{"id":1124306,"date":"2026-06-26T22:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/1124306\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T22:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:54:21","slug":"a-sweltering-friday-26-june-2026-vw-is-reportedly-planning-to-close-its-plant-in-zwickau-and-lvb-is-almost-shutting-down-the-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/1124306\/","title":{"rendered":"A sweltering Friday, 26 June 2026: VW is reportedly planning to close its plant in Zwickau, and LVB is (almost) shutting down the station"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verf\u00fcgbar: Zum deutschen Artikel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to preliminary figures from the German Weather Service, it is the hottest day ever recorded in Germany \u2013 and it could get even hotter. Also: Political parties in Saxony are planning to campaign against the possible closure of the VW plant in Zwickau. The LZ summarises the key events from the hottest day in Leipzig, Saxony and beyond.<\/p>\n

41.3 degrees in Saarbr\u00fccken. This could be the new record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Germany. On Friday evening, the German Weather Service announced this reading. The previous heat record dates from 25 July 2019 and was 0.1 degrees lower.\"\"<\/p>\n

Whether this new record will stand for long is uncertain for various reasons. For one thing, the weather service could still revise the figure retrospectively; for another, the thermometer could climb a few tenths of a degree higher over the weekend. According to meteorologists, 42 degrees is possible.<\/p>\n

In Leipzig, the temperature is likely to peak at 39 degrees on Saturday and Sunday; just a few days ago, weather services had considered temperatures of up to 41 degrees a possibility. A new record \u2013 perhaps not necessarily the sort one would be happy about \u2013 is nevertheless within reach: 38.4 degrees is the highest temperature ever recorded in Leipzig. That was on 30 June 2019 at the station in Holzhausen.<\/p>\n

VW apparently plans to close its plant in Zwickau<\/p>\n

Consensus from the left to the conservatives is a rare occurrence in the Saxon state parliament. Yet the plans by VW\u2019s management to close, amongst other things, the plant in Zwickau are causing widespread outrage. Officially, the \u2018mass closure\u2019 (as described by both The Left and the CDU) has not yet been officially announced, but several media outlets, led by *Manager Magazin*, are already reporting on it.<\/p>\n

The Left today declared their solidarity with the workers and called on the federal government to clarify \u201chow publicly co-funded production facilities can be protected from such a dismantling\u201d.<\/p>\n

The CDU stated: \u201cThe workers have managed the far-reaching transformation to electric mobility and the shift to a circular economy with great professionalism. For this commitment, they deserve reliability and prospects \u2013 rather than fresh fears for their livelihoods.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGermany\u2019s most modern electric car factory and VW\u2019s flagship plant must not become the next victim of cost-cutting programmes,\u201d demand the Greens, whilst the SPD states: \u201cNot only are jobs at VW dependent on this site, but entire value chains, from suppliers to service providers. This industrial backbone of Saxony must not be recklessly put at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Major construction site at the main station<\/p>\n

The summer holidays are about to begin, and Leipzig\u2019s public transport operator will be carrying out extensive works during this period. From 4 July to 16 August, tram and Nightliner services around the main station will be severely restricted. Although the station will remain accessible by public transport throughout the construction phase, services will not run as usual. You can find detailed information on the LVB website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What the LZ reported <\/strong>on<\/p>\n

today:<\/strong><\/p>\n

a former environment minister campaigning for the Capa-W\u00e4ldchen<\/a>,<\/p>\n

a crowdfunding campaign by Buchkinder Leipzig<\/a> and<\/p>\n

new<\/a> panda cubs at Leipzig Zoo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also in the news today:<\/strong> the Magdeburg Regional Court has sentenced the man responsible for the Christmas market attack in 2024 to life imprisonment. On 20 December 2024, the man killed six people with a car and caused physical and psychological injuries to hundreds of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verf\u00fcgbar: Zum deutschen Artikel. According to preliminary figures from the German…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1124307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[1832],"tags":[237227,237228,3364,29,233392,30,71,859],"class_list":["post-1124306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-leipzig","tag-cars","tag-climate-change","tag-de","tag-deutschland","tag-english-version","tag-germany","tag-leipzig","tag-sachsen"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@de\/116818875964266761","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1124306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1124306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1124306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1124307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1124306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1124306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1124306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}