Volkswagen on Tuesday is closing a manufacturing plant in Germany for the first time since the company's founding 88 years ago
Germany has shut down all nuclear power and banned cheap Russia energy. As a result, manufacturers are forced to move production to other countries

Volkswagen on Tuesday is closing a manufacturing plant in Germany for the first time since the company's founding 88 years ago.
A combo of high labor and high energy prices is making manufacturing in Germany nearly impossible.
Germany has shut down all nuclear power and banned cheap Russia energy. As a result, manufacturers are forced to move production to other countries.
Lousy energy policy has consequences.
Volkswagen on Tuesday is closing a manufacturing plant in Germany for the first time since the company's founding 88 years ago.
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav)December 15, 2025
A combo of high labor and high energy prices is making manufacturing in Germany nearly impossible.
Germany has shut down all nuclear power and banned… pic.twitter.com/vl8FxskxPL
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