Software has been a critical topic for years Volkswagen. Herbert Diess (66) wanted to make the car company a tech-, then a software company. But he failed so emphatically that it cost him the job. He left a rubble field to his successor Oliver Blume (57).
He is now relating to partnerships. In China, for example, Volkswagen took part in Xpeng; The electric car manufacturer helps build a new architecture. It starts well.
The most important and expensive Allianz Schlume Schlume with the American electric car start-up Rivian. He invests up to $ 6 billion in the company and a joint venture that is to deliver Volkswagen software and electronic architecture for the western world in the future.
But here it is a problem, once again billions of costs and delays arise. In this podcast Michael Freitag, deputy editor -in -chief of manager, and editor -in -chief Isabell Hülsen, discusses how dangerous these difficulties are for the group and CEO Blume and why a problem daughter is about a comeback.
In the podcast “The Topic”, editor -in -chief Isabell Hülsen provides information about the exclusive findings of the editorial team every week on a topic that is decisive for the German economy. You can use the Podcast via Manager-Magazin.de as well as on Spotify
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