Employees of German car manufacturer Volkswagen remove the engine from a VW car during the official launch of VW's dismantling line for end-of-life vehicles in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on October 28, 2026. According to Volkswagen, the company has today commissioned its first semi-industrial dismantling line across the Group at the Zwickau vehicle plant, as part of its Circular Economy (CE) business unit. By 2027, 4100 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group are to be dismantled per year, by 2030, this figure is meant to rise up to 15,000 vehicles. VW say they aim to provide spare parts for theircustomers and secure valuable raw materials for vehicle manufacturing. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of German car manufacturer Volkswagen work on a VW car during the official launch of VW's dismantling line for end-of-life vehicles in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on October 28, 2026. According to Volkswagen, the company has today commissioned its first semi-industrial dismantling line across the Group at the Zwickau vehicle plant, as part of its Circular Economy (CE) business unit. By 2027, 4100 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group are to be dismantled per year, by 2030, this figure is meant to rise up to 15,000 vehicles. VW say they aim to provide spare parts for theircustomers and secure valuable raw materials for vehicle manufacturing. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

A visitor poses with a Russian-made rifle at an exhibiton on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit at the Gostiny Dvor conference centre in central Moscow on October 28, 2026. (Photo by Oleg KOZYRITSKY / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee of German car manufacturer Volkswagen works on a VW car during the official launch of VW's dismantling line for end-of-life vehicles in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on October 28, 2026. According to Volkswagen, the company has today commissioned its first semi-industrial dismantling line across the Group at the Zwickau vehicle plant, as part of its Circular Economy (CE) business unit. By 2027, 4100 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group are to be dismantled per year, by 2030, this figure is meant to rise up to 15,000 vehicles. VW say they aim to provide spare parts for theircustomers and secure valuable raw materials for vehicle manufacturing. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee of German car manufacturer Volkswagen removes a VW logo from a car during the official launch of VW's dismantling line for end-of-life vehicles in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on October 28, 2026. According to Volkswagen, the company has today commissioned its first semi-industrial dismantling line across the Group at the Zwickau vehicle plant, as part of its Circular Economy (CE) business unit. By 2027, 4100 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group are to be dismantled per year, by 2030, this figure is meant to rise up to 15,000 vehicles. VW say they aim to provide spare parts for theircustomers and secure valuable raw materials for vehicle manufacturing. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of German car manufacturer Volkswagen work on VW logo on a car during the official launch of VW's dismantling line for end-of-life vehicles in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on October 28, 2026. According to Volkswagen, the company has today commissioned its first semi-industrial dismantling line across the Group at the Zwickau vehicle plant, as part of its Circular Economy (CE) business unit. By 2027, 4100 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group are to be dismantled per year, by 2030, this figure is meant to rise up to 15,000 vehicles. VW say they aim to provide spare parts for theircustomers and secure valuable raw materials for vehicle manufacturing. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of German car manufacturer Volkswagen work on VW logo on a car during the official launch of VW's dismantling line for end-of-life vehicles in Zwickau, eastern Germany, on October 28, 2026. According to Volkswagen, the company has today commissioned its first semi-industrial dismantling line across the Group at the Zwickau vehicle plant, as part of its Circular Economy (CE) business unit. By 2027, 4100 vehicles from the Volkswagen Group are to be dismantled per year, by 2030, this figure is meant to rise up to 15,000 vehicles. VW say they aim to provide spare parts for theircustomers and secure valuable raw materials for vehicle manufacturing. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin welcomes Kenya's President William Ruto prior to the Russia-Africa economic and humanitarian forum at the Gostiny Dvor conference centre in central Moscow on October 28, 2026. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)