Rheinmetall and Alstom confirmed on 6 October a preliminary agreement for Rheinmetall to take over Alstom's locomotive factory in Kassel, which employs about 750 people. No price has been disclosed.
Market context
The move fits a wider pattern of German defence groups absorbing civilian industrial sites to expand production, as Rheinmetall already builds wheeled armoured vehicles in Kassel. Contract details are still being negotiated.
