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  "id": 5473712,
  "title": "Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagen-board-approves-plan-to-cut-another-50-000-jobs-5473712",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:20:32.000Z",
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  "summary": "The group - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - plans to cut a total of 100,000 by 2030.",
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        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Volkswagen board approves cutting 50,000 more jobs and closing 4 plants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/volkswagen-board-approves-cutting-50-000-more-jobs-and-closing-4",
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        "title": "Volkswagen board approves plan to cut another 50,000 jobs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagen-board-approves-plan-to-cut-another-50-000-jobs",
        "published": "2026-09-04T00:51:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Volkswagen flags 50,000 job cuts across group as board approves turnaround plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagen-flags-50-000-job-cuts-across-group-as-board-approves",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:10:30.000Z"
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