Volkswagen postpones decision on site for battery production plant

The Volkswagen Group has postponed its decision on the placement of a factory for electric car batteries in Eastern Europe by several months. In a statement for the ctk news agency Škoda Auto spokesman Pavel Jína said that given the current energy crisis there was no need to act immediately. Volkswagen was originally expected to announce its decision on where it would build the factory on Friday, December 16.  Czechia is among the locations being considered for the plant which should start producing batteries in 2027.