VW Group appoints Diess CEO, creates new divisions

The realignment of VW's brands focuses power in the hands of new VW Group CEO Herbert Diess, with the redesigned 2019 Jetta at the Detroit auto show in January. (REUTERS)

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April 12, 2018 05:00 AM

BERLIN -- Herbert Diess will take over from Matthias Mueller as CEO of the Volkswagen Group, adding fresh impetus to the company's efforts to slim down and reorganize the way its 12 brands are managed.

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