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BERLIN, Germany - Volkswagen, Europe's biggest automaker, plans to boost its workforce from 250 000 to 290 000 by 2018 and most of the new jobs will be created in China, the German auto weekly Woche has reported.
Citing internal and confidential documents, the weekly said "the number of VW employees will rise from 250 000 to 290 000 by 2018" including 35 000 new posts in China, most of them in the production sector and 400 of those for managers and 5000 for engineers.
Some 4700 new jobs will open up in the commercial and customer service divisions .
The new posts will come on top of those to be created to replace the 60 000 VW employees due to retire by 2018, Woche said.
In January 2010 a report said VW was considering launching a new car brand specifically designed for the booming Chinese market.
"The Chinese government has been promoting Chinese brands for some time. In this context, joint ventures with foreign companies - such as FAW Volkswagen or SAIC Volkswagen for us - are encouraged to make a local brand," an official with VW China said in a Handelsblatt report.
VW is now in talks with its Chinese partners, looking at the market for models below R80 000, the report said, adding that the company's supervisory board was expected to approve the project.
VW sales in China jumped nearly 36% in one year.
Citing internal and confidential documents, the weekly said "the number of VW employees will rise from 250 000 to 290 000 by 2018" including 35 000 new posts in China, most of them in the production sector and 400 of those for managers and 5000 for engineers.
Some 4700 new jobs will open up in the commercial and customer service divisions .
The new posts will come on top of those to be created to replace the 60 000 VW employees due to retire by 2018, Woche said.
In January 2010 a report said VW was considering launching a new car brand specifically designed for the booming Chinese market.
"The Chinese government has been promoting Chinese brands for some time. In this context, joint ventures with foreign companies - such as FAW Volkswagen or SAIC Volkswagen for us - are encouraged to make a local brand," an official with VW China said in a Handelsblatt report.
VW is now in talks with its Chinese partners, looking at the market for models below R80 000, the report said, adding that the company's supervisory board was expected to approve the project.
VW sales in China jumped nearly 36% in one year.