Volkswagen Management Tumult Spills Over to Truck Subsidiary

  • Traton chief Andreas Renschler to leave effective July 15
  • Navistar shares slump on the news; Traton made bid in January

    

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Volkswagen AG’s series of executive shakeups is reaching its commercial-vehicle operations, with the surprise departure of Traton SE’s chief and other managers highlighting friction over restructuring plans that were jolted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Andreas Renschler will leave VW’s management board effective July 15 and be replaced by Matthias Gruendler, the former chief financial officer of the Munich-based truck unit, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Tuesday.