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Volkswagen warns Germany's car-making industry is in jeopardy

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 241 words · By Video by Nicholas RUSHWORTH
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.france24.com/en/volkswagen-warns-germany-s-car-making-industry-is-in…

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Claim 1: “He says Volkswagen and the rest of Germany's car industry are facing "the biggest upheaval in their history" due to global headwinds and Chinese competition.”
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The claim is directly corroborated by France 24 and other web search results which quote Blume stating that the industry is facing 'the biggest upheaval in their history' due to Chinese competition and global headwinds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, commonly known as Porsche, is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Wür…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volkswagen (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡŋ̍] ), commonly abbreviated to VW, is a German automobile brand based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by the German Labour Front,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, trading as Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Since the late 2000s, it h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group
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Claim 2: “The CEO of the German car-making group Volkswagen is warning that the situation at the company is "more than critical".”
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Multiple independent web sources (including a YouTube report and two separate news articles) explicitly quote CEO Oliver Blume describing the situation at Volkswagen as 'more than critical'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, trading as Volkswagen Group, is a German multinational conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Since the late 2000s, it h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oliver Blume (born 6 June 1968) is a German executive and the CEO of the Volkswagen Group.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Blume
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, commonly known as Porsche, is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Wür…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche
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Claim 3: “Oliver Blume is saying that ahead of meetings with the car giant's staff.”
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Evidence from France 24/YouTube and reports of memos to employees and heated meetings with workers confirm that these statements were made in the context of communications with staff.
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web search NEUTRAL — Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume clashed with his workers in a heated meeting as the embattled boss continued his painful struggle to roll out pay cuts and close factories in Germany. The head of Germany’s…
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/volkswagen-ceo-oliver-blum…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oliver Blume, the CEO of the Volkswagen Group, also said at the end of April this year that in order to respond to the changing situation, Volkswagen needs to make large - scale adjustments to its pro…
https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3858002408969481
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web search NEUTRAL — Group CEO Oliver Blume sent a memo to company employees. Reuters saw the memo and reports that Blume called Volkswagen's current situation "more than critical."
https://motors.al/en/news/vw-boss-sounds-the-alarm-the-situa…
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