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Financial analysts are applauding Volkswagen for reaching agreement on its 50,000 job cuts.
Citi have congratulated VW management, the VW workers council and the representatives from the State of Lower Saxony for appoving the company’s Future Plan 2030.
This is a brave plan and a realistic decision for all concerned. As we have highlighted, given VW’s German plant competitiveness and lack of global revenue opportunities, VW simply had no other choice. The plan will allow VW to cut costs, to cut the number of models (and complexity), and to sharply cut investment spend by a further €6bn p.a. (per year)
This decision should further allow VW to continue to move capital to its highest-return brands and models, without the need to maintain excess capacity utilisation. Whilst VW’s LT EBIT targets remain ambitious, VW has once again proved its progress in recent years.
“The Supervisory Board has unanimously approved the Executive Board’s Future Plan presented today. This is a strong signal for the future of the Volkswagen Group. We are taking responsibility for our entire workforce, for our partners and for industrial jobs worldwide.…
