Markus Söder warns that the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are putting the auto industry at risk.
He therefore calls for new help for the industry.
There is a slump in the automotive industry due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Markus Söder called for further help for the companies so as not to endanger them further.
He made a controversial proposal for this.
Munich / Berlin - The
coronavirus pandemic
caused a slump in most economic sectors.
The auto industry is also suffering from the consequences of the crisis.
In June, in the debate about an
economic stimulus package,
it called for state purchase premiums for modern gasoline and diesel vehicles to increase demand.
Due to the resistance, especially from the SPD, this failed and the coalition decided to increase the premium for the purchase of
electric cars
.
The reduction in VAT should also increase demand.
But in view of the upcoming
auto summit
in Berlin on Tuesday
with
Chancellor Angela Merkel
(CDU) and representatives of the manufacturers as well as other
federal states
,
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus
Söder has
now
asked
the German Press Agency for a comprehensive concept for further help *, since the auto industry otherwise it is at risk.
Söder
explained that the federal states wanted to speak again about how to proceed before Tuesday: “We want to involve many, not just the three big
auto countries
.
We want to firmly integrate strong supplier locations such as Saxony, Saarland, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse, ”announces Söder.
Coronavirus consequences: Markus Söder warns of the threat to the automotive industry
Without new aid from the federal and state governments,
Söder
fears
that the German
auto industry
could be severely damaged by the crisis *.
“We can't play for time with the car.
It is the central lifeblood of our economy, ”said the
CSU boss
.
Suppliers in particular would already be cutting jobs on a large scale.
“We mustn't react until the
industry is
on the decline.
The fact is: Even
jobs
that are cut in a socially acceptable manner are permanently lost
jobs
for the next generation, ”he emphasized.
The car is one of the most important core competencies of the German
economy
*.
"Without the auto industry, mechanical engineering and aerospace, we will
not be able to maintain
our prosperity and the many
jobs
in Germany."
Coronavirus consequences: Söder also calls for buying incentives for internal combustion engines
Purchase incentives for classic internal combustion engines are therefore also necessary in order to deal with the
economic consequences of
the
Corona crisis *
to catch.
“We need massive expansion and the promotion of new drive models as well as a timely concept for autonomous driving across Germany.
Because the future belongs to the ecological and digitally autonomous vehicle, "said Söder. At the same time, he attacked the
SPD
for its positions on the auto industry:" The SPD has lost its heart for the car. Unfortunately, you have to say that. "
In a first step, the funding for
e-cars has
already been doubled.
“But we should also temporarily promote bridging technologies that serve climate protection.
Every vehicle with less
CO2
benefits the
environment
, workers and the
economy,
”said
Söder
.
"A recycling model would be conceivable: accompanying old versus new with aid measures if it leads to a reduction in
CO2
- regardless of the drive." In addition, the promotion of new materials for lightweight construction must be developed.
"We also need large training programs for
employees
when converting to new drives."
We need a climate bonus for the auto industry and an update for the entire economy.
The disbursement of the aid programs must be accelerated.
Short-time working helps, but we have to strengthen key sectors in order to secure domestic jobs in the long term.
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- Markus Söder (@Markus_Soeder) September 3, 2020
Söder
does not
want to
accept the
argument that promoting
combustion vehicles
does not help the environment
: “Let us now completely scrap thousands of cars that have already been produced, although we have some with significantly poorer
CO2 values
on the road and at the same time have the capacity for Electric is reaching its maximum limit in Germany? ”Germany should plan for the transition period on multiple tracks.
"We have to bridge the gap until we can switch completely to electric or other motors such as hybrid or hydrogen."
From
Söder's
point of view
, the
industry
in
Germany
also
suffers from
an emotional problem: “We also need more fascination with our domestic products.
Suddenly lifting American cars into the sky and constantly talking badly about one's own does not seem to me to be a successful concept - despite all the legitimate debates about mistakes by German manufacturers in the past, "he emphasized.
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