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Volkswagen Will Cut 100,000 Jobs And Close Four Factories: Report

The new report also alleges the core VW brand will be separated from the VW Group.

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Volkswagen to cut up to 100,000 jobs

BERLIN — Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume aims to cut up to ‌100,000 jobs from the current workforce worldwide over the next few years and discontinue production at four of the group's German plants, Manager Magazin reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Up to 100,000 jobs and four plants: Volkswagen reportedly plans radical overhaul

Volkswagen is reportedly preparing what could become the most radical overhaul in its history. Up to 100,000 jobs could be cut worldwide, while four German plants could close.

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Volkswagen CEO aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs in next years: Report

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is reportedly planning significant changes, including potentially cutting up to 100,000 jobs globally and closing four German plants. The company also aims to reduce investments by 15% over five years. These moves come as VW faces pressure from tariffs, Chinese competition, and the costly transition to…

The Economic Times

Teens arrested after allegedly driving at officer, hitting police car before pursuit

The teenagers, aged between 14 and 19, face a string charges.

The Canberra Times

Is This Electric Porsche Boxster Secretly An Audi In Disguise?

The Volkswagen Group plans to launch three electric sports cars, and this is one of them.

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This is the SUV £20k buys you now – and it’s worrying China’s car rivals

DRIVESMART: The Chery Tiggo 4 shows how far sub-£20k hybrid SUVs have come – and why China’s new wave of cheap, well-equipped cars is starting to unsettle established brands, writes EV editor Steve Fowler in the latest DriveSmart newsletter

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Businesses often row back on ethics when times get tough. Here’s how technology can keep them on track

Five carmakers are involved in a case at the High Court in London over claims that they cheated on emissions tests. A decade ago, the “dieselgate” scandal broke, eventually forcing Volkswagen to pay billions of euros in fines and settlements. These carmakers (Mercedes, Ford, Peugeot/Citroën, Renault and Nissan) have all…

The Conversation

Costco Members Can Get A Big Discount On Certain Volkswagen SUVs

Costco members can get up to $1,250 off a Tiguan, Altas, or Atlas Cross Sport. Here's how.

Motor1

The Peaq Is Peak Skoda. Too Bad America Can’t Buy It

The Peaq is a big, sensible, seven-seat electric SUV with serious range and very little nonsense, which is why it feels like forbidden fruit for U.S. buyers.

InsideEVs

Škoda goes posh with Peaq seven-seat EV – and I’ve been in it

Škoda’s biggest electric car yet starts from £51,980, with seven seats, a huge boot and enough range to put it among the UK’s longest-legged family EVs

The Independent UK

Canyon's new e-bike can communicate with cars – but is it bikes that need to change?

The 'Vehicle 2 Everything' tech is fitted to the Roadlite:On, displayed at Eurobike next week

Cycling Weekly

How Europe’s EV makers shrank their product to challenge the bloated SUVs

Smaller, cheaper cars built for narrow city streets are becoming more stylish – but require careful design decisions

The Guardian - UK

Woman’s Volkswagen Repeatedly Brake-Checks Her. Then She Realizes The Strange Reason Why: ‘Worst Feature Ever’

'The only thing I don't love about my car.'

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Why Aren't There More GTI And R Models In America? Volkswagen Explains

Volkswagen says that in order to wear those badges, the vehicle can't be 'insincere.'

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After Toyota, Volkswagen Also Thinks It Has Too Many Models

The German automotive giant wants to reduce complexity and focus on fewer models that generate more volume.

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How to complete Week 1 events in Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist Series 2

Training wheels are finally off.

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Volkswagen Has 10+ New Models Coming In 2026. Here's All Of Them

This year is one of the busiest years on record for the core Volkswagen brand.

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Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist Series 2 – Horizon Decades car rewards explained

All the Series 2 cars you can get.

InsideEVs

The 2026 Mercedes CLA EV Is Really Impressive. But It Also Drove Me Nuts

The new Mercedes CLA EV is so lovely to drive. But the more I lived with it, the more annoyed I got.

InsideEVs

Mobileye, Supplier Of Robotaxi Tech, Is Launching Its Own Robotaxi Fleet In The U.S.

The Intel subsidiary’s self-driving tech is being used by Volkswagen’s MOIA. Now, Mobileye wants its own fleet of autonomous cabs.

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Even Volkswagen's Last Convertible Can't Escape Falling Demand

The T-Roc Convertible is facing production cuts ahead of its retirement in 2027.

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'I would be FURIOUS': Woman Takes Volkswagen Beetle To Detailer Before Selling. Then The Worker Ruins Her Backseat

"The cleaner should have to pay up."

The Independent UK

Why the next generation of electric sports cars could beat petrol rivals

DRIVESMART: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 N is proof that electric sports cars are becoming properly fun to drive, writes EV editor Steve Fowler in the latest DriveSmart newsletter

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Canadian woman says she’s still waiting 2 months after paying $30k for used Volkswagen Tiguan. Then Volkswagen told her the truth

It worked out in the end.

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