Swen gatekeeper / dpa Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg Volkswagen is revising its internal processes after the scandal surrounding a promotional video that is perceived as racist and wants to make employees more aware. Chief of law Hiltrud Werner said on Thursday at a conference call with journalists that the investigation by the internal audit had… Continue reading VW wants to “check processes”: Racist VW commercial remains without personal consequences
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Leadership crisis: Drama about dies: The VW boss loses support
Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss, here shortly after starting in spring 2018, weakened his position with a harsh attack on the supervisory board. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt offensive Volkswagen-Boss Herbert Diess can hardly place his message to the top of the supervisory board. In front of 3400 top managers, he accused the members of the… Continue reading Leadership crisis: Drama about dies: The VW boss loses support
Chaos at Volkswagen: VW boss accuses supervisory boards of breach of law – supervisors discussed Diess kicking out
Herbert Diess Frankfurt would have been more prominent Volkswagen-Boss Herbert Diess can hardly place his message to the top of the supervisory board. In front of 3400 top managers, he accused the members of the executive committee that they had pierced the company’s internal media. “These are crimes that happen in the presidency and can… Continue reading Chaos at Volkswagen: VW boss accuses supervisory boards of breach of law – supervisors discussed Diess kicking out
Comment: The crack between Diess and the VW supervisory board can hardly be repaired
Herbert Diess and Hans Dieter Pötsch There is currently little to suggest that the CEO and the Supervisory Board could find each other again. (Photo: dpa) In Wolfsburg an unwritten law applies: The Volkswagen group and the brand Volkswagen should be managed by the same person if possible. The employee side in particular has repeatedly… Continue reading Comment: The crack between Diess and the VW supervisory board can hardly be repaired
Head of Mercedes-Benz Philipp Schiemer: “Brazil and Latin America have clearly become less attractive”
Philipp Schiemer The Brazil head of Mercedes-Benz misses economic reforms and also thinks that the Mercosur agreement will no longer come about. (Photo: Bloomberg) Mr. Schiemer, Brazil has become the epicenter of the global pandemic. Does President Jair Bolsonaro’s government fail? the government leaves much to be desired. The constant political disputes are also unsettling.… Continue reading Head of Mercedes-Benz Philipp Schiemer: “Brazil and Latin America have clearly become less attractive”
Car maker: power struggle for Opel pension: works council rages, indignation among the workforce
Opel company pension The topic is highly sensitive because it is about huge sums. Opel puts the pension assets of its German employees in 2018 at more than 2.3 billion euros. (Photo: Reuters) Munich plant closings, job cuts, salary cuts: The corona crisis hits the auto industry “particularly hard”, writes OpelHR Manager Ralph Wangemann in… Continue reading Car maker: power struggle for Opel pension: works council rages, indignation among the workforce
Works councils hand out against Opel executive floor
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BMW lets the 7 Series be straight
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Speech to top managers: Volkswagen swears this to tighten savings
Swen Pfoertner / Pool via REUTERS Under control of the crisis: VW boss Herbert Diess (left), here with Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil VolkswagenCEO Herbert Diess has the top management of the world’s largest car group in the Corona pandemic committed to further savings efforts. A spokesman for the company confirmed on Sunday that… Continue reading Speech to top managers: Volkswagen swears this to tighten savings
Corona crisis: VW boss Diess apparently plans austerity measures
Herbert Diess The VW boss plans massive savings. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess urges a media report in the corona crisis on savings. That have This Recently made clear in a speech to top managers of the group, the industry magazine “Automobilwoche” reported on Saturday, citing participants. “We have to cut R&D expenditure,… Continue reading Corona crisis: VW boss Diess apparently plans austerity measures