# Explainer: Can Volkswagen sidestep board opposition to push through its overhaul?

https://mins.news/en/item/35668

- Reuters, 2026-08-28 12:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/can-volkswagen-sidestep-board-opposition-push-through-its-overhaul-2026-08-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9182e30602a6000171f682

> Volkswagen’s supervisory board is due to meet in a week to consider the company’s biggest-ever turnaround plan, which has set management against unions and Lower Saxony, its second-largest shareholder.

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