VW CEO Diess said to push for contract extension amid labor opposition

VW Diess 4 bb web.jpg — Diess is "bringing to a head" the issue of his future at VW, a source told Reuters. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)

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Reuters

November 27, 2020 02:25 PM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess has asked the families who control a majority voting stake to back a contract extension in a bid to break a deadlock at the automaker, two people familiar with the matter said.

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