Herbert Diess
Under the previous CEO, Volkswagen’s path toward an electric future seemed set. Now it seems less certain.
The Station: Executive upheaval at VW Group and the tale of two Tesla earnings
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Welcome back to…
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess, the embattled executive who has survived a number of confrontations and power struggles with the board and unions over the past two years, is leaving…
Volkswagen’s US CEO steps down to lead its Scout EV brand
Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh is stepping down to helm the automaker’s Scout brand for battery-electric pickup trucks and SUVs. Keogh, who has served as president and chief…
Volkswagen breaks ground on first of six battery factories
Volkswagen Group broke ground Thursday at the first of six battery factories it expects to build in Europe, the official kickoff of a new battery business that will invest $20…
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said the company is planning “big moves” in China. The world’s second-largest automaker is beefing up operations in its largest market to keep pace with fast-growing…
Look what’s happening online today at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Welcome to Online Day at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022! Opportunity knocks just as loud online as it does IRL, but this knock can be heard around the world. You’ll find…
The two in-person days of TC Sessions: Mobility may almost be in the rearview mirror, but we’re not done yet. We still have plenty of Mobility action and opportunity waiting…
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VW aims to launch Scout, an EV off-roading brand
VW Group is on the precipice of launching a new dedicated EV company in the United States called Scout that will produce an all-electric pickup and a rugged off-roading SUV geared toward the American consumer. The company’s supervisory board, which is chaired by Hans Dieter Pötsch, is expected to vote and approve a proposal to…
Musk talks Tesla demand, EV startups and scooters in expansive interview
Elon Musk weighed in on Tesla, SpaceX and his multitude of other companies — including that social media business he’s trying to purchase — during a wide-reaching 80-minute interview Tuesday…
VW Group CEO Herbert Diess is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Volkswagen Group, one of the world’s largest automakers with nearly 9 million vehicles sold last year, ratcheted up an already ambitious strategy in 2021. The target: to transform the company…
