Volkswagen fía su supervivencia a ganar más del doble por cada coche que vende y crecer en nuevos mercados como India

On the evening of last Thursday, the Volkswagen group announced what promises to be "the most profound strategic transformation in its history". A roadmap, dubbed Plan Futuro 2030, aims to adapt the automotive giant to a new reality where Chinese manufacturers dominate the value chain of electric vehicles and have begun exporting their products to almost every corner of the globe.

The plan primarily seeks to significantly increase the group's profit margins per sale to 9%, more than double the 3.8% it recorded in the first half of this year. To achieve this, Volkswagen will lighten its cost structure: shifting from a production capacity of 12 million cars annually to nine million. This will involve the closure of four plants, including three in Germany (the consortium assured that the sites have been sought alternative uses), and an additional reduction in employment, already announced for 50,000 workers by 2030 - 100,000 workers have already been cut since 2024.