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  "id": 5483338,
  "title": "‘Crisis situation’: Volkswagen to cut another 50,000 jobs as it fights to survive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/crisis-situation-volkswagen-to-cut-another-50-000-jobs-as-it-fights",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T03:25:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/crisis-situation-volkswagen-to-cut-another-50-000-jobs-as-it-fights-to-survive-20260904-p60ui3.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Volkswagen has announced plans to shed 8 per cent of its workforce as the legendary carmaker battles to turn around its fortunes.",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs by end of decade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagen-to-cut-100-000-jobs-by-end-of-decade",
        "published": "2026-09-04T00:06:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs by end of decade in biggest-ever auto industry restructuring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/volkswagen-to-cut-100-000-jobs-by-end-of-decade-in-biggest-ever-auto",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:24:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Crisis situation’: Volkswagen to cut another 50,000 jobs as it fights to survive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/crisis-situation-volkswagen-to-cut-another-50-000-jobs-as-it-fights",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:25:46.000Z"
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  "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."
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