1.0newmobility.newshttps://newmobility.news/enTony Verhellehttps://newmobility.news/en/author/toverbel/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IaHiuCOlAp"><a href="https://newmobility.news/en/2026/05/29/volkswagen-seriously-reduces-overcapacity-in-germany/">Volkswagen seriously reduces overcapacity in Germany</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmobility.news/en/2026/05/29/volkswagen-seriously-reduces-overcapacity-in-germany/embed/#?secret=IaHiuCOlAp" width="600" height="338" title="“Volkswagen seriously reduces overcapacity in Germany” — newmobility.news" data-secret="IaHiuCOlAp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://newmobility.news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://newmobility.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Scherm­afbeelding-2026-05-29-om-09.39.47-1024x564.png1024564Volkswagen agreed with Germany’s IG Metall union at the end of 2024 to cut domestic production capacity by more than 700,000 vehicles and has now largely completed the reduction. Meanwhile, Xpeng confirmed talks with Volkswagen about using a plant in Europe. By the end of 2024, tensions between Volkswagen’s management and its workforce had reached […]