Volkswagen's future 'at stake' this Friday: supervisory board meets to find solutions for the crisis
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Volkswagen's future 'at stake' this Friday: supervisory board meets to find solutions for the crisis

SAPO Notícias4 September 2026 at 07:30

The future of the Volkswagen Group is under discussion this Friday, when the supervisory board meets to find solutions for the crisis the company is going through. This meeting is considered decisive in defining the direction of the German automaker.

The supervisory board will analyze and debate measures to address the company's current challenges. The meeting comes at a time of pressure on the European automotive industry, which faces significant difficulties in the current competitive market.

The strategy of the group's leadership, led by Oliver Blume, aims to make the Volkswagen Group more competitive. The outlined plan includes three main axes: reducing operational costs, simplifying the organizational structure, and accelerating the development of new products.

These measures aim to position Volkswagen more competitively in a constantly changing market, particularly in the electric mobility sector and the technological changes affecting the entire European automotive industry.

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