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Logically, the spectacular rise of the far right in Germany cannot be related to the failure of a company called Cariad to supply Volkswagen with the right software for the millions of vehicles it produces.

The changes Volkswagen are world-changing, with the German automaker’s leadership team announcing today to labor union leaders that it is ending a 30-year-old agreement that protected workers from layoffs.

Volkswagen is going through the worst period in its history, following the trajectory of the German economy, which is on the brink of recession.

Volkswagen is considering the unprecedented step of closing its factories in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history as part of a broader effort to cut costs amidst increasing competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, CNN and Financial Times report.

Volkswagen announced on Monday that it has once again postponed the opening date of some of its production facilities in China because of the coronavirus concerns.

The German carmaker said that Saic Volkswagen - the joint venture between Volkswagen and Saic Motor Corp- will resume its activities as early as February 24th.

Croatia enters battle for Volkswagen's new factory, local newspaper reports. The investment is expected to exceed one billion euros.

German automotive giant Volkswagen is not actively looking for new locations as an alternative for the production plant in Turkey, a company spokeswoman said on Oct. 22.

Volkswagen established a production firm in Manisa, an Aegean province of Turkey, amid reports that the German automotive giant was about to take a decision on the location for its new factory outside Germany.

German carmaker Volkswagen is very close to the final decision to build a new plant in Turkey, a company board member told reporters in Berlin today, Reuters reported.

We are in the final stages of negotiations with Turkey, said Andreas Tostmann, a member of the Volkswagen council in charge of production. He expects the talks to be completed within two weeks, and "maybe sooner".

German carmaker giant Volkswagen has named Turkey and Bulgaria as the two finalists for the location of a new vehicle plant.

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor, automotive giants who have decided to team up on vans, pickups and self-driving technology, can use plants in Turkey for joint production, according to remarks made on Jan. 15.