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

VW plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs and shut plants, report says

VW Passat R and a Golf GTI are pictured in the tower storage facility of German carmaker Volkswagen
Volkswagen Group employs more than 650,000 people across all its brands, which include Audi, Bentley, Skoda, Seat and Cupra. Photograph: Ronny Hartmann/AFP/Getty Images

Germany’s Volkswagen is to cut up to 100,000 jobs and reduce and eventually stop production at some plants, according to reports.

The company has refused to comment on reports of a management presentation at a board meeting outlining dramatic cost cutting, but if it goes ahead it would mean Volkswagen doubling previously announced staff reductions.

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