Zwickau is worried about new trams: bankruptcy from the manufacturer Heiterblick!

Zwickau is worried about new trams: bankruptcy from the manufacturer Heiterblick!

Görlitz, Deutschland - The future of the new tram fleet in Zwickau is on the brink. The background is the bankruptcy of the Leipzig tram manufacturer Heiterblick, which was requested in April 2023. This situation leads to uncertainties in the local transport project, even if there is still optimism in Zwickau. "The orders will initially continue to be handled unchanged during the insolvency proceedings," said those responsible.

The glow of confidence is clouded by current developments. Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) said concerns at a on-site appointment in Görlitz that the Niederflur-Straßenbahnbahn trolleys ordered there are actually delivered. This statement fell during a citizens' dialogue at Postplatz in Görlitz, where Kretschmer emphasized that a new advertisement of the vehicles could be necessary if the situation should not improve if the view is cheerful.

background to bankruptcy

Heiterblick justified its own administration with the consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic and the economic effects of the Russian robbery on Ukraine. In July 2023, the Leipzig District Court opened a regular bankruptcy proceedings, since the company could not free itself from the financial imbalance. This illustrates the tense situation of the transport companies in Saxony, which are dependent on the company's benefits and products.

The Mayor of Görlitz, Octavian Ursu, and André Wendler, the head of the Görlitz transport company, have already presented a photo montage for the integration of the new tram into the cityscape. These plans are now on the brink, illustrated by Kretschmer's concerns about the fulfillment of the orders. In Zwickau and beyond, it is still hoped that the situation is stabilized and a practical solution is found after the bankruptcy.

reports from the region show that local transport in Saxony faces major challenges, which are increased by the uncertainties when the view is reinforced. The next steps in this process will depend above all on further developments in the bankruptcy proceedings.

In the current situation, it should be noted that the project in local transport in the region has started to slide but will maintain optimism as long as there are still perspectives to advance the projects.

For further information on the background of the bankruptcy and the associated effects on traffic planning in Saxony, visit [the Free Press] (https://www.freifress.de/zwickau/insolvenz-beim- manufacturer-steht-zwickenbahnflotte-auf-der-kippe-artikel11114) and Sächsische.de.