Volkswagen is in talks with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems over a deal that would convert production at one of the German group’s missile defense car factories. The information is from the Financial Times.
According to a report published in the newspaper, the two companies plan to transform the already struggling Osnabrück plant to manufacture components for the Israeli state group’s Iron Dome air defense system.
With this, the two companies could preserve all 2,300 jobs at the plant located in western Germany, which was under threat of closure. The systems produced there could be sold to European governments.
“The objective is to save everyone. The potential is enormous. But it is also an individual decision for the workers if they want to be part of this idea”, said an anonymous source, who would be aware of the plans.
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