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Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast
ABC Australia
Can Volkswagen return to its former glory?
SEP 28, 202622 MIN
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Description
Volkswagen was once the powerhouse of German industry. Now Chinese car makers are challenging its dominance, while Dieselgate still casts a shadow over the company. VW is cutting jobs, considering factory closures, and even turning one car plant towards defence production. Can the company reinvent itself before its glory days become history?
Guest: Jack Ewing, New York Times reporter and author of Faster, Higher, Farther: The inside story of the Volkswagen emissions fraud
Producer: Ali Benton

