Overview
- The VDA, which updated its forecast Wednesday, now expects a net loss of about 225,000 auto jobs in Germany by 2035.
- Suppliers are most at risk because electric cars use fewer parts than combustion engines, cutting work on engines, gearboxes and exhaust systems.
- Roughly 100,000 positions have already vanished since 2019, and the new figure is about 35,000 higher than the lobby’s last projection.
- VDA President Hildegard Müller blames a worsening business climate with high energy costs, heavy taxes, high wages and thick bureaucracy.
- She urges the EU to allow a broader mix of drivetrains after 2035, saying more plug-in hybrids, range extenders and engines using synthetic fuels could keep about 50,000 jobs.