VW CEO Herbert Diess was forced out at the end of last week, in a surprise move. But what prompted this unexpected turn of events at VW?
to gain important EV market share in Germany and elsewhere in the EU, prompting VW to spin its wheels to catch up in its home market.
Despite quite a bit of progress having been made when it came to electric cars during Diess' tenure, industry observers and financial analysts fretted that the conservative automaker was not moving fast enough in crucial directions, including software. Volkswagen's in-house software division,of several important EVs.
In recent months, delays at Volkswagen’s in-house software division CARIAD began to seem far more serious than previously believed.Diess' last two years at VW were, of course, shaped by the stresses of the pandemic, and the turmoil among suppliers that has materialized as a result.VW plants suffered downtime and delays in the first year, and then struggled to adjust to the chip shortage, as did many other automakers.
"Oliver Blume has proven his operational and strategic skills in various positions within the Group and in several brands and has managed Porsche AG from a financial, technological and cultural standpoint with great success for seven years running.
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