{
  "id": 2747706,
  "title": "Autobauer: VW-Chef Blume beschwört Zusammenhalt – „Alle müssen mitziehen“",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/autobauer-vw-chef-blume-beschwort-zusammenhalt-alle-mussen-mitziehen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-23T07:44:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/vw-blume-beschwoert-zusammenhalt-alle-muessen-mitziehen/100249085.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Wolfsburg, Germany – Volkswagen's CEO, Oliver Blume, has called for unity among the workforce amid a global industry crisis. In an interview with \"Bild am Sonntag,\" Blume emphasized the critical importance of the upcoming weeks, stating that \"all must pull together.\"\n\nVolkswagen has unveiled its largest transformation plan to date, aiming to navigate the challenges ahead. A series of extraordinary plant meetings will take place next week, with workers demanding details on the cost-cutting measures well before the summer break. A total of nine plant meetings are scheduled by the end of August, with sites including Hannover, Braunschweig, Salzgitter, Dresden, Chemnitz, and Kassel-Baunatal. The proceedings will feature the management answering for their decisions.\n\nBlume will commence his tour in Wolfsburg on August 25th, followed by Emden and Zwickau the following day, concluding with Hannover on August 31st. He personally will visit Emden and Zwickau as well. Blume highlighted the pivotal nature of the coming years, noting that \"who survives the race and who takes the lead will be decided.\"\n\nThe CEO attributed the substantial cost-cutting measures to a fundamental shift in the market and global disruptions. \"The worldwide automotive industry is in a mega-crisis. And Volkswagen is right in the middle of it. Geopolitics, trade barriers, regulation, weak markets, and massive competition are all at play.\" Blume urged the workforce to embrace the challenge, stating, \"For the people, our company, and the competitiveness of our location in Germany.\"",
  "summary": "Der Volkswagen-Chef muss sich in der kommenden Woche den Beschäftigten in den deutschen Werken stellen. Vorab macht er klar, was er von der Belegschaft erwartet.",
  "key_points": [
    "Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume calls for unity among workforce",
    "Nine plant meetings scheduled by end of August to discuss cost-cutting",
    "Blume begins tour in Wolfsburg on August 25th"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}