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  "id": 7561996,
  "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-7561996",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T20:52:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24 Business",
    "slug": "france-24-business",
    "url": "http://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, we take 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."
}