The automaker now expects full-year sales to land somewhere between flat and a 3% decline, having previously guided for flat to 3% growth.
German auto giant Volkswagen on Friday reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter profit and revised down its sales forecast for 2026.
Volkswagen revised down its sales forecast for 2026 on Friday, now expecting a decline of up to 3%, after its operating profit slumped in the second quarter.
Volkswagen's Carizon is deepening its partnership with Horizon Robotics to accelerate development of advanced automated driving technology.
Volkswagen said on Wednesday its China-based automated driving unit CARIZON will deepen its partnership with Horizon Robotics to speed up development of Level 3 and Level 4 self-driving technologies.
The works council of German carmaker Volkswagen said on Friday it will host extraordinary staff assemblies in August with CEO Oliver Blume, giving workers the opportunity to grill him on management plans to radically overhaul the company.
Volkswagen's autonomous mobility arm, Moia, is launching a pilot robotaxi service in Hamburg. The company said it will start with 10 VW ID.
An internal memo reveals Volkswagen faces a 20% cost disadvantage, with up to 100,000 total job cuts now under consideration across all brands.
German automaker seeking to cut costs amid growing competition from China.
Volkswagen could cut around 50,000 additional jobs based on calculations aimed at bringing the carmaker into line with the cost competitiveness of other companies, CEO Oliver Blume told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday.
Volkswagen's management plans to drastically reduce its model lineup and further cut capacity. The update followed a high-stakes boardroom showdown with the group's supervisory board.
Volkswagen reported a 8.6% decline in global deliveries in the second quarter on Friday, dragged by a drop in demand in the Chinese market.