(ANSA-AP) - BERLIN, MARCH 13 - German carmaker Volkswagen AG
says it expects to shed between 5,000 and 7,000 jobs at its core
brand by 2023 as a result of increasing automation of "routine
tasks."
The Wolfsburg-based company said Wednesday that the
Volkswagen brand can cut the posts by not recruiting
replacements for employees who retire, and so it can carry out
"restructuring along the demographic curve."
It said that, at the same time, it will create some 2,000 new
jobs in technical development. The company noted in a statement
that "with regard to all measures, Volkswagen has given its
workforce a job security guarantee until at least 2025."
The move comes as Volkswagen unveils a program aimed at
improving earnings by 2023. (ANSA-AP).
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