Troubled car maker Volkswagen has announced plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs over the next five years in an attempt to cut costs, and boost the bottom line, following the recent emissions scandal. The stakes are indeed high. The VW brand has struggled with profitability for years. Compounding the problem is VW’s own self-inflicted […]
Volkswagen has integrated an industrial robotic arm from the Danish manufacturer Universal Robots into mass production at its engine production plant in Salzgitter, Germany. The lightweight robot UR5 is installed in the cylinder head assembly section, where it is responsible for handling delicate glow plugs. This is the first collaborative robot in use at Volkswagen […]
Courtesy of Bloomberg by Christoph Rauwald: Volkswagen AG (VOW), Europe’s biggest automaker, said global sales growth slowed in March and that headwinds in its home region are intensifying. VW eked out a 0.2 percent rise in deliveries last month to 864,400 vehicles as demand in China and North America more than offset shrinking sales across […]
