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Volkswagen announced sweeping changes to its German operations, including more than 35,000 future job cuts and capacity reductions in a last-gasp deal between Europe's top carmaker and unions on ...
Volkswagen (VW; German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] ⓘ) [Note 1] is a German automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.Established in 1937 by The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it is today after World War II by British Army officer Ivan Hirst.
Volkswagen AG (German: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] ⓘ), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines and turbomachinery.
Volkswagen workers have begun mass strikes across Germany as the company threatens to cut pay and close factories to combat a slack European car market. The strikes come amid a spate of warnings ...
As in Tennessee, however, Volkswagen has struggled to get its points across in Germany. Nearly 100,000 Volkswagen workers are reported to have joined strike action at the start of December as ...
Volkswagenwerk GmbH (Volkswagen Factory GmbH) was established in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1937 by the German Labour Front, a Nazi organization. [13] It is estimated by historians that 60–70% of the workforce were enslaved or forced labour including from Arbeitsdorf , a concentration camp specifically built for providing VW with enslaved labour.
Volkswagen has said it may need to close plants in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history. In October, it also said employee pay would need to be cut by 10% to make the company more ...
The VDA hosts the Europe's largest motor show, the biannual International Motor Show Germany (IAA) in Frankfurt. The VDA published a series of standards and recommendations. Among those is the German quality management system (QMS) for the automobile industry. The fourth edition was issued in December 1998, and became mandatory for all German ...