Break: ‘Volkswagen is in 4 pieces, cut up’

Posted on 15-06-2015 at 11:07 by sir_smokalot – 39 Comments”

According to reports in the German press prepares the Volkswagen group a division into 4 holding companies, to individual problems/issues to be better able to tackle.

The current structure of Volkswagen seems already very on what according to Handelsblatt in the planning, because under Volkswagen enjoy Audi already has a large degree of autonomy, with Lamborghini and Ducati under its wings.

These 3 brands will be in a separate holding to be separated, in which Audi-chef Rupert Stadler, the most obvious candidate is as a leader. The largest holding will consist of VW, Seat and Skoda, headed by former BMW man Herbert Diess. For Diess and his volumemerken will have the most work to do.

In addition, Porsche, Bugatti and Bentley in a separate holding is to be found, and finally get the truck and commercial vehicle divisions of their own holding.

The above news is not yet officially confirmed by Volkswagen, but speculating is allowed. At the top of this 4 holdings will of course VAG-final boss Martin Winterkorn, the manager, who even Ferdinand Piech knew to survive.