Sahra Wagenknecht and her new BSW set to play key role in keeping far-right AfD out of power -VW

 

The BSW, which wants to curb immigration and stop arming Ukraine, was founded only in January after splitting from the Left party. 

It came third in the eastern German region with 15.8% of the vote, according to preliminary results, behind the AfD in first place on 32.8% and the conservative Christian Democrats second on 23.6%.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-02/wagenknecht-emerges-as-powerbroker-after-german-state-votes

The Sahra Wagenknecht phenomenon

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-sahra-wagenknecht-phenomenon.html

 I år ska Volkswagen-koncernen dra ned kostnaderna med runt tio miljarder euro eller 100 miljarder kronor

VW har cirka 650.000 anställda globalt, varav nästan 300.000 i Tyskland.

 DI 2 september 2024

https://www.di.se/nyheter/biljattens-historiska-besked-overvager-stanga-tyska-fabriker/

A global factory network, built for as many as 14 million vehicles, churned out barely 9 million vehicles last year, 

as the company’s electric vehicles struggled to win over customers in Europe and Chinese buyers flocked to domestic brands instead. 

Volkswagen Job Machine Runs Out of Road with Plant Closures Possible - Bloomberg