The Latest Breaking News from Herbert Diess

The Crackdown On Tesla Door Handles Comes To America

Plus, gigacastings prove to be cheaper to repair in low-speed crashes and Volkswagen looks backward in order to go forward.

InsideEVs · Sep 16, 2025

What The ID. Buzz Flop Says About VW’s Long-Running U.S. Problem

The ID. Buzz was supposed to be a comeback machine, but Volkswagen's usual problems got in the way. Plus: Nissan and Honda are still teaming up on software.

InsideEVs · Jul 14, 2025

Porsche crisis renews calls for part-time CEO Oliver Blume to relinquish dual role at VW

Soaring costs, declining vehicle sales and problems in China are raising pressure on Oliver Blume to cede one of his two CEO jobs.

Fortune · Jan 15, 2025

Volkswagen delays key EV project as Tesla challenge stumbles

Volkswagen AG’s ambitious push to supplant Tesla Inc. as the global electric-vehicle leader is running into trouble.

Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022

Musk has picked a successor as Tesla CEO: Here are the top candidates for the job

Tesla director James Murdoch revealed to a judge that Musk has recently made a decision as to who should one day replace him at the helm of the $600 billion electric vehicle manufacturer.

Fortune · Nov 17, 2022

Volkswagen shifts gear with Oliver Blume taking wheel

FRANKFURT: Volkswagen on Thursday hands over the reins to new CEO Oliver Blume, tasked with steering the German automotive giant through challenging economic conditions after four turbulent years under his predecessor, Herbert Diess.

Bangkok Post · Sep 1, 2022

First details of Porsche’s F1 buy-in of Red Bull revealed

The first details of Porsche’s planned 50% buy-in of the Red Bull Formula 1 team have been revealed in legal documents, ahead of a potential announcement next month.

Autosport · Jul 27, 2022

Volkswagen Group Fired Diess Because Of Software Unit Fiasco

The Porsche and Piëch families that control Volkswagen Group plotted Herbert Diess's ouster while he was on a US trip last week, Bloomberg reports.

InsideEVs · Jul 26, 2022

‘Ruffling feathers’: How Volkswagen fell out of love with Herbert Diess

World’s second-largest carmaker sacked chief executive on Friday after bruising four-year tenure

Financial Times · Jul 24, 2022

Tesla's Relief Rally, Volkswagen's Diess Springs In Surprise, Lucid Beefs Up Management Team, Faraday Future Stalls And More: Week's Biggest EV Stories

Electric vehicle stocks closed mostly higher in the week ending July 22, thanks to a strong earnings report from market leader Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). Some stocks reacted to company-specific developments, while shares of Chinese EV makers, closed uniformly lower.

Benzinga · Jul 23, 2022