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Setting the course for the future of the Osnabrück site
Volkswagen AG reached an agreement on Monday with the State of Lower Saxony and Aurelius Capital on the possible sale of Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH. The aim of the transaction is to preserve the site over the long term. The plan provides for Aurelius, as the majority owner, to take over Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH together with the State of Lower Saxony.
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Supervisory Board approves Future Plan 2030: A strong signal for Volkswagen Group
Today, the Supervisory Board of the Volkswagen Group unanimously approved the Executive Board’s Future Plan 2030. As the automotive industry and its markets undergo their fastest and most fundamental shift to date, it enables the Volkswagen Group to pave the way for sustainable long-term success. The Future Plan 2030 sets the stage to make the Volkswagen Group and its brands stronger, more competitive and better positioned for the future. The Executive Board will now jointly drive the necessary measures, collaborating with the brands, subsidiaries and employee representatives.
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Supervisory Board appoints Erika Rasch as Board Member for Human Resources at Volkswagen AG
At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG appointed Erika Rasch to the Group Board of Management effective October 1, 2026, and assigned her responsibility for Human Resources. She therefore also takes on the role of Labor Director. Thomas Schäfer has served in this position on an interim basis since July 2025. Erika Rasch joins Volkswagen from the Robert Bosch Group, where she latterly held responsibility for Global Human Resources (HR).
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Marianne Heiß returns to the Supervisory Board
Marianne Heiß returns to the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG. Effective forthwith, she has been appointed by court order to serve as a Supervisory Board member until the next Annual General Meeting and fills the vacant seat on the shareholder side. Furthermore, the members of the Supervisory Board elected Marianne Heiß Chair of the Audit Committee. She already served as a Supervisory Board member from February 2018 to July 2025.
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Marco Schubert to become a member of the Extended Executive Committee of the Volkswagen Group for the North American Region
The Volkswagen Group has appointed Marco Schubert as a member of the Extended Executive Committee for the North America region effective October 1, 2026. In this new function, he will report directly to Oliver Blume. Marco Schubert currently serves as a Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing at Audi and as a member of the Extended Executive Committee of the Volkswagen Group with responsibility for Sales, Marketing and After Sales. Kjell Gruner is leaving the company to pursue new professional challenges.
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Volkswagen Group stays on track in challenging environment and expects improved margin in the second half of the year
The Volkswagen Group has published its half-year figures for 2026.
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Volkswagen Group delivers 4.1 million vehicles in the first half of the year – Order book for all-electric vehicles in Europe rises by more than 50 percent
On July 10, 2026, the Volkswagen Group published the deliveries for the first half of 2026.
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Executive Board Presents Future Plan
The Executive Board of the Volkswagen Group is continuing the strategic realignment of the company to sustainably strengthen its competitiveness. In today's meeting, the Executive Board presented the Supervisory Board with a comprehensive package of measures comprising 12 initiatives and the 2030 target picture. In the global market environment, it is essential to make the company even more resilient, efficient and agile. The Executive Board has already begun implementing initial measures of its future plan. These include, with immediate effect, reducing complexity and variant complexity in the product portfolio, aligning products, technologies and development more closely with regional markets, adjusting capacities in the production network to market expectations, and streamlining structures and the equity portfolio.
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Volkswagen Group Award 2026 recognizes outstanding supplier performance and the importance of a strong supplier network
Under the motto “WE CIRCLE”, the Volkswagen Group gathered around 130 key suppliers at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg to align on strategic priorities and the path forward. The exchange emphasized shared responsibility, trust, and continuous learning across companies, brands, and regions. The Group Award ceremony concluded the full-day dialogue on collaboration and future priorities across the value chain. Eleven suppliers were honoured for outstanding performance, recognizing the contribution of the supply base to the Group’s transformation.
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Key step towards streamlining investment portfolio: Volkswagen Group enters into exclusive arrangement with Bain Capital for sale of majority stake in Everllence
The Volkswagen Group has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Bain Capital for the sale of its majority stake in Everllence – 51 percent of the shares are to be transferred. With this envisaged transaction, Volkswagen wants to significantly strengthen its own financial position as its transformation moves forward. In the medium term, Volkswagen intends to remain a major shareholder in Everllence with a 49 percent stake. The envisaged leveraged buy-out transaction generates proceeds¹︎ of approx. 7.4 billion euros for Volkswagen. The company, which ranks among the world's leading manufacturers of large engines, turbomachinery and decarbonization solutions, is to continue its growth in the dynamic markets of global shipping, data centers and the energy sector thanks to the new ownership structure.
