{"id":208445,"date":"2025-01-07T16:19:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-volkswagens-unique-history-could-cause-its-downfall-business-beyond\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T16:19:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:19:16","slug":"why-volkswagens-unique-history-could-cause-its-downfall-business-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-volkswagens-unique-history-could-cause-its-downfall-business-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Volkswagen&#8217;s unique history could cause its downfall | Business Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rpEw0QRilGs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Volkswagen's unique history could cause its downfall | Business Beyond\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rpEw0QRilGs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen, Europe\u2019s biggest car maker, is in crisis. A shrinking European market, more competition in China and slow electric vehicle uptake mean VW must cut costs. But Volkswagen functions differently from any other car maker in the world. It\u2019s not just VW\u2019s management that has the final say, but also its workers. In this episode of Business Beyond, we look at Volkswagen\u2019s unique governance structure and what it means for the car maker\u2019s ability to react to challenges.  <\/p>\n<p>For more from the experts we spoke to:<br \/>\nClemens Fuest, ifo Institute https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/persons\/clemens-fuest_en<br \/>\nCarsten Brzeski, ING Germany https:\/\/think.ing.com\/author\/carsten-brzeski\/<br \/>\nMartin Murphy, Handelsblatt https:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/autoren\/martin-murphy\/1986538.html<br \/>\nMatthias Schmidt, European Automotive Market Intelligence https:\/\/www.schmidtmatthias.de\/<br \/>\nJens Dralle, Auto Motor und Sport https:\/\/www.auto-motor-und-sport.de\/autor\/jens-dralle\/ <\/p>\n<p>#Businessbeyond #volkswagen  #electricvehicles <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:09 Volkswagen\u2019s unique structure<br \/>\n04:50 How did we get here?<br \/>\n08:42 Volkswagen\u2019s cost problem<br \/>\n11:56 Volkswagen\u2019s path forward? <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen, Europe\u2019s biggest car maker, is in crisis. A shrinking European market, more competition in China and slow electric vehicle uptake mean VW must cut costs. But Volkswagen functions differently from any other car maker in the world. It\u2019s not just VW\u2019s management that has the final say, but also its workers. 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