According to a report in the Francophone business newspaper ‘L'Echo’ on Friday, a number of parties from both Belgium and abroad are said to be interested in taking over the site of the Audi car plant in the Brussels municipality of Vorst. According to ‘L'Echo’, 3 or more potential investors have expressed an interest in the Audi Brussels site.
The CEO of the Brussels regional investment board finance&invest.brussels, Pierre Hermant told the paper that “The search is for investors is still ongoing, but we already have sufficient candidates”
Meanwhile, Audi Brussels confirms that “various scenarios for the future use of the site” are being re-examined and that the company wishes to involve the government and local authorities in planning the future use of the site after car production at the plant ceases at the end of this month.
The Audi Brussels plant will close on 28 February with the loss of 3,000 jobs. In addition to the jobs that will be lost at the plant itself many more jobs will be lost at companies that currently supply the factory.