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AI & Jobs On September 30 Volkswagen confirmed it will end about ten collective agreements at year-end, leaving the 2030 job guarantee intact. Handelsblatt reported roughly 1,000 more cuts at software unit Cariad, out of about 4,300 staff; the union says 1,600 of 4,200. AI is not a stated reason.
AI & Jobs Volkswagen slashed its full-year profit guidance on September 21 and booked a nearly €6B Porsche writedown, sending both stocks lower. The same day, Germany's IG Metall union staged protests at more than 280 sites, with the works council chief saying 「the battle over how to share the burden has already begun.」
AI & Jobs Volkswagen's supervisory board approved 50,000 additional job cuts on September 3, doubling the total workforce reduction across the group since a 2024 deal with IG Metall. The trigger: falling China sales, high German costs, and BYD's expansion into Europe.