Volkswagen Savings Program: Brand CEO announces intensified job cuts and production restructuring

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    "url": "https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/wirtschaft/volkswagen-sparprogramm-markenchef-kuendigt-verschaerften-stellenabbau/70145926",
    "title": "Volkswagen Savings Program: Brand CEO announces intensified job cuts and production restructuring - AD HOC NEWS",
    "excerpt": "Volkswagen intends to significantly intensify the ongoing savings program of its core brand and increase the pace of the performance program. VW Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer announced at a works meeting in Wolfsburg that the group has \"no time to lose\" and will \"significantly step up\" the agreed performance program. He emphasized that he would have wished the measures decided at the end of 2024 would have been sufficient, but looking away does not solve problems. The concrete design of the additional steps will now be discussed with co-determination bodies.\nThe agreement from the end of 2024 had three main focuses: overcapacities at German sites were to be reduced, labor costs lowered, and development costs brought to a competitive level. According to Schäfer, good progress has been made within the Volkswagen brand. Regarding staff reductions, approximately 16,300 departures have already taken place in Germany, and a total of almost 28,800 positions have been agreed upon by 2030. The core brand's target in Germany is 35,000 fewer employees by 2030.\nWorks Council Chairwoman Daniela Cavallo expects that the savings efforts will increase significantly. According to participants, she said that the \"company's frenzy for savings\" would confront employees \"at every turn\" in the coming weeks, even more intensely than before. The signs point to a storm, and it will \"not be a small one\".\nAt...",
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