FRANKFURT, Might 6 (Reuters) – Carmaker Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is ready to dismiss all however one of many government board members at its software program division Cariad subsequent week to attempt to resolve growth issues, an individual aware of the matter instructed Reuters on Saturday.
The unit – arrange beneath former VW group CEO Herbert Diess -has exceeded its funds and failed to fulfill objectives, contributing to Diess’ departure and alternative by Oliver Blume final September.
Cariad’s supervisory board is anticipated to log off on the dismissals in a gathering subsequent week, the supply mentioned on Saturday, including that solely the unit’s head of personnel, Rainer Zugehör, may keep on.
A VW spokesperson mentioned the German firm was analysing Cariad and its initiatives.
Various choices have been made, however no choices on personnel, the spokesperson mentioned, including that Cariad and automobile software program growth remained integral to Volkswagen’s group technique.
The issues at Cariad have delayed work on essential new automobile fashions Porsche e-Macan and Audi Q6 e-tron.
The deliberate launch of company-wide structural automotive software program, initially designed to allow the fourth of 5 ranges of autonomous driving from 2026, has been postponed by two years.
Enterprise Insider first reported the deliberate dismissals.
Reporting by Jan Schwartz in Hamburg
Writing by Ludwig Burger in Frankfurt
Modifying by Hans Seidenstuecker and Barbara Lewis
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