US EditionVolkswagen Announces Major Factory Closures Amid Financial Crisis
- Volkswagen plans to close at least three factories in Germany and lay off tens of thousands of staff, as stated by the company's employee group.
- Daniela Cavallo mentioned the domestic factory closures would be the first in Volkswagen's 87-year history.
- Labor unions are pushing back against these plans, leading to possible strikes, with Volkswagen employing 295,000 people in Germany.
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‘Cannot Continue’: Major Automaker Hits the Gas on Cost Cuts amid Tepid EV Demand, Increased Chinese Competition | The Star News Network
by Owen Klinsky Volkswagen (VW) said Wednesday that it needs to cut costs amid slackening consumer demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and weaker car sales in China. VW’s profits fell 64% in the third quarter of 2024, driving the company’s share price to its lowest level since October 2010. Now, the world’s largest automaker by sales is looking to lower its expenses, with VW’s top labor leader announcing earlier this week that the company was a…
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“Cannot Continue”: Volkswagen Hits the Gas on Cost Cuts Amid Tepid EV Demand, Increased Chinese Competition
(DCNF)—Volkswagen (VW) said Wednesday that it needs to cut costs amid slackening consumer demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and weaker car sales in China. VW’s profits fell 64% in the third quarter of 2024, driving the company’s share price to its lowest level since October 2010. Now, the world’s largest automaker by sales is looking to lower its expenses, with VW’s top labor leader announcing earlier this week that the company was aiming to sh…
Unprecedented Volkswagen closures and layoffs
Massive amounts of layoffs in Germany as Volkswagen announces unprecedented closures of at least three of its factories. Tens of thousands of workers will be laid off, and the remaining staff will be forced to take a ten percent pay cut as the German car manufacturer’s bet on electric vehicles fails to pay off. As well as closing three plants, the company intends to downsize the remaining… Source
Depending on the suspension of the collective agreement on job protection, it may begin layoffs in mid-2025. The company has never closed a factory in Germany, nor has it done so in the world for more than three decades.
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