Good evening. This snapshot of stories and roundup is recommended just for you, based on your interests and reading history. | | | | A Volkswagen car outside the Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. More than 40 percent of Volkswagen Group’s roughly 667,000 employees work in Germany. (Lisi Niesner/Reuters) | | | | | | | What to know Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume warned of layoffs amid industry challenges, including competition from China and U.S. tariffs. The German automaker also faces pressure to adapt to broader industry trends, including electrification, AI and autonomous driving. Labor representatives and the state of Lower Saxony, which partly owns VW, have a say in major decisions. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed. | | | | | How was today's newsletter? | | | | | | | | |