Diess' future at VW still uncertain, with board talks 'on a knife edge,' report says

VW CEO Diess Wolfsburg Rtrs web.jpg — Diess wants to boost productivity at VW to compete better with Tesla, but he is under pressure to change his management style. (REUTERS/REUTERS)

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Reuters

November 24, 2021 10:06 AM

BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group's top committee did not make a decision on the future of CEO Herbert Diess at a meeting on Tuesday, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday, with one describing talks as "on a knife-edge."

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