Now it seems clear how Volkswagen imagines a new start at Cariad: The supervisory board is to decide on the dismissal of Cariad boss Dirk Hilgenberg as early as next Thursday.
“Dirk Hilgenberg’s days as head of the Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad are numbered. According to informed circles, VW CEO Oliver Blume wants to depose the 58-year-old software manager. It’s also getting tight for his current management team,” writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung citing an inside source.
There are other “dismissal candidates”
By replacing the entire management team at Cariad, Volkswagen wants to herald a fresh start. The online magazine Business Insider brings other dismissal candidates into play in addition to Hilgenberg. It says that CEO Dirk Hilgenberg, CTO Lynn Longo and CFO Thomas Sedran will leave, only CPO Rainer Zugeh should keep his post. The rumor about the dismissal comes across very differently. Whether the top managers should only be used as scapegoats or whether something can really change is still in the stars.
In September 2022 it was leaked that Volkswagen had decided to make drastic changes to software development. The VW.OS has long been considered “the biggest construction site” at Volkswagen and the Achilles heel of the ID. fleet.
- VW boss Oliver Blume wants to fire Cariad boss Dirk Hilgenberg.
- Other members of the management team are to leave.
- The goal is a fresh start at VW’s software subsidiary, Cariad.
- This is caused by delays and problems with the VW OS.
- CPO Rainer Zugeh should keep his position.
- Critics see scapegoat strategy.
- Unclear if anything can change.
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