Tempest 0 Posted January 11, 2007 OK, some of you might say, who the heck is he? Well, possibly the man behind the Iroc, definitely the man Jim and I had a chance of meeting at the special Iroc launch event in Berlin back in August 2006. Top-boss of the VW-brand, he's been made to leave more or less by Porsche-man Wiedeking. His poisition will be taken over by the same bloke who's taken over from VW top-man Piech, Martin Winterkorn, ex Audi-boss. It's musical chairs at VW. Let's see what happens next, what cars will VW make ... http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,459130,00.html Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yandards 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Humn might mean a bit few changes in VW's car plans then... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Beesting 0 Posted January 12, 2007 Read on pistonheads that VW will probably sell Lambo as Porsche dont like being 2nd in the VW family. Maybe turn Bugatti into a coachbuilders!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest 0 Posted January 13, 2007 Wolfgang gets 6 million Euros for leaving VW by the end of this month, BTW. Pischetsrieder, who's also left, but was fortunate enough to have been given a new 5-year contract back in May, now receives 2 million per annum till November 2012! All he needs to do for that money is merge Scania and Mann lorries, a job that doesn't require more than one day per week, according to some analysts. So, if you were thinking VWs are getting cheaper, forget it, if that's how VW spend their (and ultimately as buyers of their cars your and my) money. Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZippyVR6 0 Posted January 14, 2007 Looks like VW are splitting and deviding the executive positions further apart. International Hearald Tribune reported "Volkswagen said it would dissolve the Volkswagen group, as well as the Audi group, which includes Audi, Seat and Lamborghini. In their places will be a series of executive positions that carry responsibilities for such functions as sales and marketing, production and research and development that cut across all of Volkswagen." It seems Ferdinand Piech and Winterkorn are in bed together. but it might not be all bad. The company is huge, and the market position has grown hugely in the last 5 years, so Im sure a little management re-shuffle wont cause to many problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest 0 Posted January 14, 2007 It seems Ferdinand Piech and Winterkorn are in bed together. but it might not be all bad. The company is huge, and the market position has grown hugely in the last 5 years, so Im sure a little management re-shuffle wont cause to many problems. Bearing in mind, who's ultimately behind all this: Porsche boss Wiedeking, Porsche just having increased their shareholding in VW to in excess of 28%. Wiedeking has already made a point that he wants to sell cars at a profit. That excludes projects like the Veyron, Phaeton, Iroc (?). Could this mean more dull cars aimed at the punter/mass market which doesn't give a dam* about cars? Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZippyVR6 0 Posted January 14, 2007 I doubt it. Porsche are one of the most profitable manufacturers in the business and not many can call their cars dull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
