VW must cut jobs to keep up with Tesla, Diess says

VW Wolfsburg post covid — VW's plant in Wolfsburg needs to be more efficient, Diess said. (Reuters)

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October 28, 2021 09:43 AM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess said he was confident that the automaker could keep up with Tesla as the U.S. electric-car maker prepares to open its first European factory near Berlin.

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