The typical German machine builder is a medium-sized company, well-known and world market leader in its field. However, “increasing demand is being faced by a fragmented European market that has so far been difficult to deliver for giga-scale systems,” says Porsche Consulting. In Europe alone, around 50 billion euros will be invested in cell factories by 2030 and around 1600 GWh will be built, according to Fraunhofer ISI. In order not to be too dependent … Photo: promo Volkswagen wants to build six cell factories in Europe, Salzgitter is the first (model photo). VW is also trying to find German or European suppliers so that they are not so dependent on Wuxi. But the race has reopened for the following industries, according to the industry. With world market leader Wuxi Lead, VW plays it safe – and apparently pays less than German market leader Manz. The group wants to build six cell factories in Europe, Salzgitter is the first. Because Asians are building cell factories on the old continent and because European companies are building capacity themselves. VW’s decision only reflects the situation: the manufacturers of large battery cells are all from Asia. For Germany’s leading industry – a declaration of war. The plant is powered not by German mechanical engineering, which leads the world in many fields, but by the Chinese company Wuxi Lead. What was discussed in the celebration was the establishment of the factory. The group is investing nearly two billion euros in a capacity of 40 gigawatt hours (GWh) that is enough for almost 500,000 electric cars. At the beginning of July, the Federal Chancellor, the Prime Minister and the VW boss laid the foundation stone for the production of Volkswagen’s first battery.
Here and there you hear the word “campaign” in the industry when it comes to Salzgitter.
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