Thousands of jobs in jeopardy

Where the Styrian car industry is heading

Reluctant customers, high costs and interest rates and increasing imports are paralyzing the automotive industry - throughout Europe and also in Styria. AVL List is cutting 200 jobs, and according to a study by Graz University of Technology, as many as 8,000 jobs are under threat by 2040. Where are the industry and car trade heading? A review.

Cars as far as the eye can see: this weekend, the car industry will be meeting at the Motion Expo at the Graz Exhibition Center between Maserati with gullwing doors, 50-year-old VW Beetles and electric family SUVs. It is an Eldorado for car enthusiasts and at the same time a meeting of a battered industry: corona, delivery problems, the uncertain political future of the combustion engine - all of this is weighing on car manufacturers and sellers.