That is causing an over-capacity and under-utilization problem leading to the need for restructuring across European operations,
We expect that, instead of cutback fantasies, sustainable concepts for the future be sketched out by Volkswagen and its management at the negotiating table,
Without comprehensive measures to get competitive again, we won’t be able to afford to make these significant investments in the future,
The fact is, the situation is serious and the responsibility of the negotiating partners is enormous.”
The board wants to close at least three factories in Germany,
The Chancellor's position on this is clear, however, namely that possible wrong management decisions from the past must not be to the detriment of employees. The aim now is to maintain and secure jobs."
This is the only way to finance further investments in the future from our own resources."
This is the plan of Germany's largest industrial group to start the sell-off in its home country of Germany,
All German VW plants are affected by these plans. None of them are safe,
This is a deep stab in the heart of the hard-working VW workforce,
Management is absolutely serious about all this. This is not sabre-rattling in the collective bargaining round,
We are not far apart when it comes to analysing the problems. But we are miles apart on the answers to them,