Europe’s largest Autobauer Volkswagen Comes at the planned job cuts forward.
“Around 20,000 withdrawals From the company Until 2030 are already contractually fixed“, said head of the head Gunnar Kilian According to a message, at a company meeting in Wolfsburg.
This means that more than half of the degradation of 35,000 jobs planned by 2030 is firmly agreed.
After a long struggle, the company and union agreed on a renovation program for the core brand VW in December. By 2030, almost a quarter of the 130,000 jobs in Germany are to be eliminated.
Operating dismissals were excluded, the dismantling should be carried out primarily via early retirement and severance payments.
“A lot of work before us”
“The first measures of the” Future Volkswagen “agreement” and we are on track, “said Kilian. “We accelerate our transformation with measurable progress in factory costs in Wolfsburg and the socially acceptable job cuts at the six German locations of Volkswagen AG.”
However, the austerity course is not yet at the goal, added brand-financial board member David Powels: “But we still have a lot of work ahead of us for the future.” The aim is to make Volkswagen competitive and sustainable future -proof by 2029.