VW plans short-time work for 80,000 German workers

VW has suspended production in Germany including the production line of its new ID3 full-electric car, shown, in Zwickau, Germany. (Matthias Rietschel/REUTERS)

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Bloomberg

March 24, 2020 04:02 PM

Volkswagen Group plans short-time working for about 80,000 employees in Germany after the coronavirus pandemic forced the automaker to idle its European factory network.

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