Herbert Diess, Volkswagen's C.E.O., Steps Down - Will It Impact Its Electric Car Plans?

23 Jul 2022 | Abstracted from NY Times

In October 2015, Diess "presided over a meeting…how to restore Volkswagen's good name. They decided that the best way to shake Volkswagen's reputation…would be by developing cars without tailpipe emission…giving Volkswagen a head start over rivals like Toyota or General Motors. Volkswagen sells more electric cars in Europe than Tesla…

"Diess set off a battle with labor leaders when he mentioned up to 30,000 jobs could eventually be cut..."

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