Volkswagen's management intends to carry out the job cuts in a 'socially responsible' manner by offering employees the option of entering state-supported retraining programmes. (EPA Images pic)BERLIN: German automaker Volkswagen plans to cut an additional 12,000 jobs by 2030 as part of an intensified cost-cutting programme, according to Bild newspaper, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

According to the publication, the cuts would be in addition to a previously approved workforce-reduction programme, which already includes plans to eliminate more than 35,000 positions.

Volkswagen's management intends to carry out the job cuts in a “socially responsible” manner by offering employees the option of entering state-supported retraining programmes.