What VW is optimizing for

Seven priorities, in plain English

Every signal on the home screen gets judged against this list. The count next to each pillar shows how many active items the team is currently holding against it.

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Margin

no active signals

Get back to a 6%+ operating margin by FY2026 — protect the bottom line of every euro of revenue after operating cost.

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Cash

no active signals

Lift cash conversion back above 70% so capex on EV platforms and gigafactories is funded organically.

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China

no active signals

Defend the China position. Restore cost parity with local OEMs (BYD, Geely, XPENG) within the joint-venture footprint.

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EV

no active signals

Grow EV share toward 20%+ of group deliveries while keeping the contribution margin from going negative.

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Inventory

no active signals

Keep working capital under control. Avoid a repeat of the 2023 BEV inventory build that pressured cash.

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Regulatory

no active signals

Insulate the group from tariff shocks. Maintain optionality for USMCA-routed production and Chinese-market policy shifts.

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Sustainability

no active signals

Stay credibly aligned with the EU 2035 ICE phase-out and supplier sustainability standards already promised to the board.

Priorities are static for this build. A future version would let the CFO office edit them and have every change land in the same audit log as the rest of the system.