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Audi calls for renegotiation of future pact amid deepening cost crisis

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner announced at a plant meeting that the company will ask works councils to revisit the "Zukunftspakt" as financial pressures persist.

During a staff assembly at the Neckarsulm factory, Gernot Döllner said the automaker's current cost challenges require a fresh look at the "Zukunftspakt" agreement. He indicated that the pact, originally intended to secure jobs into the 2030s, may need to be renegotiated. The move reflects ongoing concerns about high expenses and the possibility of further job cuts within the brand.

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The renegotiation could affect job security for Audi workers and signal broader cost-cutting trends in the auto industry.

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