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Updated on: Mar 2026
Volkswagen Job Cuts , Positions at Risk as Automaker Faces Crisis
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Volkswagen Job Cuts , Positions at Risk as Automaker Faces Crisis

Mar 11, 2026

Volkswagen is Cutting of its German Workforce and Slashing Wages

Volkswagen Group has announced a drastic restructuring plan that includes cutting approximately ,...

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Feb 19, 2026
Volkswagen is Cutting of its German Workforce and Slashing Wages

Volkswagen India Launches VRS for , Plant Workers

The Volkswagen Group is offering a voluntary early retirement scheme VRS to all , blue-collar ...

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Dec 12, 2025
Volkswagen India Launches VRS for , Plant Workers

Volkswagen Initiates Major Overhaul of India Operations

Volkswagen Group is undertaking a comprehensive restructuring of its India business, according to an...

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Sep 29, 2025
Volkswagen Initiates Major Overhaul of India Operations
Volkswagen Workforce Shake-Up as 20,000 Employees Buyout
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Volkswagen Workforce Shake-Up as 20,000 Employees Buyout

Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, is undergoing a major restructuring, with 20,000 workers in Germany agreeing to voluntary redundancy as part of a broader cost-cutting initiative. The move is part of a deal struck with unions last year, aiming to reduce the company’s workforce by 35,000 employees by 2030. The job cuts primarily affect Volkswagen’s core […]

Jun 4, 2025
Volkswagen Faces Critical Decision; Potential Job Cuts Looming
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Volkswagen Faces Critical Decision; Potential Job Cuts Looming

Volkswagen, Germany’s automotive giant and the country’s largest private employer, is currently grappling with a significant dilemma. The company is considering drastic measures to stay competitive, and this includes the possibility of cutting over 15,000 jobs. Volkswagen Dilemma: The Context Volkswagen has long been a symbol of German engineering excellence, but recent challenges have shaken […]

Sep 18, 2024
Schaeffler AG appoints Dr. Astrid Fontaine as CHRO
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Schaeffler AG appoints Dr. Astrid Fontaine as CHRO

Schaeffler AG has announced the appointment of Dr. Astrid Fontaine as Chief Human Resources Officer and as a full member of the Board of Managing Directors of Schaeffler AG, effective January 1, 2024.  “We are extremely pleased that we have succeeded in recruiting Dr. Astrid Fontaine, a proven HR expert described by Automobilwoche magazine as […]

Nov 24, 2023
Volkswagen plans to sack 2,000 jobs
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Volkswagen plans to sack 2,000 jobs

Volkswagen is planning to cut 2,000 jobs at its troubled software unit Cariad as part of a restructuring plan. The move of layoffs is part of a larger trend as companies cutting jobs and slowing hiring as investors become increasingly fearful of a recession. Tech companies have either frozen the hiring process or laid off many […]

Oct 28, 2023
Volkswagen India opens ‘all-women operated store’ in Ahmedabad
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Volkswagen India opens ‘all-women operated store’ in Ahmedabad

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India announces that the City Store SP Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat would be it’s 2nd ‘All-Women operated City Store’. Following the successful launch of the first store in Coimbatore, Volkswagen India in partnership with Automark Group has expanded this initiative to the state of Gujarat. At Volkswagen India, ‘People’ are one of the key strategic pillars. The brand focuses […]

Oct 19, 2023
Airbnb, Accenture, Spotify, and a few more companies are leaving Russia
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Airbnb, Accenture, Spotify, and a few more companies are leaving Russia

According to Barrons report, Airbnb late Thursday said it would suspend its operations in Russia and Belarus. The home-rental company joins Volkswagen, Accenture, and Spotify as the latest Western companies to suspend operations in Russia following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Brian Chesky, chief executive of Airbnb, announced his company’s suspension of operations in Russia via a tweet late Thursday. Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, announced […]

Mar 4, 2022
Volkswagen CEO tells staff there are no plans to cut 30,000 jobs
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Volkswagen CEO tells staff there are no plans to cut 30,000 jobs

Volkswagen has no plans to cut 30,000 jobs, CEO Herbert Diess told staff in an internal video message, hoping to fix his damaged relationship with the carmaker’s works council that deteriorated further in recent weeks. Diess said he was in talks with labour representatives on how the company’s Wolfsburg site, which the 63-year-old says lags […]

Nov 10, 2021
Volkswagen officials dismiss reports of 30,000 job losses
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Volkswagen officials dismiss reports of 30,000 job losses

Frankfurt: Senior sources at German auto giant Volkswagen on Wednesday dismissed reports that up to 30,000 jobs could be at risk if it could not cut costs in its transition to electric models. Earlier Wednesday, a company source had said the company’s chief executive, Herbert Diess, had given the warning at a recent supervisory board meeting. The business […]

Oct 15, 2021
Volkswagen will not change its name to ‘Voltswagen’ after all, says it was all a Joke
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Volkswagen will not change its name to ‘Voltswagen’ after all, says it was all a Joke

April Fool’s Day came early this year! Volkswagen of America will not be rebranding to “Voltswagen of America,” despite a statement released on Tuesday that many — from analysts and investors to media outlets like this one — took at its word. “Volkswagen of America will not be changing its name to Voltswagen,” a spokesman […]

Mar 31, 2021