The manufacturers Volkswagen and BMW propose incentives for the purchase of the vehicle, in order to overcome the Corona-crisis. BMW-Executive Director Oliver Zipse said the German press Agency in Munich: “We see in an innovation bonus, a double Chance: you can boost as an economic measure, the economy, and the transition of the customer to climate technologies that will accelerate.” So you could combine economic recovery with effective climate protection, “instead of both to play off against each other”.
Volkswagen Manager Stefan Sommer does not consider it sufficient for a restart of the auto business in Germany and Europe alone, the car dealers and the registration authorities to re-open. “It needs investment in the industry, and it needs investments in consumer behavior,” said the group’s Board of management member of the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (Saturday). This will be even more urgent than in accordance with the international financial crisis in 2009. At that time, the German state paid a scrapping premium when buying a new car.
The Bavarian Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Söder had already demanded on Thursday a car program to boost as the car scrappage scheme in 2009, the purchase of the vehicle. “This is a huge opportunity to help bring climate-friendly propulsion, a breakthrough, and in width.” Compared with the scrappage scheme ten years ago, the premium must be higher and longer to be granted. “Because today the crisis is much more profound. The entire economy is affected, and we have a much larger global challenge.“
BMW has stopped production in its plants in Europe and North America until the end of April. At Volkswagen, the works of the core brand in Germany due to the Corona pandemic to 19. April closed. In the USA, most of the employees were on leave in the factory in Tennessee. This is not to apply to the recent planning longer than until mid-may.
VW wants to present in a few days his plans for ramping up production in Germany. “The planning for the restart will be prepared,” said Board member for Procurement summer. “We will introduce you after Easter.” All slopes but strongly on the requirements of the policy, “and when she plans to let the public life back up and running”.
dpa
