It was three weeks ago when Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume told investors the global automaker’s business model is broken and needs fundamental restructuring that includes 50,000 job cuts by 2030. Media reports the following week suggested VW actually planned to eliminate up to 100,000 jobs while ending production at four German plants. There was even talk about Volkswagen the car company being spun off from Volkswagen the conglomerate.
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