2024-09-22 19:40:45
Nevertheless, he sees an opportunity to help both companies and customers financially to boost demand. “A bonus for electric cars makes economic sense because e-mobility will be the future,” Pieper is convinced. State subsidies for new car purchases, as already exist, must be reinstated in order to boost sales, he says.
The federal government allowed the so-called environmental bonus to expire on December 18 last year. After that, there were no new plans for corresponding funding, which would again have had to be financed from taxes.
The management must negotiate the savings with the works council. “I assume that this will be done in three months,” says Pieper.
The VW board wants to have the contracts with the employee representatives finalized by the end of the year so that the first effects can be felt as early as 2025, Pieper said. This – a first – savings program can then be implemented in the coming years.