Two factories too many, 500,000 cars too few: VW and the "scary outlook" for 2025
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Quick Glance: Volkswagen: Drastic Measures to Tackle Crisis
- Volkswagen is facing a deep crisis and plans drastic cost-cutting measures that may impact jobs and production sites.
- CFO Arno Antlitz warns that the company is selling 500,000 fewer cars than necessary, equivalent to two factories.
- Experts criticize VW's business strategy and call for investments in new technologies and a clear future strategy.
- The situation is described as 'grim,' and works council chair Daniela Cavallo demands a plan to provide employees with prospects.
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VW shares still firm: Volkswagen in crisis - | CEO Blume describes situation as alarming
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Quick Glance: VW Faces Potential Plant Closures in Germany
- Volkswagen is considering the closure of a plant in Germany for the first time due to a severe corporate crisis.
- The company may terminate the employment guarantee established in 1994, which the works council deems unacceptable.
- To cut costs and achieve a ten billion euro improvement by 2026, a comprehensive cost-saving program is being implemented.
- Experts warn of potential layoffs, while the works council expresses opposition to one-sided austerity measures.
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Quick Glance: VW Management Defends Cost-Cutting Amid Employee Outcry
- The VW leadership defended its cost-cutting measures at a workforce meeting, where employees voiced strong protests.
- Production overcapacities were identified, as sales in Europe have significantly declined, with plant closures and layoffs not ruled out.
- Works council chair Daniela Cavallo announced fierce opposition to the proposed measures and called for a return to technological leadership.
- Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil emphasized the need to secure all locations and called for negotiations to address VW's economic challenges.
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Quick Glance: Volkswagen Plans Major Job Cuts
- Volkswagen aims to cut up to 30,000 jobs in Germany to save five billion euros.
- The Emden and Osnabrück plants are at the highest risk due to low profitability and demand issues.
- Zwickau, the largest VW plant in Saxony, may also face cuts, but closure is unlikely due to its importance in EV production.
- The works council and IG Metall have announced opposition to the plans, with negotiations set to begin on September 25.
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Quick Glance: VW Terminates Contracts; Layoffs Possible from 2025
- Volkswagen has terminated several collective agreements, including the future employment security agreement that excluded layoffs until 2029.
- The termination will take effect at the end of the year, allowing for layoffs starting in July 2025.
- VW intends to negotiate a new agreement with the IG Metall union to create secure prospects for the company.
- The company is compelled to reduce costs and enhance competitiveness due to challenging economic conditions.
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Quick Glance: Volkswagen Faces Crisis and Cost-Cutting Measures
- Volkswagen is in a deep crisis due to high production costs and low profits.
- CEO Oliver Blume announced an additional savings plan of 5 billion euros, which may lead to the cancellation of job guarantees for 110,000 employees.
- The works council, led by Daniela Cavallo, is preparing strong resistance against the proposed measures.
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- Employees in Brussels are protesting against plant closures and have announced a major demonstration.
- The management has terminated the employment guarantee for 120,000 workers, potentially leading to mass layoffs.
- Porsche's financial situation has worsened, while VW and Audi must improve efficiency and reduce costs.
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- Management, led by Thomas Schäfer, plans an in-person meeting with executives to discuss new models and additional savings measures.
- The goal is to achieve ten billion euros in performance improvements by 2026 to reach a target return of 6.5 percent.
- This cost-cutting initiative is considered the most ambitious for the core brand in recent decades.
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- Management countered the accusations, emphasizing the need for savings due to declining demand in Europe.
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Quick Glance: VW Plant Closures: Three Sites at Risk
- Volkswagen is considering closing a plant in Germany to reduce costs.
- Three out of eleven locations are under special scrutiny, including Wolfsburg, Hannover, and Kassel.
- Closing a site could have significant impacts on employment and the regional economy.
- Political resistance and the strategic importance of the locations may complicate any potential closures.
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Quick Glance: Volkswagen Intensifies Cost-Cutting Measures Under Blume
- Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume describes the economic situation as serious, justifying the company's shift towards austerity measures.
- The company plans job cuts and potential plant closures at VW due to declining sales in Europe and increasing competition from Asia.
- The entire European automotive industry faces unprecedented challenges, leading to a more difficult economic environment.
- Blume emphasizes that there will be no drastic layoffs and that the focus on the German location will remain to ensure future job security.
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VW subsidiary Audi: Wortmann is no longer head of sales: For five years, Hildegard Wortmann was the first woman to head sales at the Ingolstadt carmaker ...
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'Darkest day': Volkswagen's trailblazing labour chief gears up for jobs battle: When labour unions step into the ring with Volkswagen executives on Wednesday to ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/darkest-day-volkswagens-trailblazing-labour-chief-gears-up-jobs-battle-2024-09-25/
Volkswagen: That's why VW shares are so dirt cheap: VW shares are actually absurdly low. If only there weren't so many major construction projects in the ...
wiwo.de/dossiers/boersenwoche/boersenwoche-476-editorial-deshalb-ist-die-vw-aktie-so-spottbillig/29843798.html
WAZ autopilot special: Start of production and career beginnings: Despite all the bad news about Volkswagen in recent weeks, there are still career opportunities ...
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Start of the VW wage negotiations: 7000 euros for most office workers, this could end in Wolfsburg
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/volkswagen-tarifkonflikt-wie-viel-verdienen-vw-mitarbeiter-a-030ab951-0c1d-4581-a302-b86009312aba
Paid articlePaywall Works meeting at VW in Wolfsburg in the middle of the crisis: Difficult times are ahead at Volkswagen. More savings are needed and more jobs will probably be cut ...
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Audi BKK and Wolfsburg Hospital: Working together to fight strokes: A new digital health program from Audi BKK and Wolfsburg Hospital is designed to detect the ...
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Despite the VW crisis: Council approves plans for a hospital extension costing 120 million euros
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Paid articlePaywall VW plans: IG Metall and SPD announce "determined resistance": The VW board's plans have sparked sheer horror, but also anger, among trade unionists and ...
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Quarterly figures - | Volkswagen is making less profit: Volkswagen had already scaled back its expectations for the 2024 financial year at the beginning of July ...
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Quick Glance: Volkswagen: Revenue Decline Requires Cost-Cutting Measures
- Volkswagen's half-year results show a significant decrease in profit compared to the previous year.
- The CFO deems the profitability insufficient and announces substantial cost-saving efforts.
- CEO Blume emphasizes that despite a solid foundation, there is still extensive work ahead.
- Volkswagen's management faces major challenges regarding profitability and the shift to electric vehicles.
Audi and VW: 50 years of Audi 50 - | How a small Bavarian made Wolfsburg a big success
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Top 10 news in Wolfsburg: most-read articles of the week - | 14.9 to 20.9.: Topics relating to VW are clearly at the forefront for readers this week ...
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Wolfsburg instead of Wörthersee: 35,000 fans expected at the new GTI meeting: In the "heart of the brand", GTI fans are to be offered a new home for the 50th ...
kleinezeitung.at/wirtschaft/18692699/zum-neuen-gti-treffen-werden-35000-fans-erwartet
VW collective bargaining negotiations: Second round of talks starts: IG Metall is demanding a wage increase, Volkswagen wants to reduce costs - | this is how the ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/vw-tarifverhandlungen-zweite-gespraechsrunde-startet-GH6CGH7NF5D6ZODNK2XXPGI3SY.html
T-Online Sep 28
VW crisis: Management failure endangers the future of the company: Yesterday record profits, today record crisis - | how can that be? What crucial mistake did VW ...
t-online.de/mobilitaet/aktuelles/id_100497970/vw-krise-management-versagen-gefaehrdet-zukunft-des-konzerns.html
Small car reinvention Audi 50: How a small Bavarian made Wolfsburg big: It was an Audi that put the VW Beetle out of the way. Production of this economic miracle ...
n-tv.de/auto/Wie-ein-kleiner-Bayer-Wolfsburg-gross-rausbrachte-article25161063.html
Crisis at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg: Will there be a summer festival?: Collective bargaining agreements have been terminated at Volkswagen, and an expert is ...
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50 years ago: The VW Golf I goes to customers: 50 years ago today, deliveries of a new VW model began: the Golf. It is supposed to build on the success of the ...
ndr.de/geschichte/chronologie/Vor-50-Jahren-Der-VW-Golf-I-geht-an-die-Kundschaft,vwgolf118.html
Autonomous driving: A Robo-Volkswagen is now on the road in Wolfsburg too: The cars of the future will drive autonomously. In Wolfsburg, the future has already ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/autonomes-fahren-jetzt-ist-auch-in-wolfsburg-ein-robo-volkswagen-unterwegs-B2VNERYZFVB4ZN2FZNXTOTA2HM.html
Paid articlePaywallVolkswagen passenger cars brand struggles to hit cost-cutting goal, says Handelsblatt
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-passenger-cars-brand-struggles-hit-cost-cutting-goal-says-2024-08-28/
Wolfsburg: This is how many millions of euros VW boss Blume earns per year: Oliver Blume is the highest-earning CEO of a DAX company in 2023. What he earned and ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/wolfsburg-so-viele-millionen-euro-verdient-vw-chef-blume-im-jahr-2SC62VBNEFFEFI5TMOZU3XXDUE.html
Paid articlePaywall ID. Unyx: VW launches new electric brand for China: When it comes to e-mobility, things are not going well for VW in China. With the new sub-brand ID. Unyx ...
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In recent years, the Wolfsburg-based car company has lost market share in China. With a new e-brand, VW wants to better meet the tastes of Chinese customers - ... Show more
ZZ-Online Jul 29
Wolfsburg instead of Wörthersee - | 15,000 visitors at GTI meeting: A new start for the traditional meeting: Instead of at Wörthersee, fans of the sporty VW Golf ...
nordsee-zeitung.de/Region/Wolfsburg-statt-Woerthersee-15000-Besucher-bei-GTI-Treffen-225189.html
Volkswagen: Too many factories, too few cars: Volkswagen is considering closing a plant for the first time in decades. That says a lot about the company - and ...
zeit.de/2024/31/volkswagen-konzern-schliessung-fabrik-autoindustrie
Paid articlePaywallEx-VW boss Diess on the German car industry: | "Fear is justified": Former VW boss Herbert Diess explains in an interview the mistakes of the German car industry ...
stern.de/wirtschaft/ex-vw-chef-diess-ueber-deutsche-autoindustrie---angst-ist-berechtigt-------35051284.html
Paid articlePaywall Volkswagen Wolfsburg cycling to the factory 1,000 participants expand: VW employees have been able to cycle to the factory for more than two years ...
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Paid articlePaywall Wolfsburg: VW-Bad visitors get stuck in the muddy parking lot: There is an unpaved parking lot in front of the VW Bad in Wolfsburg. A number of cars got stuck on ...
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Paid articlePaywall Thanks to Rivian: Is VW building the electric Golf in Wolfsburg earlier than planned?
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Paid articlePaywall VW: ID friends organize a large electric meeting: "Wolfsburg instead of Wörthersee!" but "Charging at the lake!": The ID. Drivers Club will also meet in Locarno ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/vw-id-freunde-richten-grosses-elektro-treffen-aus-FW3ZG6T5CFDAFOQFBNXKHPHJLM.html
UAW boss Shawn Fain in Wolfsburg: The works meeting at the main plant in Wolfsburg and the whole of September so far at Volkswagen represent a turning point ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/uaw-boss-shawn-fain-in-wolfsburg-FQNLFCBJJNAWNHCWNXHN7QZ7TY.html
After all the software problems: The new VW Golf convinces the critics: The new facelift Golf has been delivered for a few days. Specialist magazines have ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/nach-all-den-software-problemen-der-neue-vw-golf-ueberzeugt-die-kritiker-W46FJ4ZKG5FO3KTRIQQONLJU7U.html
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Sinto on murder and memory: "I can't get rid of it": Sinto Erdmann Grimm only found out much later how great the loss was: only his mother survived the ...
taz.de/!6023602/
How parents are dealing with the VW crisis: "Children have very fine antennas": The VW crisis is causing worry lines to appear on the foreheads of many mothers ...
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Show cars: The VW Autostadt shows the cool ID.Buzz of the Minions: Volkswagen works with Universal Pictures. As part of the cooperation on the new Minions film ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/showcars-die-vw-autostadt-zeigt-die-coolen-id-buzz-der-minions-DJNDBEV6WRA4ZMNCJHQYK2HDWM.html
Volkswagen: VW gets off well with Rivian deal: The Wolfsburg-based Volkswagen Group's entry into the American electric car start-up Rivian is a big deal ...
wiwo.de/finanzen/boerse/leben-mit-aktien-rivian-deal-vw-kommt-gut-weg/29867420.html
After the factory holidays: Shift cancellations and special shifts at Volkswagen: Car production is being ramped up again at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/nach-den-werkferien-schichtausfall-und-sonderschichten-bei-volkswagen-UA5UIGKMDVEONHPG7O5SEGFCKU.html
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VW denounces 'damaging' EU surcharges on Chinese electric vehicles: VW warned that by limiting the supply of electric cars to European customers ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/1125049/vw-denounces-damaging-eu-surcharges-on-chinese-electric-vehicles
A39 near Wolfsburg: Fake police officers simulate traffic check: On the A39 near Wolfsburg, unknown persons simulated a traffic check and stole valuables ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/a39-bei-wolfsburg-falsche-polizisten-taeuschen-verkehrskontrolle-vor-SV6P3VHFYREKHLT6L4RJJYQFWE.html
Golf I meeting in Wolfsburg: More than 150 vehicles: The Golf 1 interest group was pleased to receive 150 vehicles. Fans of the Golf I came to Wolfsburg from all ...
waz-online.de/lokales/wolfsburg/golf-i-treffen-in-wolfsburg-mehr-als-150-fahrzeuge-WRNJZB2Y4ZGENO6BC7FLSJBI2M.html
Paid articlePaywall Dismal business in Wolfsburg: Another profit warning from Volkswagen: At VW, the core brand VW in particular is doing worse than expected. CEO Oliver Blume has ...
heise.de/news/Triste-Geschaefte-in-Wolfsburg-Weitere-Gewinnwarnung-von-Volkswagen-9957467.html
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