Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive
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"Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WTVC and Yahoo Finance. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (2)
- Volkswagen announces tens of thousands of job cuts at German plants WTVC · 135d ago
- Volkswagen job cuts: 100,000 jobs and 4 plant closures planned Yahoo Finance · 135d ago
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