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Volkswagen’s head of China to leave the country

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO – A Volkswagen ID.6X displayed in front of the Shanghai Auto Show. Shanghai, China, April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Aly SONG/File photo

BERLIN (Reuters). – Stephan Woellenstein (DE:), the head of Volkswagen’s Chinese operations is now out of work and talks are underway to find him a job at the German automaker. A person who was familiar with the situation told Reuters Tuesday.

Volkswagen has suffered a number of setbacks in the world’s biggest auto market, from a sluggish https://reut.rs/3cm5L6A debut for its new electric vehicles to a slide in sales of its Passat sedan after a crash-test video went viral https://reut.rs/3kC4bCn in the country.

The source stated that “he will leave China”, but the date was still unknown.

Automobilwoche, a German newspaper reported first the news. Woellenstein was to be replaced in February 2019.

Automobilwoche stated that Woellenstein could be replaced by three to four people. Automobilwoche advised that the automaker make an announcement as soon as possible.

Volkswagen declined to comment.

Europe’s largest automaker has brands like Bentley, Audi and VW.

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