VW's New North American Boss Looks Around And Sees The Mess And Leaves After Only 3 Weeks

Volkswagen's newly appointed head of North America is leaving the company less than three weeks after he was assigned to that position, injecting a new measure of instability as the company navigates an emissions scandal.

The sudden exit of Winfried Vahland gives the company's sweeping restructuring of its global operations a discombobulated feel, raising further questions about the future of its business in the U.S.

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TomM - 10/14/2015 6:12:26 PM

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While I appreciate your statements - I would like to point out that we have NO statement that indicated WHY the gentleman left his position. In the current state of employment - it takes quite a while longer than 3 weeks to secure employment at that level - and we COULD read into it that he had already been contacted and was in negotiation LONG BEFORE the trouble hit.

MDarringer - 10/14/2015 7:32:14 PM

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Getting off the VWAG Titanic before it sinks was the right thing to do.

VW's shifting of people around reminds me of how the Catholic church shifted pedophile priests around. All VW people are tainted.

They should be hiring people from outside for the top positions.

jameswisrik - 10/15/2015 7:58:26 AM

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NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE AMOUNT OF STRESS HE WILL DEAL WITH.

GM on the other hand has killed hundreds, injured thousands...denying anyone knew about the ignition flaw. Spent taxpayers money to pay back govt bail out, and yet NO executive has gone to prison. PLUS POISON MILLIONS W/ THEIR DIESEL TRUCKS OVER DECADES. EPA SHOULD GO AFTER GM..VW IS SMALL POTATOS! NEXT TIME YOU DRIVE BEHIND A GM DIESEL TRUCK...SMELL THE DIESEL AND SEE THE BLACK CLOUD.