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Volkswagen Suspends Work on Electric Golf
The automaker said the freeze will protect cash as Wolfsburg remains €300 million short of its savings goal, Reuters reported.
- Volkswagen suspended development work on the upcoming all-electric Golf in Wolfsburg on Friday, according to an internal memo. "We simply can't afford this work right now," CEO Thomas Schaefer said.
- Management flagged a €300 million cost deficit at Wolfsburg, a sign of belt-tightening after the carmaker reported its largest quarterly loss in over a decade on Thursday.
- Development of the Golf is central to Volkswagen's next-generation SSP software architecture, designed to reduce complexity and improve EVs against Chinese rivals expanding in Europe.
- Tensions have escalated with union IG Metall, which is considering strikes from January 1, fueled by worker anger over restructuring plans and Audi's separate $4 billion U.S. investment decision.
- Europe's biggest carmaker continues pushing ahead with plans to cut 100,000 jobs and close up to four German plants, signaling the severity of financial pressures facing the automotive industry.
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