# One more manufacturer leaving China?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-manufacturer-leaving-china/187884>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 11, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-manufacturer-leaving-china/187884 "2022-12-11T13:48:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-manufacturer-leaving-china/187884/1 "2022-12-11T13:48:55Z")

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VW’s Skoda unit is contemplating whether to shut-down their manufacturing operations in China.  
I’m surprised that VW allows that much autonomy.

> **[Volkswagen's Skoda considers withdrawing from China, Automobilwoche reports](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkwagens-skoda-considers-withdrawing-china-media-report-2022-12-11/)**
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> Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of Volkswagen , is considering withdrawing from China and will make a final decision next year, CEO Klaus Zellmer was quoted as saying by the weekly magazine Automobilwoche.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-manufacturer-leaving-china/187884/2 "2022-12-11T16:10:10Z")

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> [@VDCdriver](#):
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> I’m surprised that VW allows that much autonomy

Me, too. Interesting on several levels.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-manufacturer-leaving-china/187884/3 "2022-12-12T14:33:57Z")

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The article doesn’t say that Skoda made a decision independent of parent VW. Companies operate differently, some offering more autonomy than others. My last employer was purchased by an an oil field services company that was looking for stable income. My government services company, along with others they bought, provided that constant cash flow they wanted. They didn’t understand the business and let us run our show. My daughter’s company was purchased by Microsoft and they run mostly autonomously too. Still, if VW didn’t like the idea they would stop it.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-more-manufacturer-leaving-china/187884/4 "2022-12-12T15:17:54Z")

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> [@VDCdriver](#):
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> Skoda unit is contemplating whether to shut-down their manufacturing operations in China.

There goes that quality Czeck engineering. 🤣 😂