# Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant to switch from cars to defence

https://mins.news/en/item/48844

- France 24, 2026-09-07 20:52 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260907-volkswagen-s-osnabr%C3%BCck-plant-to-switch-from-cars-to-defence

> Crisis-hit Volkswagen has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its Osnabrück plant in Lower Saxony to the state government and Israeli investor Aurelius Capital. From mid-2027, the factory is expected to produce equipment for Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, the maker of the Iron Dome missile defence system. The report also examines Germany’s economy after the far-right AfD’s historic win in Saxony-Anhalt.

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