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Volkswagen has announced it will terminate almost all of its collective bargaining agreements in Germany, in what Bild calls the next cost-cutting hammer at the crisis-hit carmaker. The move signals a dramatic escalation in VW's restructuring drive and directly threatens job security, pay levels and working conditions for its large German workforce, with labour unions expected to resist fiercely.
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A resident has died in a major house fire in Volkersheim, in the district neighbouring Goslar. Emergency services attended the burning residential building, but the person could not be rescued. Local media are covering the incident, and readers in the region are following updates as authorities work to establish how the deadly blaze started.
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Volkswagen has announced it is terminating almost all of its collective labour agreements in Germany, according to Bild. The move escalates the carmaker's cost-cutting push and raises the pressure on the IG Metall union ahead of negotiations over wages, plant closures and potential job losses at its German sites. Reports frame it as the company's latest and harshest austerity step.
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A spiritual concert is scheduled to take place in Volksdorf on 29 September 2026 at 7 pm. The event was announced via the Ahrensburg Portal, and details so far are limited to the date, time and location. Local residents appear to be the main audience for the announcement, with further programme information expected closer to the date.
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IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, has announced an expanded programme for its 2026 edition, adding more than a hundred new films across its Shortdocs, Signed and DocLab sections. The announcement covers documentary shorts, curated signed projects and interactive and immersive works in DocLab, signaling a notably larger line-up for the Amsterdam festival.
- 6Volkswagen to launch electric Tiguan in EV push●Volkswagen to deliver electric Tiguan as part of EV rebranding plan
Volkswagen plans to deliver an electric version of its Tiguan SUV as part of a broader rebranding strategy around electric vehicles. The move signals the company's continued shift of its best-selling nameplates toward battery power. Reaction so far centres on what the change means for VW's lineup and its electric transition.
- 7Volkswagen slashes ID.4 prices ahead of ID.Tiguan debut●Bargain: Volkswagen Is Practically Giving Away the ID4 Before the ID.Tiguan Arrives
Volkswagen is offering steep discounts on its ID.4 electric SUV, with MotorTrend describing the deals as practically giving the vehicle away ahead of the ID.Tiguan's arrival. The markdowns suggest the brand is clearing inventory of its current electric crossover as it prepares to refresh its EV lineup, making the ID.4 one of the more affordable new electric SUVs on the market right now.
- 8Laibach's 'Germania' video circulates among German-speaking users●🇩🇪 "It is the lession you have to learn" Laibach - Germania (Volk) official video https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=bkWmJ
The Slovenian avant-garde band Laibach is drawing attention again with its track 'Germania (Volk)', whose lyric 'It is the lesson you have to learn' is being quoted alongside the official video. The song, a provocative reworking of the German national anthem from the album 'Volk', is being shared in German-speaking online circles with tags referencing Deutschland, Vaterland and hymn.
- 9Volkswagen terminates almost all collective wage agreements●Volkswagen terminates almost all collective wage agreements https:// lemmy.zip/post/72442577
Volkswagen has terminated almost all of its collective wage agreements with unions in Germany, a dramatic step in the company's restructuring drive. The move affects tens of thousands of workers and signals an escalation in the conflict between management and labour representatives over plant closures and job cuts. It is being discussed as a major blow to Germany's tradition of co-determination between employers and unions.
- 10Volkswagen slashes EV prices by $12,500▼Looking for an affordable EV? Volkswagen is cutting prices by $12,500.
Volkswagen has announced price cuts of up to $12,500 on its electric vehicles, a move aimed at making its EV lineup significantly more affordable for buyers. The steep discounts, reported by USA Today, underline the intensifying price competition in the electric car market as automakers fight for sales volume amid slowing demand growth.
- 11Volkswagen's ID.Tiguan to expand its electric range●Volkswagen’s ID.Tiguan set to broaden brand’s EV line-up
Volkswagen is preparing to add an electric Tiguan, the ID.Tiguan, to its growing line-up of ID-branded electric vehicles. The move would bring one of the brand's best-selling nameplates into the EV era, broadening consumer choice in the competitive electric SUV market as Volkswagen pushes its transition away from combustion engines.