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Coronavirus consequences: Markus Söder calls for new help for the auto industry - and makes a controversial proposal

2020-09-07T11:51:42.602Z


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.


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.

* Merkur.de and tz.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.

List of rubric lists: © Peter Kneffel / dpa

Source: merkur

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