Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry (Gift Article)

Defense hiring will ease, not end, pain in European car industry

From swords to plowshares to swords! During World War II, Volkswagen produced weapons and military equipment. Turning an ailing Volkswagen factory from “family vans to tanks” is fraught for a company still suffering from self-inflicted Dieselgate wounds. James Paton www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/b...

Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry An agreement to turn an ailing Volkswagen factory into a defense manufacturing hub offers hope for jobs. But a shift from “family vans to tanks” in Germany is not so simple.