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BackVW-Aufsichtsrat beschließt Sparpaket mit 50.000 Stellenstreichungen
VW-Aufsichtsrat beschließt Sparpaket mit 50.000 Stellenstreichungen
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Tagesschau Wirtschaft54 minutes agoBusiness1 min readGermany

VW-Aufsichtsrat beschließt Sparpaket mit 50.000 Stellenstreichungen

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  • Der VW-Aufsichtsrat hat einstimmig ein Sparpaket beschlossen, das die Streichung von 50.000 Stellen weltweit vorsieht.
  • Zudem stehen die Werke Emden, Zwickau, Hannover und Neckarsulm wegen fehlender wettbewerbsfähiger Folgebelegung ab 2031 bis 2034 vor möglicher Schließung, falls keine alternative Nutzung gefunden wird.

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Volkswagen befindet sich im Zuge seines Transformationsprogramms unter Druck, die Kosten zu senken und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit gegenüber neuen Elektroauto-Konkurrenten zu steigern.

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Der VW-Aufsichtsrat hat sich überraschend auf ein Sparpaket geeinigt. Die Entscheidung sei einstimmig gefallen, teilte der Konzern mit. Dabei will Volkswagen in den kommenden Jahren weitere 50.000 Stellen streichen. Diese Anpassung der weltweiten Personalkapazitäten sei notwendig, um die Ziele des Transformationsprogramms zu erreichen, hieß es.

Außerdem steht die Zukunft von vier VW-Werken auf der Kippe: Für die Standorte Emden, Zwickau, Hannover und Neckarsulm könne keine wettbewerbsfähige Folgebelegung gestaffelt ab 2031 bis 2034 gewährleistet werden kann, teilte VW mit. Bedeutet: Sie sind nicht profitabel und stehen, falls keine alternative Verwendung gefunden wird, vor der Schließung. Der Konzern formuliert es so: Für diese Werke würden "parallel und ergänzend alternative Verwendungsmöglichkeiten geprüft".

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  • Volkswagen wird konkrete Pläne für die Zukunft der vier Werke Emden, Zwickau, Hannover und Neckarsulm bis Mitte 2025 vorlegen.

    Likely · Within months

  • Der Stellenabbau von 50.000 Positionen wird über mehrere Jahre schrittweise erfolgen, um betriebsbedingte Kündigungen zu minimieren.

    Very likely · Within years

Open Questions

  • Welche alternativen Nutzungen werden für die Werke Emden, Zwickau, Hannover und Neckarsulm geprüft?
  • Wie genau soll der Stellenabbau von 50.000 Positionen sozialverträglich umgesetzt werden?
  • Welche finanziellen Einsparungen erwartet VW konkret durch das Sparpaket?

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