# Volkswagen CEO tells factory staff cost-cutting journey 'is not over'

https://mins.news/en/item/33035

- Reuters, 2026-08-26 12:01 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/volkswagen-ceo-tells-staff-cost-cutting-journey-is-not-over-2026-08-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8ed59a8f08580001b66f66

> Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume called on employees at the automaker’s Emden plant in Germany to pursue further savings. The facility could be closed under a sweeping turnaround plan, and Blume warned that Volkswagen’s costs remained too high compared with rivals.

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