Volkswagen workers to go on warning strikes across GermanyVolkswagen employees in Germany will begin warning strikes on Monday following stalled wage and plant closure negotiations with Europe's le...
01 Dec, 2024, 06.44 PM IST
Strikes to hit Volkswagen in December as clash with labour escalatesVolkswagen workers in Germany could go on strike as early as next week, with the IG Metall union warning of "necessary" walkouts starting f...
29 Nov, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
In high-wage Germany, Volkswagen's labour costs outstrip the competitionVolkswagen faces pressure to reduce labor costs in Germany as they exceed those of rivals like BMW and Mercedes-Benz. While unions demand a...
20 Nov, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
VW talks with unions are 'serious, critical and controversial', works council chief saysVolkswagen is in contentious talks with unions over planned cuts to its German sites. Weekly meetings cover savings, production plans, and ...
17 Oct, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
Volkswagen factory threat stress-tests Germany's economic modelGerman industry faces a crisis as Volkswagen threatens to close factories, challenging the nation's consensual industrial relations model. ...
06 Sep, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Volkswagen Law: the unique structure behind the German carmaker's labour clashVolkswagen's decision to close plants in Germany and end long-standing labour agreements has highlighted its unique governance and ownershi...
04 Sep, 2024, 06.16 PM IST
Volkswagen goes head-to-head with workforce over proposed company cutsVolkswagen management will address a tense workforce at its Wolfsburg headquarters, proposing significant cuts, including factory closures ...
04 Sep, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
What's driving the latest Volkswagen power struggle?Volkswagen's four-member mediation committee is planning to discuss Diess' future soon, sources have said, creating uncertainty around the ...
05 Nov, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
Human rights abuses against Uyghurs may hurt China’s future trade prospectsBut the West and non- governmental organisations raising human rights violations especially forced labour in the past few months is changin...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
Volkswagen faces leadership crisis as CEO Herbert Diess demands vote of confidenceThe multi-brand car and truck maker is convening its Executive Committee to discuss Herbert Diess's demand for the contract extension, more...
01 Dec, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
Volkswagen's labour chief rules out four-day week to save jobs amid Covid-19 outbreakGermany's largest trade union IG Metall on Aug. 15 proposed negotiating for a transition to a four-day week across industry to help secure ...
06 Sep, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
Improving output, innovation key to make India manufacturing hubCompetence enhancement and innovation were shortlisted as crucial to push India’s manufacturing to the next level.
30 Apr, 2018, 08.52 AM IST
- Race-track rivalry moves to boardroom as VW brands battle for electric car jobs
VOLKSWAGEN-POWERSTRUGGLE:Race-track rivalry moves to boardroom as VW brands battle for electric car jobs
27 Nov, 2016, 05.19 PM IST
Fear and respect: Volkswagen's culture under WinterkornThree weeks after it admitted to cheating US emissions tests, Europe's largest carmaker is under pressure to identify who exactly was respo...
11 Oct, 2015, 12.51 PM IST
Fear and respect: Volkswagen's culture under Martin WinterkornBut now that VW's problems are coming out into the open and Winterkorn has gone, some executives are declaring that the company needs to ch...
10 Oct, 2015, 11.12 PM IST
- Pune industries reeling under migrant outflow
Fresh rumours about a mass drive against non-Maharashtrians on February 25 and Union railway minister Lalu Prasad’s assertion that he will ...
23 Feb, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- VW staff, Porsche in takeover collision
Employee representatives fear losing their influence if VW is swallowed up by Porsche. Porsche head Wendelin Wiedeking fired the first shot...
26 Sep, 2007, 12.55 PM IST