MASS JOB CUTS LOOM AT VW AS PROFITS FALL STEEPLY ON CHINA SALES SLUMP
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Carmaker expects to sell 3% fewer vehicles this year as it pushes through a programme that could eliminate 100,000 roles Volkswagen has reported a steep fall in profits and cut its revenue forecast amid a sales slump… VW said it expects sales revenue to fall by up to 3% this year, a reversal of a previous forecast for a 3% increase on last year’s €321.9bn (£275.3bn), because of a sales slump in the highly competitive Chinese market.
According to China | The Guardian, Carmaker expects to sell 3% fewer vehicles this year as it pushes through a programme that could eliminate 100,000 roles Volkswagen has reported a steep fall in profits and cut its revenue forecast amid a sales slump…
The available RSS description adds: VW said it expects sales revenue to fall by up to 3% this year, a reversal of a previous forecast for a 3% increase on last year’s €321.9bn (£275.3bn), because of a sales slump in the highly competitive Chinese market.
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- China | The Guardian: Carmaker expects to sell 3% fewer vehicles this year as it pushes through a programme that could eliminate 100,000 roles Volkswagen has reported a steep fall in profits and cut its revenue forecast amid a sales slump…
- China | The Guardian: VW said it expects sales revenue to fall by up to 3% this year, a reversal of a previous forecast for a 3% increase on last year’s €321.9bn (£275.3bn), because of a sales slump in the highly competitive Chinese market.
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- PRIMARY REPORT: China | The Guardian (open the original report)
STORY TIMELINE
- 24/07/2026, 11:34 PRIMARY FEED MASS JOB CUTS LOOM AT VW AS PROFITS FALL STEEPLY ON CHINA SALES SLUMP (China | The Guardian • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
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