VW Zwickau: After 30 years, the last petrol engine rolls off the assembly line – Chemnitz

Zwickau – A white Golf Variant was the last VW with an internal combustion engine that rolled off the assembly line in Zwickau on Friday. In the future, the electrically powered “ID.3” will secure the Zwickau automotive location. However, skepticism is growing. It all started 116 years ago with the “Horch 14-17 PS”. Only 21 … Read more

Bernd Osterloh: The ruler of the Volkswagen group

Mhardly something to Bernd Osterloh (63) listening for weeks to the public. However, the Chairman of the group works Council acts as powerful as never before. Structural change, Corona pandemic, diesel scandal, climate change, Transport – VW, the largest car company in the world, is not under pressure for decades. Osterloh wants to keep this … Read more

“Capital side is behind him”: families Piëch and Porsche stick to Diess

Herbert Diess surprisingly relinquishes leadership of the VW brand top. Before that, there appear to be major conflicts between him and the Supervisory Board. The Volkswagen boss is now backed by the majority owners – combined with an appeal. Despite handing over the top of the VW brand and the allegations to the Supervisory Board, … Read more

New Volkswagen CEO to lead transition to a more sustainable future NOW

Volkswagen has appointed Ralf Brandstätter as new CEO on Monday evening. He will take over from Herbert Diess, who will remain as chairman of the board of the umbrella Volkswagen Group. Brandstätter should ensure the rollout of electric cars. In addition, the new CEO must supervise the digitization at Volkswagen. The brand has been frequently … Read more

VW CEO Herbert Diess relinquishes leadership of the core brand

Wolfsburg VW CEO Herbert Diess hands over the management of the core brand to the previous co-managing director Ralf Brandstätter. The supervisory board of the world’s largest car maker announced on Monday evening after an extraordinary meeting in Wolfsburg. Diess, who as chairman of the brand board was also responsible for the division with the … Read more

Resolutions Coming in Volkswagen Group Leadership – Autoreview

Photo: company Porshe – – – In recent months, Volkswagen has faced a number of unexpected difficulties: a fall in demand for cars due to the pandemic and raw software for the new key Golf and ID.3 models. Therefore, serious changes will soon take place among the leaders of the brands Porsche, Skoda and Volkswagen. … Read more

VW calls back 20-year-old cars because of a safety problem

Murks does not expire: after almost a quarter of a century, the Federal Motor Transport Authority is now monitoring a VW recall. Unfortunately, it is about a component that does not come from Wolfsburg at all. At Volkswagen there is a recall for some older models due to the risk of airbag deployment. The Federal … Read more