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        "msgid": "volkswagen-boss-german-automotive-industry-needs-to-learn-from-china-1774324279",
        "date": "2026-03-24 10:02:00",
        "title": "Volkswagen Boss: German Automotive Industry Needs to Learn from China",
        "author": "Agung Kurniawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume has urged the German automotive sector to adopt China's disciplined and focused industrial planning strategies amid intensifying global competition, particularly in electrification and digitalisation. Despite China's market being a former growth driver for Volkswagen, the company experienced an 8% sales decline there to 2.69 million units, contrasting with growth in Europe and South America, prompting major transformations including 50,000 job cuts in Germany by 2030. Blume highlighted China's strengths in execution and systematic prioritisation as key lessons for European firms facing over 150 competitors and rapid innovations in the Chinese market.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Volkswagen,\nOliver Blume, believes that the German automotive industry needs to\nlearn from China\u2019s approach to industrial planning, which he considers\nmore disciplined and directed.<\/p>\n<p>This statement reflects the pressures currently facing European\nmanufacturers amid the rapid global transformation of the automotive\nindustry, particularly in the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Bild am Sonntag, quoted by Reuters, Blume stated\nthat China implements industrial strategies systematically with clear\npriorities.<\/p>\n<p>He assessed that China\u2019s advantage lies not only in the scale of its\nmarket but also in its consistent execution capabilities at the\nindustrial level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe very positive aspect we experience in China is the high level of\ndiscipline and willingness to execute,\u201d said Blume.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, industry players in Europe need to start looking at\npractices outside the region as references, especially in facing major\nchanges such as vehicle electrification and digitalisation.<\/p>\n<p>However, at the same time, this situation also poses challenges for\nVolkswagen. In the Chinese market, the company faces very tight\ncompetition with more than 150 players as well as rapidly moving\ninnovations.<\/p>\n<p>The decline occurred mainly in China, which recorded a contraction of\n8 percent to 2.69 million units. Yet, this market has been the backbone\nof Volkswagen\u2019s growth for years.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, performance in Europe and South America still shows\ngrowth of 4.5 percent and 11.6 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Amid these conditions, Volkswagen is also undergoing a major\ntransformation, including plans to cut around 50,000 jobs in Germany by\n2030.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the performance of electric vehicles in China remains\nsubdued, in line with the company\u2019s strategy to prepare new models based\non local development to catch up with domestic producers.<\/p>",
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