Niedersachsen’s regional government has confirmed to just-auto the damaging dispute between Volkswagen and two of its suppliers has finally ended, after days of significant disruption to the automaker and its staff.
Prime Minister Stephen Weil – whose government seat of Hannover is near to Volkswagen’s global headquarters of Wolfsburg in northern Germany expressed relief the disagreement had now been resolved,
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“It is good now an agreement has been made and therefore the clarification of a dispute that was for everyone involved economically damaging and distressing,” said Weil’s statement sent to just-auto and put through a basic translation service.
“I am especially happy for the employees, who can now quickly return to their jobs again. They have become in the last few days the victims of a conflict that has been discharged without need.”
The stand-off has caused major disruption to Volkswagen and its supply chain, with some 28,000 staff facing the prospect of short-time working, although this has now been clearly averted.
More information is expected shortly.
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