VW plans job cuts: 35,000 jobs in Wolfsburg affected!

VW plans job cuts: 35,000 jobs in Wolfsburg affected!

Wolfsburg, Deutschland - Volkswagen faces a huge change: by 2030, the group plans to dismantle around 35,000 jobs, which corresponds to a quarter of all jobs in Germany. The Wolfsburg Stammwerk is particularly affected, such as Süddeutsche Zeitung supplemented. VW Human Resources Director Gunnar Kilian said that the company would like to meet its responsibility towards employees by offering individual advice and further training through the new "Perspective workshop". This project is intended to help employees reorient professionally without suffering immediate financial losses.

The perspective workshop

In the "Perspective workshop", affected employees will find support from job coaches that help you create a personal development plan. The aim is to make the smoothest possible transition for the employees concerned without being financially needed. The creation of new perspectives in a changing labor market is more important than ever, especially in times when Volkswagen has to secure its competitiveness in an increasingly challenging environment.

The pressure on Volkswagen is growing steadily. The demand for traditional combustion models such as the Golf and the Tiguan has increased in recent years, so that special shifts were driven in the main plant. Nevertheless, the head of the management council, Daniela Cavallo, warns that sales of the golf should fall and that problems with the utilization in Wolfsburg could arise because production to Mexico is to be shifted. The transformation of the work to new e-models stipulates that from 2027 a four-day working week may be considered.

outlook for the future

Despite the major challenges, Volkswagen recently achieved record sales of around 332.3 billion euros. This is also reflected in an operational result, which grew by two percent from 2022 to 2023. It is interesting, however, that the expectations for 2024 had to be corrected downwards because fewer vehicles are sold. Especially the sales market in Asia, especially in China, is worried, and competitive pressure from local manufacturers is increasing.

Volkswagen has recognized that it is not only about the job cuts, but also about the future viability of the company. Therefore, cost cuts and operational savings in all areas are necessary in order to be able to exist in global competition. Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume will take part in the Federal Chancellery in order to discuss how jobs can be secured and competitiveness can be increased, while the Federal Ministry of Economics has announced measures to promote electromobility.