VW CEO Vows to Overcome Resistance to Push Technology Overhaul
- Revamp involves about 60 projects, including cultural shift
- CEO says VW must reform itself with or without diesel crisis
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Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller is pushing forward with a technological and organizational revamp of Europe’s largest carmaker despite internal opposition and expects his efforts to begin bearing fruit in two to three years.
“Some believe this will pass eventually, that Mueller will only be there for five years, then there’s a new boss and when the emissions crisis is over, we’ll be doing better anyway,” Mueller told reporters. “That’s not the case. Regardless of the emissions crisis, this company must reform itself and align for the future.”