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Volkswagen Approves Sweeping Restructuring Plan Amid Profit and Competition Pressure

Volkswagen’s supervisory board approved a major cost-cutting programme aimed at addressing weaker profitability and intensifying competition, underscoring mounting strain across Germany’s automotive industry.
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Bayern Munich Women Extend Unbeaten Bundesliga Run to Record 45 Matches
Munich Man Donates Millions to Finance 27 Affordable Homes
Egyptian TV Presenter Sarah Khalifa Sentenced to Death in Drug Case
Amazon Cargo Plane Crash at Miami Airport Kills at Least Five
Bus Crash on Cape Verde’s Fogo Island Kills 25
Two Killed and Two Seriously Injured in Small-Plane Crash in Hesse
Consumer Group Criticises Deutsche Bahn Over Scarcity of Advertised Discount Fares
Former BSW Members Form Breakaway Political Group in Thuringia
Mario Voigt Loses Doctorate After Chemnitz University Rejects Appeal
Researchers Warn Climate and Biodiversity Loss Pose Rising Financial Risks to Germany
Rhysida Hackers Publish Sensitive Berlin Senate Data After Cyberattack
SPD Leaders Seek Greater Distance From Conservative Partners in Berlin Coalition
German Social Groups Attack Merz Budget Plans Over Welfare Cuts
BMW Delays Direct Sales Model Until 2028 While Reworking German Production
Chinese Technology Groups Intensify AI Push at Berlin’s IFA Electronics Show
German Industry Outpaces Peers in Operational Use of Artificial Intelligence
European Semiconductor Alliance Steps Up Dresden Supply-Chain Buildout
TSMC Raises Revenue Outlook as Global AI-Chip Demand Surges
German Inflation Rises to 2.9% as Energy Costs Accelerate
Hormuz Disruption Pushes German Petrol and Energy Prices Sharply Higher
Muslim Governments Condemn Israeli Plan to Relocate 250,000 Palestinians From Gaza
U.S. Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Press Kyiv and Moscow for Compromise on Ukraine
Volkswagen Approves Sweeping Restructuring Plan Amid Profit and Competition Pressure
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Police Find 12 Explosive Devices on Saxony Power Lines in Suspected Sabotage Plot
Germany Plans Nationwide Drone-Defence Shield After Sabotage Incidents
Germany Accuses Russia of Leipzig Airport Drone Attack as Tensions Escalate
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