{
  "id": 6171319,
  "title": "Volkswagen's Osnabrück plant to switch from cars to defence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/volkswagens-osnabruck-plant-to-switch-from-cars-to-defence-6171319",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T20:52:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260907-volkswagen-s-osnabr%C3%BCck-plant-to-switch-from-cars-to-defence"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Crisis-hit Volkswagen has struck a preliminary deal to sell its Osnabrück plant in Lower Saxony to the state government and Israeli investor Aurelius Capital. From mid 2027, the iconic factory is expected to start producing equipment for Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, the company behind the Iron Dome missile defence system. But first, a look at the state of the German economy following…",
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        "outlet": "France 24 Business",
        "title": "Volkswagen's Osnabrück plant to switch from cars to defence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/volkswagens-osnabruck-plant-to-switch-from-cars-to-defence",
        "published": "2026-09-07T20:52:55.000Z"
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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."
}