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0 pointswirrbel6y ago0 comments

Berlin is about 230 km (140 miles) away from Wolfsburg, where Volkswagen is located. Pretty sure there is infrastructure and are suppliers nearby.

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derda6y ago

Probably will attract a few people from Volkswagen. I personally know people who commute to WOB from Berlin, since they just cant stand the town. (And you cant blame them). Although to be fair VW acknowledges the undesirability of their hometown and has also opened Dev offices in Berlin.

radicalbyte6y ago

Talent. It's why you see clustering of industries.

ChuckNorris896y ago

Except that most automotive talent is clustered in the south of Germany (greater Stuttgart and greater Munich), not in Berlin.

If you do a quick job search, those places have the most jobs in Auto and also the highest wages.

wirrbelOP6y ago

Wolfsburg ist 200km away from Berlin. Cologne has Ford, Hesse has Opel and continental, although the center of gravity is in the south, it's not like the industry doesn't have a certain spread throughout the country.

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gerbal6y ago

Berlin has a very large tech industry, a lower cost of living, and lower wages.

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andrewtbham6y ago

"Several years ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the one in every seven jobs in Germany were "directly or indirectly" linked to the [automotive] sector."

https://www.thelocal.de/20150924/what-the-vw-scandal-means-f...

Germany is the home of Mercedes, BMW, and VW (which owns Porsche and Audi and is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world). Their economy is very dependent on the auto industry. They are also home to many automotive suppliers including bosch and kuka. They are also one of the largest markets in Europe.

So yeh it's all these reasons: logistics, infrastructure, talent. Plus they need German's to think of Tesla as a local brand. Imagine if Tesla is gutting market share from these other companies and they were in another country. It would engender resentment.

Plus Berlin is a cool city :-)

Bombthecat6y ago

Well, but Berlin can't grow anymore... Building new apartments and houses basically cut in half because the rent control law.. To no one's surprise.. If telsa cant find the talent in Berlin. They will be out of lick because no one can't or want to move to Berlin...

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iagovar6y ago

Note: Kuka is basically chinese now, even moved operations to china.

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derda6y ago

radicalbyte6y ago

Talent. It's why you see clustering of industries.

ChuckNorris896y ago

Except that most automotive talent is clustered in the south of Germany (greater Stuttgart and greater Munich), not in Berlin.

If you do a quick job search, those places have the most jobs in Auto and also the highest wages.

wirrbelOP6y ago

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gerbal6y ago

Berlin has a very large tech industry, a lower cost of living, and lower wages.

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andrewtbham6y ago

"Several years ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel said the one in every seven jobs in Germany were "directly or indirectly" linked to the [automotive] sector."

https://www.thelocal.de/20150924/what-the-vw-scandal-means-f...

Plus Berlin is a cool city :-)

Bombthecat6y ago

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iagovar6y ago

Note: Kuka is basically chinese now, even moved operations to china.

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