SINGAPORE – Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new strain of Candida auris (C. auris), a highly resistant and easily transmissible fungus normally found in hospitals. By uncovering the ...

Volkswagen is considering closing factories in Germany for the first time, in a move that shows the mounting price pressure Europe's top carmaker faces from Asian rivals. The move marks the first ...

By Jack Ewing and Tatiana Firsova Almost nine years after Volkswagen admitted that it had rigged millions of cars to cheat on emissions tests, the company’s former chief executive went on trial ...

Volkswagen is warning it might have to close factories in Germany because the country is “falling behind in terms of competitiveness” as a manufacturing location. According to US broadcaster ...

After years of falling sales, the Volkswagen Jetta's fortunes are turning. In 2023, VW moved 24 percent more units of the compact sedan in the United States than it did the previous year.

Volkswagen says auto industry headwinds mean the German automaker can't rule out plant closings in its home country, while the company is also dropping a longstanding job protection pledge that ...

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 has terminated a job security program and says it cannot rule out closures and redundancies amid a tough economic environment. Workers' representatives have promised to fight the plans ...

By Melissa Eddy Volkswagen warned on Monday that it would consider closing factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history and end a decades-old guarantee of job security for ...

Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz will speak to staff alongside Volkswagen brand chief Thomas Schaefer at a works council meeting on Wednesday morning. Volkswagen's works council head Daniela ...