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Volkswagen Boss Braces German Workers for More Job Cuts

Oliver Blume said Volkswagen may need another 50,000 cuts worldwide as China sales weaken, tariffs rise and European demand stays soft.

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VW, long a titan of German industry, has struggled with Chinese competition, US tariffs and patchy demand in Europe, including for its electric vehicles. About 50,000 job cuts have already been agreed across the 10-brand Volkswagen Group -- mostly at VW, Audi and Porsche -- but the firm has said another 50,000 could be required worldwide to slash costs. Speaking in front of about 10,000 workers at VW's Wolfsburg factory, CEO Oliver Blume said it…

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Of the approximately 50,000 additional job cuts planned at Volkswagen, about half concern Germany. Trade unions estimate that confidence in management is "abated" Around half of the 50,000 additional job cuts planned at Volkswagen will affect Germany, said on Tuesday the group's boss, trying to rally employees up against the vast social plan of the manufacturer in crisis.At a staff meeting at the headquarters in Wolfsburg (north), the president …

·Geneva, Switzerland
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The CEO of the company starts a round by the large German plants to explain the measures and denies that it has already decided to reduce the workforce by 50,000 or close factories in the country

·Madrid, Spain
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About half of the 50 000 additional job cuts planned at Volkswagen will affect Germany, said on Tuesday the group's boss, trying to rally employees up against the vast social plan of the manufacturer in crisis.

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However, management will have to convince even the German employee representatives of this.

AGI - The number one Volkswagen Oliver Blume speculates other tens of thousands of job cuts, while the company is forced to face a drastic wave of cost reduction. The half of the 50 thousand cuts previewed, it has specified the Ad, could concern Germany. A news that has not spared the harsh criticism of the unions, that speak of confidence less coming towards the summit company.

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El Economista broke the news in Mexico City, Mexico on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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