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Volkswagen to reduce workforce by 19,000 by end of year, says CEO



<p>The company has set a binding target of over 28,000 job cuts by 2030 and plans to decrease factory costs at its German sites by more than 20 percent by 2025.</p>
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Volkswagen is pressing ahead with sweeping job cuts and cost reductions in Germany ‌as planned, ⁠shrinking ⁠its workforce by 19,000 by the end of the year, CEO Oliver Blume is set to ⁠tell investors ‌at the upcoming AGM.

More than ⁠28,000 job cuts have been agreed as a binding target for 2030, according to a transcript of Blume’s speech ‌for the event on June 18.

“We reduced factory ⁠costs at Volkswagen’s German sites by more than 20 per cent by 2025,” he said.

  • Published On Jun 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM IST

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