The Autoeuropa factory in Palmela is not being affected by the crisis facing the Volkswagen group. In the Portuguese unit there is a silent optimism, contrasting with the turbulence experienced in other operations of the group.
Autoeuropa is already working on the future Volkswagen ID.1, a model that will be 100% electric. This project represents a bet on the transition to electric mobility on the part of the Portuguese factory.
However, the situation in Germany is quite different. In the Germanic country, the possibility of dismissing 100,000 people across the entire Volkswagen group is being discussed, which highlights the dimension of the crisis affecting the company at its headquarters.
