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VW employees receive once again: When VW presents its balance sheet for 2024 on Tuesday, the employees will also be watching with excitement ...
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VW employees receive once again
Volkswagen: VW wants to pay the full employee bonus despite austerity measures: In recent years, VW employees have always received several thousand euros in ...
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Despite the austerity measures: VW employees will once again receive their full bonus
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VW employees receive their bonus again in full: When VW presents its balance sheet for 2024 on Tuesday, employees will also be watching with excitement ...
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VW employees receive their bonus again in full
VW employees receive their bonus again in full: The car manufacturer is presenting its balance sheet for 2024 this week - | this also influences the bonus ...
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VW employees receive their bonus again in full
VW employees receive bonus - | Change in bonus payment from 2026: On Tuesday, VW will present its balance sheet for 2024. The amount of the employee bonus also ...
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VW employees receive bonus - | Change in bonus payment from 2026
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VW plans to freeze salaries: Is Porsche also affected?: Volkswagen apparently plans to freeze the salaries of its approximately 660,000 employees worldwide until ...
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VW plans to freeze salaries: Is Porsche also affected?
Key FactsVW pay freeze through 2030 could affect Porsche
Oct 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-zeitung.de
  • According to the European and World Group Works Council, executives want to freeze pay for around 660,000 employees worldwide at 2026 levels through 2030.

  • The works council explicitly names Audi, MAN and Porsche; their major German companies reportedly fall under metal and electrical industry agreements.

  • Pay has not been bindingly frozen, the works council says; collective bargaining will continue through decentralized negotiations.

  • With consumer prices rising similarly, employees could lose ten percent or more in purchasing power, the works council estimates.
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    — The European and World Works Council (E/WKBR) called the plans 'absurd' in a statement, adding that a worldwide implementation is unlikely to be realistic.
Next recall at VW: Fire hazard in ID. models: After the steering bolt recall, VW faces further trouble: There is a battery fire hazard in ID ...
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Next recall at VW: Fire hazard in ID. models
EY analysis: VW, Mercedes, BMW lose revenue and profit: VW, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW slipped in the group rankings; EBIT fell to 13 billion euros; EY cites ...
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EY analysis: VW, Mercedes, BMW lose revenue and profit
Key FactsEY: German Automakers Lose Further Ground on Revenue, Profit
Sep 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • In the first half, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW generated about €284 billion in revenue, 2.9 percent less than a year earlier.

  • In EY’s ranking, the German manufacturers placed 16th, 17th and 19th; 15 companies increased revenue.

  • Their EBIT fell 19.0 percent to €13.0 billion, reaching its lowest level since 2020.

  • Their China sales fell 25 percent from January through June; China’s share of their global sales dropped from 28.9 to 23.5 percent.
  • Germany can only remain an auto nation if all parties swallow their pride and quickly and pragmatically address the structural disadvantages of the location.
    — Constantin Gall, EY industry expert, commenting on the profitability crisis of Germany's automotive industry.
Weak results at VW: Executive bonuses are at stake: Bad news for VW's top management: The German automaker could miss important targets for cash flow and ...
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Weak results at VW: Executive bonuses are at stake
Porsche SE wants to profit more from the defense industry: Profits at VW and Porsche are falling. This is having an impact on the holding company Porsche SE ...
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Porsche SE wants to profit more from the defense industry
By 91 percent! Porsche results plummet completely in the second quarter: Sales decline in China, tariffs in the USA, a stalled e-offensive: Porsche has several ...
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By 91 percent! Porsche results plummet completely in the second quarter
Key FactsPorsche operating profit drops nearly 91% in second quarter
Jul 25, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • In the second quarter, Porsche’s operating automotive profit fell to €154 million from about €1.7 billion.

  • Brand revenue declined about 12.9 percent to just over €8.3 billion.

  • The business was strained by weaker Chinese sales, US import tariffs, restructuring costs, and electric-mobility investments.

  • Porsche plans to eliminate around 1,900 jobs in the Stuttgart region by 2029.
  • The structures are set to shrink, by 2029 the Porsche management plans to cut around 1,900 jobs in the Stuttgart region.
    — Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, informs about the planned job cuts.
Trump's tariff policy plunges car manufacturers into chaos: Profits at VW, Mercedes and Porsche slumped by around 40 percent in the first quarter ...
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Trump's tariff policy plunges car manufacturers into chaos
What ruined Volkswagen's figures in the first quarter: The first quarter of 2025 was worse than expected for the Volkswagen Group. The company has now ...
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What ruined Volkswagen's figures in the first quarter
Porsche plans to enter the arms industry: The family holding company Porsche SE wants to establish a third pillar after the billions in write-offs at VW and ...
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Porsche plans to enter the arms industry
Executive Board Compensation: VW CEO Blume Earns €10.35 Million: Wolfsburg - | VW | and Porsche CEO Oliver Blume earned more last year despite foregoing salary ...
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Executive Board Compensation: VW CEO Blume Earns €10.35 Million
Škoda as the new star of the Volkswagen Group: The Volkswagen Group's profits slumped by more than 30 percent in 2024. The once leading brand, VW ...
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Škoda as the new star of the Volkswagen Group
VW umbrella holding Porsche SE also sees a drop in profits: The holding company of the VW owner families Porsche and Piech only made a profit of 2 ...
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VW umbrella holding Porsche SE also sees a drop in profits
Audi: The low point is also a warning sign for the VW brand: Audi has closed the third quarter with disastrous figures. Things could get tight for the Volkswagen ...
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Audi: The low point is also a warning sign for the VW brand
Key FactsAudi Faces Profit Plunge in Third Quarter
Nov 5, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • Audi's operating profit plummeted 91 percent to 106 million euros in the third quarter, mainly due to a decline in sales and significant provisions.

  • The luxury brands Lamborghini and Bentley helped keep Audi out of the red, as the projected revenue decreased from 70 billion to 63-68 billion euros.

  • CEO Gernot Döllner emphasized a focus on streamlined structures and efficiency, while maintaining a job guarantee until 2029.

  • In the first nine months, sales dropped by 11 percent, and net profit was halved to 2.4 billion euros.
Savings plans determine VW wage round - | Profits collapse: The dispute over possible layoffs, plant closures and wage cuts is overshadowing the second round of ...
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Savings plans determine VW wage round - | Profits collapse
Key FactsStruggles Over Jobs and Savings at VW
Oct 31, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: fr.de
  • The second wage negotiation round at Volkswagen is overshadowed by disputes over layoffs and wage cuts.

  • VW plans to reduce tariff wages by ten percent and reported a 64 percent drop in profits from July to September.

  • IG Metall has voiced strong criticism of the savings plans, emphasizing that plant closures and mass layoffs remain possible.

  • The proposed wage concessions could save VW two billion euros, with the next negotiations scheduled for November 21.
VW's profits fall by 64 percent: Compared to the same period last year, profits fell by 42 percent to 2.9 billion euros. The net result fell even more ...
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VW's profits fall by 64 percent
Key FactsVW Profit Plummets: Crisis from China Demand and Costs
Nov 1, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • Volkswagen's profit dropped by 42 percent to 2.9 billion euros in the third quarter, with net income falling 64 percent to 1.6 billion euros.

  • The declining demand in China and rising costs are severely impacting the main brand as well as Porsche and Audi.

  • Volkswagen announced plans to close at least three plants in Germany, potentially leading to significant job losses, while negotiations on the company’s collective agreement continue.

  • Lower Saxony's economic minister demands a plan to maintain plant locations without layoffs and emphasizes the need for incentives for electric vehicle purchases.
VW records a 63.7 percent drop in profits: Weak business in China, high costs here: In the midst of the escalating dispute between the board and employees ...
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VW records a 63.7 percent drop in profits
Volkswagen: the decline of an automotive icon: The crisis at VW is coming to a head, on Wednesday dramatic figures for the third quarter were published: Net ...
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Volkswagen: the decline of an automotive icon
Volkswagen Group cuts forecast again: The results are weaker than expected, especially for the core brand VW cars, the group explains ...
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Volkswagen Group cuts forecast again
Salaries on the VW board: Herbert Diess earns more than Blume: VW's 2023 annual report shows: CEO Oliver Blume earned less than his predecessor.
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Salaries on the VW board: Herbert Diess earns more than Blume