Volkswagen restructuring

EXCLUSIVE: BRAZIL Volkswagen unit announces restructuring plan

Volkswagen do Brasil has announced plans to restructure its operation. According to Hans-Christian Maergner, president of the local unit, the…

GOLDING’S TAKE: VW retains Pischetsrieder but not its dignity

Earlier this week, the supervisory board of VW reappointed Bernd Pischetsrieder as chief executive for another five years. His supervisory…

GERMANY: VW extends Pischetsrieder’s contract

The Volkswagen supervisory board has agreed to extend CEO Bernd Pischetsrider’s contract for five years until 2012. The decision was…

GERMANY: Volkswagen board meeting – ROUNDUP

Volkswagen’s two-day supervisory board meeting ends this week with a continued commitment to the deep restructuring programme announced earlier this…

GERMANY: 40,000 jobs at Volkswagen may be surplus

According to a report in the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, around 40,000 jobs at Volkswagen’s six German plants are surplus to…

GERMANY: CEO says VW doomed unless workers accept cuts

Volkswagen is doomed unless unionised workers at its expensive German plants accept sharp cuts in costs and jobs, the carmaker…