Sparmaßnahmen: Oliver Blume sieht Lage von VW „mehr als kritisch“
Nach der Sommerpause stehen bei Volkswagen unruhige Tage an. Zehntausende Stellen sollen bedroht sein, sogar Standorte sind möglicherweise in Gefahr. Gibt es in den kommenden Tagen Klarheit?
Wolfsburg – Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume has painted a dire picture of the company's situation ahead of a series of factory meetings. Describing the state of affairs as "more than critical," Blume told an internal company interview that while the conglomerate is capable of taking action, it urgently needs to act. The executive highlighted an operative return of 3.8 percent, which he acknowledged as solid in these challenging times, but stressed that it falls short of generating sufficient resources for innovation, new products, and the company's locations.
Past cost-cutting measures, including a 20 percent reduction in factory expenses in German plants last year, have not been enough, Blume added. Earlier this year, Blume had announced plans to work on a new "Vision 2030" for the group, with a tougher approach to cost-cutting. He made it clear that the package of measures would be adopted before the summer.
Subsequent developments have seen the company rushing to close four plants and shed up to 50,000 jobs.
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