SUVs is what the customer wants, owning a car is for many people part of having a higher quality of life. We need to ensure that even middle and lower income families can afford an electric car.

Herbert Diess

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I want to congratulate you. With all this competition in Germany it is a great achievement, i thank you for pioneering, for pulling us and pushing us. Elon is the innovator.

The move goes in line with Volkswagen's (electric) e-mobility ini... by Herbert Diess

The move goes in line with Volkswagen's (electric) e-mobility initiative.

We do not expect a deterioration in margins. Our advantage is that all our brands have the same platform for electric products and the same batteries that we buy in China.

Even Toyota and some other competitors, which were slow to bring EV's, they are now also betting on electric. So we are right.

The future of Volkswagen will be decided in the Chinese market. by Herbert Diess

The future of Volkswagen will be decided in the Chinese market.

What we find (in China) is really the right environment to develop the next generation of cars and we find the right skills, which we only partially have in Europe or other places.

It was a massive shock for me. The arrest of a CEO of a major car brand: that's never happened before, the arrest is hard to comprehend. I knew Rupert Stadler as a problem solver.

We are spreading responsibility across several shoulders, we are making Volkswagen faster, leaner and more efficient.

We will only build vehicles in Wolfsburg after the (July 7-27) works holiday that fulfil the new standards.

We will only build vehicles after the works holiday that fulfil the new standards. The deliveries will take place gradually as soon as the necessary approvals are there, but many vehicles will have to we warehoused in the meantime. To make sure their numbers don't become too large we will have to plan closure days through the end of September.

For non-core businesses such as Ducati, Renk and (large engines unit) MAN Diesel & Turbo, we will draw up sustainable future perspectives.

We will review all options. by Herbert Diess

We will review all options.

It's not up for debate. by Herbert Diess

It's not up for debate.

The establishment of the North American Region provides the U.S., Mexico and Canada more freedom and more responsibility than ever before.

We expect these changes to bring about a major acceleration in (v... by Herbert Diess

We expect these changes to bring about a major acceleration in (vehicle) development.

We still believe in the future of diesel engines because they are in the trade-off of emissions and CO2, they are a very good option for many vehicles.

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