The cost cutting measures are aimed at confronting challenges which include Chinese competition and US tariffs.

Volkswagen’s board has approved a major cost-cutting plan to counter low-cost competition in China and U.S. tariffs

Volkswagen, the world's second-largest automaker, is trying to get more nimble. It's planning huge job cuts as Chinese automakers step up competition.

Volkswagen’s board backs 50,000 additional job cuts, fewer models and a smaller industrial footprint as the carmaker targets a 9% margin by 2030.