WOLFSBURG, Germany – Volkswagen needs to come up with a new structure before thinking about appointing a permanent chairman, the powerful labour chief at Europe’s biggest carmaker said in an interview, reported Reuters. For the first time in more than two decades, Volkswagen no longer has Ferdinand Piech at the helm, a corporate scion who controlled ... Read More »
Read More →Volkswagen AG Chairman Ferdinand Piech may have lost the battle to oust Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn, but the war isn’t over, reported The WSJ. Key members of VW’s supervisory board Friday proposed extending Mr. Winterkorn’s contract, one week after Mr. Piech expressed a lack of confidence in the CEO and threw his future into doubt. ... Read More »
Read More →Volkswagen has plunged into a full-blown leadership crisis after Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn let it be known on Saturday he will fight for his job even though the carmaker’s chairman has reportedly withdrawn confidence in the CEO, reported Reuters. Ferdinand Piech, who has spent almost 22 years at the helm of VW, nine as CEO, ... Read More »
Read More →Germany automaker Volkswagen sold more than 7.5 million passenger cars and heavy trucks between January and September, Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn said on Wednesday at the Paris auto show, reported Reuters. Europe’s largest automaker is “well on the way” to achieving a target of 10 million vehicle sales this year, four years earlier than originally ... Read More »
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