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Volkswagen's supervisory board will review on July 9 a plan to double job cuts to 100,000 positions and close four factories in Germany. Spanish plants remain unaffected due to investments in electric vehicles.

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Stellantis has launched a labor adjustment at its Villaverde factory with an ERE for 175 workers and an ERTE for 89 more. The move comes as negotiations advance to transfer the plant to Chinese partner Leapmotor.

Markus Haupt, CEO of SEAT and Cupra, took over as president of ANFAC on Friday with a direct message to Chinese brands: they must produce in Europe to ensure fair competition.

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Waymo has issued a recall covering its entire fleet of fifth-generation robotaxis after incidents showed the vehicles entering closed freeway construction zones at speed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported the action on vehicles operating in Phoenix and San Francisco. The company plans software updates and new protocols to address the issue.

CEO Oliver Blume announces further cost-cutting measures at the shareholders' meeting. By the end of the year 19,000 jobs are to be cut in a socially acceptable manner in the German AG. Despite the cuts, profits are falling and key cost blocks are rising.

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Hyundai Motor Group accounted for 11.8 percent of the U.S. automobile market in the January-April period, up one percentage point from a year earlier.