<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>OSNABRÜCK (dpa-AFX) – The Niedersachsenmetall Employers' Association is calling on the state government to advocate for the defense contractor Rheinmetall to set up operations at the Volkswagen site in Osnabrück. &#34;The state government should do everything in its power to attract Rheinmetall to Osnabrück,&#34; chief executive Volker Schmidt told the German Press Agency.</p><p>       The plant, which employs around 2,300 people, is facing closure: Production of the Porsche models built there is scheduled to end in 2026, with manufacturing of the VW T-Roc Cabrio set to cease by mid-2027. So far, no follow-up orders have been secured. Schmidt emphasized the need for realism: &#34;It is questionable whether Rheinmetall could simply take on 2,300 VW employees.&#34; </p><p>  Common Ground with the Defense Industry</p><p>       While there are significant overlaps, Schmidt noted, &#34;A number of automotive suppliers are already trying to expand their product portfolios towards defense or medical technology. But the jobs we lose in the automotive industry cannot be compensated for one-to-one.&#34; </p><p>Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger stated in July that Osnabrück remained &#34;in play&#34; should additional capacity be required. A Rheinmetall delegation visited the site in March. Volkswagen subsequently described the talks as an &#34;open-ended discussion&#34; without any concrete outcomes. The debate over Osnabrück comes at a time when Rheinmetall is looking to expand overall – including talks about a possible acquisition of the Lürssen military shipyards in Bremen.</p></div></div>

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<p>下萨克森金属雇主协会正在敦促州政府吸引防务承包商莱茵金属到位于奥斯纳布吕克的大众汽车工厂，该工厂因 2026 年保时捷车型生产结束和 2027 年中期大众 T-Roc Cabrio 停产而面临关闭。首席执行官沃尔克·施密特强调，尽管汽车和防务行业之间存在重叠，但将 2300 名大众员工转移到莱茵金属面临挑战。莱茵金属的首席执行官表示，奥斯纳布吕克仍然是一个潜在的扩展地点，尽管与大众汽车的讨论尚未取得具体成果</p>

雇主敦促州政府吸引莱茵金属公司到大众汽车在奥斯纳布吕克的工厂