Audi Brussels

The announcement was made on Tuesday during an extraordinary works council meeting, leaving workers and unions to face the difficult reality of the plant’s closure in February 2025

The German carmaker's Forest plant, responsible for producing Audi Q8 e-tron models, was slated to continue operations until February 2025. However, the ongoing strike has halted production this week, underscoring the plant’s uncertain future as it prepares for closure early next year

The unions are contesting what they call a "lockout" of workers from the site, which has remained largely inactive for nearly two months. Employees have been left unpaid and without clear information about the future of the factory, sparking growing unrest