‘Spiegel’: Porsche board member offered Putin help in rebuilding car industry https://tvpworld.com/69059068/spiege...g-car-industry
Siegfried Wolf, a Porsche supervisory board member, in a letter to Vladimir Putin, offered to help with the production of cars in Russia. He provided the head of the Kremlin with a deal with Volkswagen – for 60 billion rubles (about EUR 800 million) , Wolf would be able to “save the Russian automotive industry” and ensure the production of at least 270,000 cars per year in Russia, as reported by the portal of the daily "Spiegel", which claims to access Wolf's letter. Wolf presented the plan to Putin in January, beginning his three-page letter with the words "Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich!" This was almost a year after Putin attacked Ukraine. As Wolf assured in the letter, “a substantial agreement with Volkswagen's top management” had already been reached. The decision was to be "finally approved by the Group's supervisory board" by March at the latest.
The Austrian Siegfried Wolf sits on the supervisory boards of, among others, German Porsche, which belongs to one concern together with VW. Volkswagen has clearly distanced itself from Wolf's plans, with the company's management stating it has “no knowledge” of his letter “and its irritating content”.
The Austrian Siegfried Wolf sits on the supervisory boards of, among others, German Porsche, which belongs to one concern together with VW. Volkswagen has clearly distanced itself from Wolf's plans, with the company's management stating it has “no knowledge” of his letter “and its irritating content”.
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