At Audi in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, there are the bands: Due to the strike at the Hungarian engine plant in Györ, more than 10,000 employees have to take a forced break today and tomorrow.
A few thousand cars of the series A3, A4, A5 and Q2 could not be built, said a company spokesman today. Audi credits 40 percent of downtime on its time account to affected employees. As it continues from Wednesday, was still open, said the spokesman.
Employees demand 18 percent more wages
In Györ gasoline, diesel and more recently also electric motors are built – not only for Audi, but also for other brands of the VW Group. Employees in Hungary are demanding 18 percent more pay and have entered a week-long strike. The IG Metall Bayern supports the strike and stated that the employees in Györ received an average of 1,100 euros gross a month in living costs as in Western Europe.
In Neckarsulm (Baden-Württemberg), where Audi produces the larger models to the A8, the engine supply is still guaranteed until at least mid-week, said the VW subsidiary. Also in Brussels, where the all-electric Audi e-tron is being built, production is currently continuing.
