Which Volkswagen's best-selling product? Those who answer Golf, Passat, Tiguan are off track, as are those who bet on the Id.3, the car racing to snatch the title of most purchased electric car in Europe. To get the right answer, you need to go to the kitchens of Wolfsburg, the heart of the German four-wheeler empire. Most of the dishes are cooked here 18.500 sausages baked under the VW brand every day in homage to the tradition of the people's car”, careful to guarantee the consumption of its army of workers since the recovery of the XNUMXs. At least until today because next Monday, when the blue overalls return to the factory, the blitz will start: the frankfurters will disappear from the 150 menus offered by the company canteen for employees.
The decision was made by none other than the CEO Herbert Diess in the name of environmental sustainability and the transition towards healthier and less polluting food consumption. With a transparent ideological intent: Diess has promised that by 2025, the year in which they will stop the production lines of combustion engines once and for all, the company menus will banned meat, to the delight of vegans who are apparently booming among working people in Saxony. To consume a good currywurst it will be necessary to blend in with the visitors of Wolfsburg. Not a few, because the town in Saxony where the pavilions dedicated to the group's 17 brands are located has always been a popular tourist destination. And those who decide to go and collect their Volkswagen at the headquarters (saving a few hundred euros) hardly conclude their visit (wife and children in tow) without having tasted a genuine sausage. But the tug of war around the Vwurstel it is destined not to end here. It was the former chancellor who raised the tone of the match Gerhard Schröder who, as head of the state of Saxony (the second shareholder of the group), was a long-time member and supervisor of the group. "Had I still had this job - said Schroeder - I would have strongly opposed such a decision: you can't remove from the table a dish that belongs to the tradition of the German working class".
In short, even beyond the Rhine, disputes end up in politics, especially one month before the general elections more uncertain than the new millennium, when it comes to choosing the after Mekel: on the one hand the greens, determined to erase the incorrect behaviors from the dieselgate onwards, on the other the manufacturing tradition, which is not there to be sacrificed by the do-good turn. Meanwhile, the candidate of the cdu, Armin Laschet, announces the meeting with Elon Musk, looking for allies to overcome the administrative obstacles for the Tesla factory on the outskirts of Berlin. He knows what they will have for dinner.
