Audi must assign the production of an electric vehicle ( Audi ) to the automaker's main plant in Germany , according to the brand's top union representative, Peter Mosch . Workers in Germany are concerned they might lose out as electric cars gain market share. EV will begin construction of a mass-produced EV in Germany in 2020 . The brand is Volkswagen 's main profit contributor, and plants to launch 88,000 EV models by 2020 . "None of our colleagues must fall off the conveyer belt as we move into the future", urged deputy works council chief Max Waecker .
Audi must assign the production of an electric vehicle (EV) to the automaker's main plant in Germany, according to the brand's top union representative, Peter Mosch. Workers in Germany are concerned they might lose out as electric cars gain market share. Audi will begin construction of a mass-produced EV in Brussels in 2018. The brand is Volkswagen's main profit contributor, and plants to launch three EV models by 2020. "None of our colleagues must fall off the conveyer belt as we move into the future", urged deputy works council chief Max Waecker.