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What’s Going on at Volkswagen?

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 31, 2024

This is a really big deal, truly unprecedented in modern German history. Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), opens new tab plans to shut at least three factories in Germany, lay off tens of thousands of staff and shrink its remaining plants in Europe's biggest economy as it plots a deeper-than-expected...

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LGM Film Club, Part 340: Hackman and the Beetle

By Erik Loomis

On January 30, 2023

Today is Gene Hackman's 93rd birthday. It took him a long time to become the big star he always deserved to be. So he had to do the kind of.

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LGM Film Club, Part 334: VW Beetle, 1972

By Erik Loomis

On January 18, 2023

Saw that Carl Hahn died. He was the head of Volkswagen in the U.S. and played a huge role in making the Beetle one of the all-time icon cars. Here's.

Volkswagen and Its Supply Chains

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 27, 2016

Supply chains exist so that corporations can acquire necessary materials without holding any responsibility over conditions of labor, environmental management, logistical headaches, or anything else. They exist to protect the parent company from liability. So it's hardly surprising that Volkswagen would respond to the discovery...

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Shorter Republicans to Volkswagen: “Thanks for Ignoring Environmental Laws”

By Erik Loomis

On January 12, 2016

Just when you think the Republican Party couldn't sink lower, they do. Dayen: The combination of regulatory oversight and class-action litigation can keep companies in line. But a bill in.

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Kurzbein No, the other side
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