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IG Metall retains majority in VW Wolfsburg works council
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In the Volkswagen works council election in Wolfsburg, IG Metall defended its top position despite losses. The list led by Daniela Cavallo received 74.8 percent of the votes, securing 52 of 67 seats. In Braunschweig, an AfD-affiliated organization entered the works council for the first time.
Volkswagen Group will withdraw its Skoda brand from mainland China by mid-2026 after years of falling sales. Deliveries dropped from 341,000 in 2018 to around 15,000 last year as domestic EV makers gained market share.
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Volkswagen is holding talks with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to produce Iron Dome air defense components at its Osnabrück plant, the Financial Times reports. The facility, employing 2,300 workers, faces closure after T-Roc Cabrio production ends in mid-2027.