Production in Germany: Why it could be attractive for Chinese car brands • Table.Briefings

Lower Saxony’s premier Olaf Lies is openly considering Chinese manufacturers producing cars in German Volkswagen plants. Whether Chinese carmakers actually want that remains unclear. Yet there are many arguments in favor of it.

22. April 2026

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22. April 2026

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If Olaf Lies had his way, Chinese cars could one day roll off the production lines inside Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg factories. (imago images/Hoch Zwei Stock/Angerer)

Last updated: 22. April 2026

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