VW to cut jobs as drive for electric cars accelerates

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The company revises up its forecasts for the manufacture of electric vehicles but warns it will come at a price for the workforce.

No figure was specified. VW employs more than 600,000 people globally.

The company signalled a major shift to electric - with the first new model expected next year - after the emissons scandal of 2015 that is believed to have cost the group more than $30bn - the bulk of it in the US where it admitted fitting software designed to cheat emissions testing.The fallout prompted a crackdown in Europe while China - the world's largest new car market - has demanded more low-emission vehicles.

European carmakers endured a tougher 2018 as they faced bottlenecks certifying vehicles under new emissions tests imposed on the industry while demand was also subdued - particularly for diesel cars.VW reported a slight dip in operating profit for 2018 at its eponymous brand while Bentley recorded a loss of €288m , from a small profit the previous year, as delays hit production of the new Continental GT.Net profits were 6% higher at €12.2bn .

 

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Wait until the British car buyer wakes up and we stop buying German and French cars, so that we can support UK workers.

Brexit. 🤔

Electric cars buses etc need a silver bullet there ain’t one yet !

Bloody hell, more turmoil to UK car manufacturing. Hang on, with the exception of Bentley (which is somewhat of a niche market) VW cars aren’t made in the UK 🤔 I’m sure someone somewhere will find a link to Brexit 🙄

Brexit getting the blame for Nissan & Honda though.

Take my wife, please!

Vw cutting jobs.. all employees should see people as assets.. people contribute value to a company. Why do you think corporation are wealthy not because of their product it’s bc of the people that’s make them assets

But Brexit? Isnt it Brexits fault?

Brexit?

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