Volkswagen is weighing whether to close factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history as it moves to deepen cost cuts amid rising competition from China’s electric vehicle makers.

Volkswagen is looking at setting up a battery cell factory in Ontario, Germany's Handelsblatt business daily reported on Tuesday, adding the Canadian province had offered investments and other ...

Wage reductions and freezes spark worker outrage. In addition to the layoffs, Volkswagen plans to cut salaries across the board by at least 10%, with a pay freeze scheduled for both 2025 and 2026.

Volkswagen’s shift in strategy comes amid a troubling performance dip in China, its largest market, where vehicle deliveries fell by 7% in the first half of the year compared to 2023.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen said on Monday it was looking at locations for planned battery cell plants in Spain and eastern Europe and the exact sites for its third and fourth gigafactories ...

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Bloom decried the German manufacturing industry as his company said it was considering plant closures. Volkswagen considers first German factory closure in 87-year history ...

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Workers fit car doors to VW Golfs on the assembly line at the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. Some 680,000 people are employed by Volkswagen worldwide, ... Network links: GN Store.

Volkswagen is weighing whether to close factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history as it moves to deepen cost cuts amid rising competition from China’s electric vehicle makers.