[k__]

True. On the other hand, at least VW is partly owned by the state.

Also, I think it's good to get into renewables for the climate and to cut the monarchs and autocrats off from their money in the long run.

[arethuza]

Looks like VW is actually more owned by Qatar than any part of the German state:

https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/InvestorRelations/shares/sha...

Edit: Saxony does get more voting rights than Qatar.

[germanier]

It should be noted that all the profit from state owned shares ends up in the independent Volkswagen Foundation (promoting science), not the state budget.

[b3orn]

You mean Lower Saxony. Saxony is a different state on the other side of Germany, that has no voting rights in VW.