For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen's cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker's tradition of cooperation between managers and workers, according to details disclosed by company sources.

Chinese officials and automakers are eyeing German factories slated for closure and are particularly interested in Volkswagen's sites , a person with knowledge of Chinese government thinking told Reuters.

A new report claims Chinese carmakers are interested in buying Volkswagen's factories in Germany, but this could be only a pipe dream of a company in distress

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However, state support for EVs has been patchy. Germany, Volkswagen's home market, abolished subsidies for electric cars at the end of 2023. Volkswagen is one of a number of European carmakers struggling in the face of fierce Chinese competition and the ...

CFO Arno Antlitz, speaking to investors in New York on Tuesday, said that the cost-cutting deal struck with unions last December tackled the carmaker's problems of high labour costs and capacity underutilisation.

VW produces and sells vehicles around the world. Its Germanness is an important selling point, but the company is equally at home in China, Brazil and the US. Its dependence on foreign markets may soon come to bite.

For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen’s cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker’s tradition of cooperation between managers and workers, according to details ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen's cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker's tradition of cooperation between managers and workers ...

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.

Léa Pernelle with Sam Reeves in Frankfurt Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union

The EU starts a probe January 30 into its troubled automotive industry. Automakers want relief from the existential threat of tightening CO2 rules.