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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll

Volkswagen aims to cut costs by 20% by 2028 in restructuring plan, report says

People on an assembly line work on cars suspended overhead
An assembly line at Volkswagen’s plant in Emden, Germany. Photograph: Carmen Jaspersen/Reuters

Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% by 2028, with plant closures not ruled out, as part of an effort to reshape the company in the face of increasing competition from China, according to reports.

The German automotive company’s chief executive, Oliver Blume, and its finance chief, Arno Antlitz, are said to have presented a plan for “massive” savings at a meeting of the company’s top executives last month.

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