World Business Report - Volkswagen makes sweeping production cuts

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Volkswagen, whose 10 brands range from Seat to Porsche, is making sweeping production cuts in Germany. We take a look at the impact this is having on the automotive industry in the country.

A row over Peking duck is adding to already tense relations between Brussels and Beijing. The European Commission has opened an investigation into whether Chinese duck meat is being sold in Europe at unfairly low prices. We take a look at the wider dispute.

And since the United States imposed a near total fuel blockage on Cuba six months ago, the island's food crisis is deepening.

Presenter: Leanna Byrne
Producers: Rob Cave, Parisa Qurban, Aleeza Siddiq.

Published on Thursday, 9th July 2026.

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