Mueller's employee meetings aim to soften VW image

Mueller is pictured beside a VW Sedric electric autonomous vehicle concept at the Frankfurt auto show this month. (Reuters)

September 22, 2017 05:00 AM

WOLFSBURG -- Volkswagen Group has moved to distance itself from its reputation as a secretive and autocratic company by introducing a "Meeting Mueller" program which allows employees to put questions directly to the CEO.

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