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German state leader urges joint effort to solve Volkswagen crisis

Kretschmer said talks with Volkswagen and IG Metall should protect 10,000 Saxony jobs and keep production in Germany.

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By Rachel More and Christina Amann DRESDEN, Germany, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s workers, management and political leaders must work together to minimise the impact of job and capacity cuts at Europe’s biggest automaker ​and boost its competitiveness, the state leader of Saxony said. State premier ‌Michael Kretschmer, a member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU party, is under pressure to shield auto jobs in Saxony, a poorer par…

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German state leader urges joint effort to solve Volkswagen crisis

·London, United Kingdom
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The Prime Minister of Saxony proposes to increase the work programme from 35 to 40 hours to reduce the costs of Volkswagen plants, in the context of uncertainty about the power plant in Zwickau.

WOLFSBURG. The situation is getting worse with the German car group. Daniela Cavallo plays a key role in the Group with 662,900 employees.

·Linz, Austria
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Prime Minister of the State, Michael Kretschmer, is under pressure to protect jobs in the automotive industry in Saxony

·São Paulo, Brazil
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The Prime Minister of the German Land Saxony proposed on Monday the extension of the work programme to a Volkswagen factory in the region, in order to reduce the risk that it would be closed under the broad cost reduction plan.

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WTVB broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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