Volkswagen is facing a serious crisis in Europe, which has pressured the automaker to reduce costs and restructure its operations.

For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen's cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker's tradition of cooperation between managers and workers, according to details disclosed by company sources.

A new report claims Chinese carmakers are interested in buying Volkswagen's factories in Germany, but this could be only a pipe dream of a company in distress

Car giant VW to wind down production at 2 factories; China could buy factories for foothold in Germany. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, has built its post-Cold War economy in the same way Germany did post-reunification: with a focus on industry. Manufacturing as a share of GDP has hovered above 20% in the country for the last 30 years, joining Germany in bucking the Western trend of deindustrialization.

Germany’s economy faces its worst slowdown in years, with factories closing, jobs disappearing, and GDP stagnating. As the 2025 election approaches, can political leaders deliver real solutions to restore "Made in Germany"?

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) – Volkswagen's deliveries fell last year, the German carmaker said Tuesday, underlining fierce Chinese competition and faltering demand for electric vehicles. The 10-brand group, which includes Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini ...

VW produces and sells vehicles around the world. Its Germanness is an important selling point, but the company is equally at home in China, Brazil and the US. Its dependence on foreign markets may soon come to bite.

For all its talk of radical change, Volkswagen’s cost-cutting deal in Germany relies heavily on the automaker’s tradition of cooperation between managers and workers, according to details ...

Volkswagen is exploring alternative uses for its Dresden and Osnabrueck factories under a cost-cutting drive to pare back its German operations. Europe's biggest automaker, which owns brands including Porsche, Audi and Skoda, has seen sales fall amid rising competition from Chinese companies.

However, state support for EVs has been patchy. Germany, Volkswagen's home market, abolished subsidies for electric cars at the end of 2023. Volkswagen is one of a number of European carmakers ...

Volkswagen will need to make additional investments in the United States to hit its target of doubling market share in the country, its CFO Arno Antlitz said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos,