Vahland decision to leave Volkswagen Group had nothing to do with emissions scandal, says spokesman

A decision by Winfried Vahland, the head of Škoda Auto, to leave the Volkswagen Group is not related to the company’s recent emissions scandal, Škoda Auto spokesman Jozef Baláž told the Czech News Agency on Wednesday. Mr Vahland was to take over the management of Volkswagen operations in North America as of November, but in the end decided to leave the German firm entirely. According to information provided by company representatives to the Czech News Agency, private reasons played a role.

Author: Jan Velinger