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Journey through the European electric car crisis: The uncertain future of the Audi factory in Brussels
euronews (in English)
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04/10/2024
Audi's Brussels plant is assembling an 80,000 euro electric SUV, which turns out to be too expensive for Europeans. After 2025, production will probably relocate to Mexico. Workers and unions are not happy.
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The electric car market in Europe is not taking off, and the industry already seems to be
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in crisis.
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An example of this is the Audi plant in Brussels, a factory founded in 1948 and renovated with
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cutting-edge, low-emission technologies.
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After 2025, production of the SUV Q8 e-tron, the electric flagship model, that is on sale
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in Belgium for 80,000 euros, will be stopped.
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But the unions are on a war footing.
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With the loss of 3,000 jobs, plus another 1,000 in related industries, they are preparing
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new strikes and criticizing the strategies of the car brands.
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Meanwhile, Europe is looking for solutions, including additional taxes on Chinese electric
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cars, which are much cheaper than European ones.
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On top of that, new investment projects are planned for the industry.
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In the first eight months of 2024, just over 902,000 electric cars were purchased in European
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Union countries, which represents only 12.6% of the total.
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Automobile cars, on the other hand, are still best sellers.
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