VW and works council reach provisional deal, Handelsblatt reports
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 20, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on December 20, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Volkswagen and its works council reached a provisional cost-cutting deal to save billions, impacting factory operations but avoiding drastic closures.
(Reuters) - Volkswagen and its works council reached a provisional deal on cost-cutting measures that still requires further scrutiny and agreement from both sides, Handelsblatt reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the proceedings.
The agreement would meet the company's target to save billions of euros and make less drastic cuts to factories than expected, Handelsblatt said.
According to the report, a buyer would be sought for the Osnabrueck plant and the Dresden plant would be repurposed or closed. Closure of the factories in Zwickau or Emden would therefore be off the table, it said.
Volkswagen was not immediately available to comment.
(Reporting by Andrey Sychev; Writing by Matthias Williams, Editing by Friederike Heine)
The main topic is Volkswagen's provisional cost-cutting deal with its works council to save billions of euros.
The Osnabrueck plant may be sold, and the Dresden plant may be repurposed or closed.
Closures of Zwickau and Emden factories are off the table according to the report.
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