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Volkswagen to cut capacity further by one million cars, CEO tells Manager Magazin

By Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2026 | 2:38 AM

April 21 (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to cut its production ​capacity by ‌another one million cars, CEO Oliver Blume said in an ‌interview ​with business ⁠news outlet Manager ⁠Magazin published on Tuesday.

“On the one hand, we’re investing ​heavily in products. At the ⁠same time, ⁠we’ve already ​taken extensive measures. We’re ​currently looking at cutting ‌a further million units of capacity to reflect ⁠the global market situation,” Blume said.

Overall, Volkswagen aims ⁠to ‌cut capacity ⁠to 9 ​million ‌cars worldwide per ​year from ⁠originally 12 million, the CEO added.

(Reporting by Linda Pasquini, editing by Thomas ​Seythal)