, May Close Brussels Plant

The decision was taken at the works council meeting with the unions at the beginning of the week. Production of the Q8 e-tron will continue until the closure, and workers will have to return from Christmas break to complete the last two months in two shifts.

Audi He was looking for ways to make the plant habitable. It met with 26 potential investors who expressed interest in the facility, but none presented a sustainable business plan, according to the automaker.

talk with Brussels Times Regarding attempts to save the facility, Audi Brussels spokesman Peter D’hoore said there were no viable alternatives to keep the facility alive.

“As part of the information and consultation process, more than twenty alternative business models were analyzed, for example in the fields of electromobility and battery technology, but also in lifecycle sustainability and new business models along the value chain,” confirmed D’hoore. He added that as of Tuesday this week, Audi started negotiations with a new investor.

Although this new investor is from the commercial vehicle industry, details about the negotiations with Audi are kept under lock and key. Currently, the factory management will complete the information and consultation process with the workers at the works council meeting planned to be held on November 12.