Audi Brussels factory under threat of closure

Audi Brussels is at risk of closure following an announcement from management of "intentions to restructure".The Brussels plant employs some 3,000 permanent workers who are now facing job insecurity as production of the Q8 e-tron, the only model made there, is likely to be stopped earlier than planned.In its current restructuring proposal, German carmaker Audi plans to lay off 1,510 workers at its Brussels plant by the end of October, then 1,110 from next May, so that no one will be employed at the Brussels site by the end of 2025, according to liberal trade union ACLVB.If Audi Brussels does close, it would solidify the gradual loss of Belgi…