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Big save plan at Volkswagen

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Volkswagen has big worries. The bosses make a save plan. The board agrees to this plan. The plan is the future plan 2030. Volkswagen wants to save much money. Therefore the firm cuts many jobs. In the next years 50000 jobs go away. Until the year 2030 it is 100000 jobs. Factories in Germany have problems. The plants in Emden, Zwickau, Hannover and Neckarsulm are in danger. Volkswagen checks other ways for these places. The union IG Metall says: No plant closes now. Volkswagen wants to change brands. The spanish brand Seat stops soon. This happens until the year 2029. Volkswagen focuses more on the brand Cupra. Cupra sells more cars than Seat now. There are reasons for the hard save course. Firms from China build cheap cars. This is a big rival for Volkswagen. High taxes in the USA make problems. Volkswagen wants to be strong in the market again with this plan.

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Definitions

Board
A group of people in a firm. They check the work of the bosses and make big choices.
Union
An group that helps the workers. They fight for good pay and safe jobs.
Market
This means that a firm is good enough to win against other firms. For example with good prices or good goods.

People

Oliver Blume
He is the boss of the whole Volkswagen group.
Daniela Cavallo
She leads the works council at Volkswagen and helps the workers.

Locations

Germany
A land in Europe where Volkswagen has many factories.
Wolfsburg
A town in Germany. The main office of Volkswagen is there.

Sources

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The Guardian

Volkswagen confirms it will cut 100,000 jobs by 2030

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SRF

Volkswagen-Aufsichtsrat stimmt Sanierungsplan zu und streicht 50'000 Stellen

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VOL

Einigung bei VW: 50.000 Jobs sollen wegfallen

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ANSA

Ipotesi choc in casa Volkswagen, addio a Seat entro il 2029 - Industria e Analisi - Ansa.it

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