VW Representative Exits Cash-Strapped Northvolt’s Board

  • Sven Fuhrmann is stepping down from board of directors
  • Northvolt is still in talks for funding to continue operations

The Northvolt Drei EV battery gigafactory construction site in Heide, Germany.

Photographer: Maria Feck/Bloomberg
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Volkswagen AG’s representative has left the board of Northvolt AB, adding to the uncertainty around the cash-strapped battery maker as it tries to raise funds.

Sven Fuhrmann, who has represented Volkswagen on the Swedish electric-vehicle supplier’s supervisory board since last year, has resigned, the companies said separately on Monday. VW — Northvolt’s biggest shareholder and a major customer — didn’t say whether it will replace him.