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Supplier Cull: VW Cost Drive Puts Zwickau Jobs at Risk

Volkswagen purchasing chief Karsten Schnake has told suppliers that many of them face being sorted out under the group's billion-euro savings programme – while works councils in Saxony warn that numerous people in the Zwickau region could lose their jobs in 2027.

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