Volkswagen to reduce workforce by 19,000 by end of year, CEO says

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Volkswagen is pressing ahead with ​sweeping job cuts ‌and cost reductions in Germany as planned, shrinking ​its workforce by ​19,000 by the end ⁠of the year, ​CEO Oliver Blume is ​set to tell investors at the upcoming AGM.

More than ​28,000 job cuts ​have been agreed as a ‌binding ⁠target for 2030, according to a transcript of Blume’s speech ​for ​the ⁠event on June 18.

“We reduced factory ​costs at Volkswagen’s ​German ⁠sites by more than 20% by 2025,” ⁠he ​said.

Reporting by ​Christina Amann and Rachel More, ​Editing by Linda Pasquini