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VW faces leadership crisis as CEO demands confidence vote

VW CEO Herbert Diess with mask
VW Group CEO Herbert Diess (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)
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EDWARD TAYLOR and JAN SCHWARTZ
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Reuters
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December 01, 2020 11:38 AM

FRANKFURT --  Volkswagen, the world's largest vehicle maker by sales, risked a leadership crisis on Tuesday after CEO Herbert Diess demanded a vote of confidence in his reform efforts by asking for an early contract extension.

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