Volkswagen handlebar Martin Winterkorn described the week-long power struggle with the now assigned VW supervisory board chairman Ferdinand Piëch as the most difficult period of his career. “That made me very taken. Who would not touch such a thing?” The 68-year-old who told “Bild am Sonntag”.
Criticism Piëch, who had gone in a statement in the “mirror” on “distance to Winterkorn,” and had thus triggered a leadership crisis in the automotive group, had come as a complete surprise for the manager: He had meetings with the VW patriarch whose family also a the principal owner of the Wolfsburg-based company’s previously “no alienation” determined. Giving up he had never thought of this, Winterkorn said.
Groll he did not cherish towards Piëch until today. “We are professional deal with each other when we meet.” For him there were “no winners and losers here.” With the support of other board representatives Winterkorn retained in the dispute the upper hand: Piëch finally entered the end of April from his position at the head of the supervisory body
The VW. CEO is decided to advance the restructuring of the Group. Results are to be presented in autumn. “This includes giving more responsibility to the brands and regions.” However, Volkswagen will continue to need a strong center, stressed Winterkorn. “I see myself as a unifying figure.”
In addition, the contract of manager is to be extended, according to a Supervisory Board resolution beyond 2016. Support received Winterkorn in his own words for by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): “. She was happy that I go on”
stands After a long planning phase and the timetable for the launch of a low-cost cars from VW. “We bring from 2018 a budget-car family on the market, with SUV, step and hatchback,” Winterkorn said. “We build the cars in China, the models will cost about 8000-11000 euros.” About other sales markets has not yet been decided.
Volkswagen had filed for years at the Budget car plans. An initial collaboration with partner Suzuki had failed in the dispute. Cheap cars are considered a key to the further development of emerging markets such as in Asia. Volkswagen is behind Toyota the world’s second largest car company and works in China, the main VW market, with local partners.
The competition from Internet companies from the USA fear not Winterkorn in the development of the vehicle of the future: “The next car for the generation iPhone does not come from Silicon Valley, but from Wolfsburg,” the 68-year-old CEO said confidently
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