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April 3, 2019 With poster: German national soccer No. 03 insideteam at the plant Group-Wide Diesel Crisis: Job Market Send Us Your Launched Questions! Volkswagen employees now have the opportunity to access job vacancies throughout the in Selfie of the CEOs: . When the “Group Job Board” (right) was launched, , , Financial posted this photo Services, Volkswagen Commercial with Jeff Bezos (Amazon) on his LinkedIn account. Vehicles and other brands posted more The company leaders than 200 vacancies. Employees can apply have agreed to work for these jobs. They will be given preference together. over external candidates. The Group- wide job market can be accessed online via Group Connect. → PAGE 2 Partnership with Amazon:

Hiltrud D. Werner, Head of Integrity Volkswagen to Network Plants and Legal Affairs, addresses employ- ees in an open letter. Collaboration announced for next five years with Siemens as integration partner → PAGE 6

New partners: Volkswagen and Amazon and systems in all 122 factories of the strengthen production as a competitive Web Services (AWS) will build the Volkswagen Group will be compiled factor for the Volkswagen Group. Our Volkswagen Industrial Cloud together, in the Cloud. The benefit: network- strategic collaboration with Amazon Web with Siemens as their integration partner. ing information will make managing Services will create essential conditions Volkswagen and AWS announced the workflows and processes in production for this to happen,” says Oliver Blume, collaboration will last five years. In the more efficient and therefore increase CEO of Porsche future, the data for all machines, plants productivity. “We want to continue to and Board Mem- ber for Production at Volkswagen AG. In the long- Volkswagen Industrial Cloud term, the global Souvenir photo: Captain (left) supply chain of with employee Aymen Fazzani. the Volkswagen Group will also be National Soccer integrated. Siemens will act Employees Players at the Oliver Blume, as the integration Group Board Member in Focus partner in the effi- Wolfsburg Plant cient networking of production systems, Photographers from around the Premiere in Wolfsburg: For the first time machines and systems from different world took snapshots of operations ever, the entire German national soccer manufacturers in the Volkswagen facto- at the Wolfsburg plant for their team went on a guided tour of the plant. ries. The Industrial Cloud is designed as image databases. → PAGE 16 Captain Manuel Neuer and his team met a public industry platform that can also dozens of employees in Production and be used by other partners in industry, were very impressed by their work in logistics and commerce. Europe’s largest car factory. Germany’s → PAGE 3 best soccer players visited their new mo- bility partner, Volkswagen, two days after the friendly 1:1 match against Serbia in Wolfsburg. → PAGE 14/15 T-Cross: A Peek Behind the Scenes How Volkswagen organized the launch event in Mallorca Exchange Premium a Success The T-Cross in Mallorca: For twelve car for city and countryside.” But how plan and organize the event. days, the Volkswagen brand gave more is such a big driving event organized? One of the big challenges is the The Volkswagen Group has achieved a than 500 journalists, bloggers and inside took a look behind the scenes. logistics: 30 T-Crosses would make the The Sound positive interim result with its exchange influencers from around the world the An event of this size takes more than journey from the Pamplona plant in of e-Mobility premiums for diesel vehicles. Since chance to test-drive the new SUV in one year to prepare. An interdisciplinary northern to Mallorca. Additional August 2017, Mallorca. The experts’ verdict: A fantastic team from Product Communication, vehicles and exhibits had to be trans- For more than 100 years, combustion customers have vehicle! “Small but olé,” said one head- Event Team, Technical Development, ported from Wolfsburg to the Mediterra- engines have defined the sound exchanged more line. Another said: “T-Cross – the cool Sales and Marketing worked together to nean island. → PAGE 11 of a car. Electric mobility will change than 300,000 die- that. In Wolfsburg, designers are sel models from already researching the sound exhaust standard of the future. → PAGE 10 Euro 1 for Euro 5. The cars were replaced with new or barely used cars with efficient Christian Dahlheim, engines that meet Head of Volkswagen Group Sales exhaust standard Euro 6. Christian Dahlheim, Head of Volkswagen Group Sales: “The exchange premiums have Behind the more than exceeded our expectations. We wheel: have kept our promises to politicians and Experts made a significant contribution to fleet praise the replacement and the rapid improvement T-Cross. “Hafen 1”: of air quality in German cities. Our cus- tomers are increasingly opting for used Excellent Progress vehicles, which is why we are extending Construction of “Hafen 1” is on the premiums for Volkswagen and Audi schedule: the new event hall on the until further notice. The premiums for Picture premises of the Wolfsburg plant has perfect: the new vehicles will expire at the end of T-Cross in already had its topping-out ceremony. April, as previously announced.” Mallorca. → PAGE 19 Group Plan: 70 New e-Models The Volkswagen Group is once again ratcheting up the tempo in fundamentally changing the world of mobility

he Volkswagen Group is pushing forward the mobil- ity revolution, focusing on The message is clear: jobs for employees, T electric drive vehicles including at other brands. as a result – something Group CEO Herbert Diess made clear during the Group-Wide annual press conference in Wolfs- burg. But what does that mean, spe- Job Market cifically? Over the coming ten years, the Group aims to bring nearly 70 Launched new e-models to the market instead of 50 as previously planned. This Volkswagen employees now have the will increase the number of vehicles opportunity to access job vacancies built using the Group’s e-platforms throughout the Volkswagen Group in from 15 to 22 million. Germany. When the “Group Job Board” CEO Herbert Diess says, “Volkswagen was launched, Porsche alone had posted is stepping up and taking responsibil- more than 200 vacancies. Jobs are also ity for major issues that will face us in being offered by Volkswagen Financial future – especially climate protection. Services, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Our plans are based on the objectives Volkswagen Group Components, MAN of the Paris Climate Agreement. Over Truck & Bus and Audi. More jobs will be the coming years, we will gradually added bit by bit. position our production and invest- “The Group Job Board ensures ment to align with CO₂ neutrality. Volkswagen Group annual press conference at the brand tower in Wolfsburg: CEO Herbert Diess (left) and CFO Frank Witter answer questions from journalists. transparency on job openings within the That is how we will contribute to Group and makes it easier for employ- limiting global warming.” He said that networked – should continue to be an joining forces with its supply chain. ees to quickly obtain information about individual mobility – safe, clean and option for millions of people in the The goal is clear: to reduce the carbon other brands and divisions without future. “We need to further increase footprint of Volkswagen’s fleet of ve- complication, our efficiency and performance in all hicles throughout the vehicle’s entire allowing them areas in order to be able to make the life cycle by 30 percent from 2015 to find current job opportunities necessary investments for this elec- levels by 2025. In line with this aim, that may match tric offensive,” Diess stressed. Volkswagen is electrifying its vehicle well with their And the Group has set certain portfolio. The Group will be investing own prospects,” milestones on its path to decarbon- more than 30 billion euros by 2023 says Volkswagen ization – turning away from the use alone in service of this goal. It wants Chief Human of energy sources containing carbon: e-vehicles to make up at least 40 per- Resources Officer effectively and sustainably reducing cent of the fleet by 2030. The first in Gunnar Kilian, CO₂, converting the energy supply to the latest generation of e-vehicles is Chief Human adding, “Use the renewable energies and compensat- starting production this year: the Audi Resources Officer tool! Have a look ing for any unavoidable emissions e-tron¹ and the Porsche Taycan². And Speaking about Gunnar Kilian at the Group Job climate protec- that remain. To improve the CO₂ the launch of the Volkswagen ID. will Board and get an tion: Group CEO balance of vehicles throughout their make electric cars a real possibility overview of what kinds of career oppor- Herbert Diess. service life, Volkswagen is already for broad swathes of the population. tunities the Group can offer you.” Employees at the brands listed are free to send unsolicited applications. They will be given preference over external candidates. After all, the Group Diess: “2018 Was a Successful Year” prefers to look to its current workforce Solid performance of brands: Group benefits from its broad positioning to see if it can hire internally before posting a job publicly. Employees whose he Volkswagen Group has items totaling -1.2 (-0.4) billion euros. In the power engineering segment, positions are ending should also get once again benefited this past Audi’s financial figures include information from the Recruiting Services MAN posted turnover gains, taking team (Recruiting & Talent Marketing) T financial year from its broad and Ducati. turnover to a total of 3.6 (3.3) billion about suitable job postings. However, positioning and the continued solid euros. Its operating profit held steady unlike with the existing Global Job Board performance of its brands and finan- Porsche once again finished out its with last year’s results at 193 million Management system, only pay scale and cial services. During the annual press financial year in a strong position in euros. Operating returns accounted pay scale+ jobs are initially being posted conference in Wolfsburg, CEO Herbert 2018: Porsche’s turnover increased by for 5.3 (5.9) percent. on the Group Job Board. Diess said, “2018 was a successful 9.2 percent to 23.7 billion euros. Com- year for the Volkswagen Group. We pared to last year, its operating profit put up a good fight – despite strong At 17.3 billion euros, Škoda improved increased by 2.7 percent to 4.1 billion headwinds. Our Group brands have upon last year’s turnover by 4.4 euros. Operating returns accounted i all contributed by working intensively percent. Its operating profit de- for 17.4 (18.5) percent. on their own performance. Now it’s creased by 14.6 percent to 1.4 billion Volkswagen Financial Services gen- How to time to build further on these efforts, euros. Last year’s operating returns erated sales totaling 32.8 billion euros apply step up the tempo even further and saw a reduction of 9.7 percent, with – marking an increase on last year push forward with the transformation this year’s holding steady at just 8.0 by 2.9 percent. Its operating profit we have started with determination.” percent. increased by 6.2 percent to a new The latest job offers are posted Turnover for Volkswagen Commercial record amount of 2.6 billion euros. directly on the homepage – ranging Vehicles was 11.9 billion euros, keep- from “Operational Environmental ing it level with last year’s figures. Protection Specialist” at Audi to Its operating profit fell to 780 (853) “E-Drive Systems Test Manager” at million euros. Operating returns ac- i MAN in Munich and “Test Specialist counted for 6.6 (7.2) percent. for Drive Train Development” at The Volkswagen brand increased its At Seat turnover rose to 10.2 billion 2019 forecast Volkswagen Group Components in turnover by 6.8 percent to 84.6 billion euros, exceeding last year’s record Wolfsburg. euros. Operating profit before special sales by 3.1 percent. Its operating Volkswagen is moving forward If you want to click your way items totaled 3.2 (3.3) billion euros. profit increased to 254 (191) million based on the assumption that through all the vacancies on offer, Operating returns before special euros, marking another new record. Scania increased turnover to 13.4 deliveries to Group customers the “Job Exchange” subsection is items accounted for 3.8 (4.2) percent. Operating returns increased to 2.5 (12.8) billion euros. Its operating profit in 2019 will slightly exceed the place for you. There, employees The issue of diesel resulted in special (1.9) percent. increased by 4.4 percent to 1.3 billion last year’s under continued can display jobs sorted by brand. items totaling -1.9 (-2.8) billion euros. euros. Operating returns remained the challenging market conditions. You can also search specifically for same as last year at 10.1 percent. These challenges stem primar- matching profiles using the text ily from the economic climate, search function. The Group-wide increasingly intense competition, job market can be accessed online volatile exchange rate tends and via Group Connect. Its creation had more stringent WLTP require- been agreed on in the Zukunftspa- Sales at Audi totaled 59.2 (59.8) billion ’s turnover was 1.5 billion MAN Commercial Vehicles posted ments. Volkswagen is expecting kt (Pact for the Future) in order to euros. Operating profit before special euros, finishing at 16.0 percent below a turnover increase of 9.2 percent, the Group to achieve a turnover make personnel changes transpar- items totaled 4.7 (5.1) billion euros. last year’s turnover. Its operating taking it to 12.1 billion euros. Its op- of up to five percent above last ent. The internal job market for the Audi achieved operating returns be- profit fell to -288 (55) million euros. erating profit fell to 332 (362) million year’s. Operating profit is esti- Volkswagen brand was launched fore special items of 7.9 (8.5) percent. Operating returns accounted for -18.6 euros. Operating returns accounted mated at an operating return of more than a year ago. The issue of diesel resulted in special (3.0) percent. for 2.7 (3.3) percent. between 6.5 and 7.5 percent.

2 inside ¹ AUDI e-tron: energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km*: 26.2–22.6 (WLTP); 24.6–23.7 (NEDC) CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0. *Figures depend on the configuration. ² Near-production-ready study. Group What the New “Data Cloud” Holds Partnership with Amazon Web Services: Gerd Walker, Head of Group Production, and Head of IT Martin Hofmann discuss the benefits of fully networked factories

olkswagen is working with growing worldwide ecosystem for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Production and Logistics environ- V to develop the Volkswagen ments at the Volkswagen Group. Industrial Cloud, launching a new era of digitally networked worldwide How will this second cloud be devel- production. The partnership will be in oped? And where? place for an initial five years. Walker: We have amassed decades Head of IT Martin Hofmann and Gerd of expertise throughout the Group Walker, Head of Group Production, in setting up and running highly answer key questions about the new complex production processes. This cloud. means we have experienced teams from Production, Logistics and IT Put simply, what is the Volkswagen with an in-depth interdisciplinary Industrial Cloud? understanding of IT solutions in pro- Walker: The Industrial Cloud will duction. Basically, we are bolstering consolidate data for all the machines, our expertise in the digitalization of plants and systems from all of our production in the Group and in our factories. This will allow us to better brands. To do so, we have set up our analyze – and streamline – our pro- own Production IT department, run cesses. We are potentially also hoping by Porsche. to integrate our global supply chain, Hofmann: We will be reorganizing made up of more than 30,000 loca- some of our IT locations to focus more tions and 1,500 partner companies, on platform development and the into the cloud. Internet of Things. In Berlin, we’re working with Amazon Web Services So crucial progress lies in exchanging Consolidating data from every machine: Gerd Walker (left, Group Production) and Martin Hofmann (IT) talk about the new partnership with US to set up a center to consistently and data between all our plants digital giant Amazon. exclusively work on the Industrial worldwide? Cloud. Our specialists in Dresden Hofmann: Yes. Today we’re still facing So Volkswagen will be saving a great Organisation) in Berlin to take charge technologies for production environ- are concentrating on platform and a situation in which IT systems on deal of money to invest in new proj- of creating the architecture for these ments. They are among the top for software development, with a specific the production level sometimes differ ects? kinds of cybersecurity solutions. logistics and supply chain solutions in focus on the Internet of Things. At the from plant to plant – because most of Walker: Absolutely. Saving money is a particular. Smart Production Lab in Wolfsburg, these locations are so different them- welcome bonus. But our primary goal After working with Microsoft, you’ll we’re working on robotics and control selves. That doesn’t exactly make it is to become faster, more transparent soon be starting a second collaboration What will Volkswagen and Amazon system solutions. And at the Data:Lab easy to standardize data and con- and safer. with a US-based digital giant by work- Web Services each contribute? in Munich, our AI experts are work- solidate it on such a wide scale. But ing with Amazon Web Services. What Hofmann: We are developing ev- ing to develop innovative self-learn- the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud will Will the new cloud make your production distinguishes the Industrial Cloud from erything together – both the DPP ing systems and algorithms for data allow us to consolidate the data from less susceptible to digital attacks as well? the Automotive Cloud? cloud-based support architecture as analytics. In the medium term, we’ll every location. In the future we’ll be Hofmann: Our IT security team has Hofmann: Volkswagen uses the Au- well as the services to be built on top have some 220 specialists working on able to globally analyze and manage everything, everywhere on its radar – tomotive Cloud to focus on creating of that architecture. Both partners this project with an emphasis on the all kinds of key figures from Produc- every hour of every day. The addition- an automotive ecosystem. This will bring their own strengths to the table: Industrial Cloud. tion and Logistics. We’ll be running al networking the Industrial Cloud enable us to offer our customers Amazon Web Services comes with Industry 4.0 live. will provide means we will know digital value-added services in their the skills described above and Volk- You mentioned creating the cloud as an immediately if a subcontractor’s vehicles. The Industrial Cloud is used swagen has expertise in developing industrial partner network. Who would Can you give a specific example? IT system is running any unknown for production processes, networking production-related IT solutions. But be involved in this? Walker: Soon everyone involved will software. This will allow us to quickly machinery, plants and systems in our we are coordinating on structure and Walker: We are creating our Industri- know immediately if a truck is stuck assess whether we need to sound factories, and potentially for inte- strategic orientation. al Cloud as an open industry platform in traffic, a component is faulty or the alarm. At the same time, all the grating the full supply chain with our that other partners from the indus- a machine suffers an outage. This is data and information we store in the subcontractors. What’s the timetable? trial, logistics and retail sectors could because information will be directly Volkswagen Industrial Cloud will go Walker: We’ve initially set up our potentially join. This may include available via the cloud. For example, through additional verification by our Why aren’t you working with Microsoft partnership for a five-year period. major subcontractors and equipment this will enable us to better manage team. It’s like a safe deposit box: we to develop the Industrial Cloud as well? We’ll be starting with Europe and and machinery manufacturers. It the flow of materials and possible are the only ones who can hand out Walker: We are taking advantage gradually expanding to other regions. is also conceivable that the cloud supply bottlenecks. The Volkswagen the key. We are the ones to decide of the individual strengths of both We want the supporting architecture platform could be made accessible Industrial Cloud facilitates smart who can view our data and informa- cloud providers. We have a strong to be up and running by the end of to other automotive manufacturers management in real time, whether tion. We came to an agreement with partner at our side with Amazon Web the year. The aim is to integrate com- as well. They would all benefit from you’re in Wolfsburg, Chattanooga or AWS to use our associate compa- Services. It has exceptional techno- panies from the entire value creation networking and an open exchange of Shanghai. ny DCSO (Deutsche Cybersecurity logical skills and innovative cloud chain. We want to create a constantly information.

How Data from Every Plant Will Be Consolidated Industrial Cloud: Siemens Partners Networking will bring opportunities for greater efficiency and flexibility in production for Integration he Volkswagen Industrial new Digital Production Platform Cloud is planned to be up (DPP) will serve as the architecture. Siemens is signing up to be an inte- Tand running by the end of the In future, DPP will be connected gration partner for the Volkswagen year, with the first concrete services to all locations within the Group Industrial Cloud. The Group will help and features available at the same as well as to other companies. The network machinery and systems from time. The aim is for the Volkswagen platform standardizes and simplifies different manufacturers in Volkswa- Industrial Cloud to form the basis the exchange of data across systems gen’s 122 factories together in the for digitalizing Production and and plants. cloud. Data transparency and analytics Logistics. Volkswagen aims to use its cloud will create the conditions for further “The Volkswagen Group, with its to create new opportunities to fur- increases in productivity in plants. In global expertise in automotive pro- ther increase efficiency and flexi- addition, Volkswagen and Siemens duction, and Amazon Web Services, bility in production. Consolidating are hoping to potentially work with with its technological skills, are the data from all of its factories creates machinery and systems suppliers to de- perfect pair. We want to use our new opportunities to optimize velop new features and services for the global industry platform to create a workflows and processes. This in- Industrial Cloud, which would then be growing industrial ecosystem whose cludes making controlling the flow available to all future partners. Siemens transparency and efficiency How data makes its way into the cloud: Volkswagen is networking Production and Logistics. of materials even more efficient, will bring to the table its expertise in will benefit everyone involved,” says facilitating early identification and automation, networking machinery and Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche and Services. The goal is to uniformly both companies are relying on correction of supply bottlenecks systems and the industrial Internet of Head of Production at Volkswagen AG. design and network the IT systems Amazon’s technology in the fields of and process disruptions and opti- Things, including what are known as “Volkswagen’s Industrial Cloud will used at the production stage of the Internet of Things (IoT), machi- mizing the operation of machinery industrial edge solutions. Industrial transform Production and Logistics machinery, plants and systems – ne learning and computing services, and systems in every factory. edge solutions process and analyze at the company. It is further proof such as for production planning which is specially designed for the In addition, the platform serves production data directly from devices of Volkswagen’s innovative strength and warehousing – across all of the production environment and expan- as a precondition for quickly sup- and machinery before consolidating it and technological supremacy,” says Volkswagen Group’s 122 producti- ded to meet the requirements of the plying new technologies and inno- in the Industrial Cloud. Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web on facilities. In their collaboration, . Volkswagen’s vations across locations.

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Names & News Matthias Rabe (56) How Volkswagen is Helping Refugees has managed the newly created TD Mostafa Ghaffari completed entry-level qualification Operations department in Technical Develop- and is now working as a warehouse clerk ment since March. In addition to technical project manage- n soccer this would be called a how apprenticeships work in Germa- ment, he is responsible for all vehicle perfect start: three years ago, ny. In addition, participants of the projects, including the operational I Mostafa Ghaffari came to Germany program attend a German language management of development. from Iran. In 2017, he completed a course several times a week and learn The native Rhinelander joined the ten-month entry-level qualification about the local culture. Volkswagen Group after completing program for refugees. This included a Helping young his studies in mechanical engineering two-month placement for vocation- refugees make in Aachen in 1988 and has held vari- al training at Volkswagen. Ghaffari it in life is one ous management roles. In 1992, he seized his opportunity. of Volkswagen’s transferred to Shanghai Volkswagen, social commit- where he was responsible for the Independent and ments. “We are development of vehicles and elec- a great team player creating projects tronics. In 2003, he became head of to support Group Research at Volkswagen AG. Last year he started an apprenticeship refugees in From 2007 to 2011, he was in charge as a warehouse clerk at the Schnel- their education of assembly development for the lecke logistics company in Wolfsburg. Ariane Kilian, and careers,” Volkswagen brand. In January 2011, Birgit Hinze, team leader for Appren- manager of the explains Rabe transferred to Seat, where he ticeships: “Mr Ghaffari worked inde- Volkswagen Group’s Ariane Kilian, was Member of the Executive Board pendently from day one. He is also a refugee program manager of the for Research and Development. great team player.” Volkswagen Ghaffari developed team spirit Group’s refugee assistance program. Andreas Klar (55) offi- very early on. In Iran, he almost made cially became head of it as a professional soccer player. In his free time, Group Quality Manage- He no longer wants a career on the he’s a soccer coach ment in March. He has soccer pitch, but he still has plenty of been responsible for passion for the sport. The most important thing for Ghaffari Driving the forklift: Mostafa Ghaffari likes his job. the brand’s quality assur- The entry-level qualification is a to be able to integrate at work is ance since 2017 and is now taking joint project between Volkswagen’s the combination of theory and on both management functions. Klar refugee assistance program and the practice. “Volkswagen employees Here in Germany, he coaches the U17 He believes that flexibility, curiosity has been at Volkswagen for 31 years. Volkswagen Group Academy with the gave me a lot of strength. Some- youth soccer team of the Wolfsburg and a strong will are crucial to inte- He has gained extensive experience chamber of industry and commerce, times I felt really unsure. Aren’t SSV sports club in Vorsfelde. Ghaffari gration. “You can do it if you really during this time in planning, assem- the chamber of trade, the employ- I way too old for this at 30?” he wants to give something back to want to,” says Ghaffari. After work, bly and industrial engineering. Klar ment agency and the regional associ- asked himself. Uncertainty was his others through sport. Apart from the he learns German. Taking breaks is has worked during this time as Tech- ation for apprenticeships. During his constant companion in the begin- sports club, he also coaches a team of not his thing. Is Germany his second nical Director in , Wolfsburg vocational training at Volkswagen, ning. “But the Volkswagen appren- Germans and refugees. “Sport breaks home? Ghaffari: “Home is wherever and Kaluga (Russia). Ghaffari worked in the plastics, metal tices really motivated me,” says the down barriers between nations,” says I am. Germany has given me a lot of and IT departments. There he learned young man. the amateur soccer player. opportunities.”

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Network event: Integrity ambassadors from Volkswagen and Audi visited the brand tower. Integrity Ambassadors: Full of Optimism for their Mission At the brand tower in Wolfsburg, 110 employees reported on their experiences in their new role and looked to the future.

warm welcome for 110 integri­ Meanwhile, in the Finance division, box for questions to consultations for underway too, with 60 employees company it was before.” This is a ty ambassadors and interested the number of ambassadors has in­ personal discussions and informative of Mexico having chosen to become change the ambassadors have worked A parties from six Volkswagen creased from two to twenty since last events for larger groups. ambassadors. In Argentina, hard to make happen, and will con­ plants, brands and companies in August. In addition, the pilot project The meeting was there are 20. And there have tinue making happen. Germany, as well as from Audi: under “ECI@Finance” is helping implement attended by many been initial discussions with the slogan “Living with integrity,” the standards of the Ethics & Com­ integrity ambassadors employees in Spain, China they shared their experiences and pliance Initiative (ECI). One exciting as well as by representa­ and Russia about joining the looked to the future together during aspect of this is the interlinking of in­ tives from Volkswagen ambassador network. i the network event at the brand tower tegrity, compliance and risk manage­ Financial Services AG, As an “ambassador from in Wolfsburg. ment. There is also a good example from Volkswagen the very beginning,” Board Answering questions The integrity ambassadors had from Technical Development, where Immobilien GmbH and Member Hiltrud D. Werner If you want to participate in lots to talk about – and conveyed ambassadors have visited 15 of 31 from Volkswagen Group shared her experiences at the ambassador program, have optimism for the future. In Quality departments thus far to inform others Services GmbH. It is the event. She cited a state­ any questions or want to contact Hiltrud D. Werner, Assurance, for example, integrity has about integrity. interesting to note that ment by a representative the integrity ambassador for your Executive Board become a regular talking point in the The list of actions that were there are now 220 active Member from the US Department of department, you can find further division and department managers’ discussed at the network meeting is integrity ambassadors at Justice, who has monitored information on the Volkswagen meetings, thanks to the engagement long. Many ideas inspired others to the Wolfsburg plant alone. The inter­ Volkswagen since the diesel crisis Portal under “Integrity.” of the team. imitate them, from setting up a mail­ national rollout of the network is well began: “Volkswagen is not the same Motto: “Protect Volkswagen, Dial Our Number!” Group Compliance starts campaign to raise awareness of hotline for whistleblowing system

he Compliance division has (email, online, letter or in person), clips on the bus and production launched a new campaign protecting whistleblowers and the in­ monitors. In addition, employees T to raise awareness of the dividuals concerned is a top priority. from the Information Office were hotline for the whistle­ An investigation present at staff meetings with blowing system in all six initiated only after information stands. Volkswagen locations in careful review of western Germany. The the infor­ Michael Zastrow (from left, Knowhow and Prototype Protection in Corporate Security), Lennart Oly (ENX Association), Robert Nahm (Microsoft), Martin Unterberger (Porsche), hotline, at telephone mation, if Andreas Ebert (Head of Knowhow and Prototype Protection in Corporate Security) number 00800 444 46300, concrete is now available in 51 indications countries – 24 hours a of a severe day. rule vio­ Secure Collaboration Group Chief Compliance lation are Microsoft certified as a partner company Officer Kurt Michels: found. Indi­ “Our free hotline is an viduals are artner companies of Volkswagen rity. “Volkswagen requires a positive important reporting Kurt Michels, Group presumed must be certified to ensure inspection result in accordance with channel that employees Chief Compliance Officer innocent P that company secrets are kept the VDA ISA standard.” around the world can use until pro­ safe. The certificate attests that data The presentation of the certificate to report serious viola­ ven guilty. is secure and protected against cyber was attended by Michael Zastrow tions of the rules around Whistle- attacks. For example, Microsoft: (Knowhow and Prototype Protection the clock. This includes, for example, blowers are protected too. Volkswagen has agreed to work stra­ in Corporate Security), Lennart Oly bribery, fraud and other offenses. Statements are treated con­ tegically with the software and hard­ (ENX Association), Robert Nahm What’s special is that we are offering fidentially and the identity ware manufacturer from the USA. (Microsoft), Martin Unterberger an interpreting service on the hotline, of whistleblowers is kept The basis of this collaboration is the (Porsche) and Andreas Ebert (Head of so that reports can be made not only secret if they so wish and it TISAX certificate, comparable to the Knowhow and Prototype Protection in German and English but in a total is legally possible. TÜV seal. Microsoft was presented in Corporate Security). of eleven languages.” As a result, it’s With the “Protect with the certificate in Wolfsburg. By the way: for partner companies, now even easier for whistleblowers Volkswagen – dial our “It is vital that our company the certificate offers the advantage to contact the Information Office and number!” campaign, Michels secrets are protected and kept safe. of receiving orders quickly from any­ receive support. and his team want to raise That’s why we require the utmost where in the Group, as the standard is Michels: “Only then can we deal awareness of the number confidentiality from our partners. De­ recognized industry-wide. Questions with and eradicate misconduct, and and of the whistleblowing pending on the type of data, partner about the certification process can protect Volkswagen. That’s why it’s system. Posters with infor­ companies are obligated to install the be sent by email to: fremdfirmenab­ very important to us that everyone mation can be found on the latest technology on their premises [email protected]. Depending knows our number.” black noticeboards, as well to ensure data security,” says Andreas on the amount of work required, it Just like the other reporting as tabletop displays in the Ebert, Head of Knowhow and Proto­ takes about eight weeks for an exter­ channels of the whistleblower system cafeterias and short film type Protection in Corporate Secu­ nal company to be certified.

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“Send Us Your Questions About the Diesel Crisis” Hiltrud D. Werner, Head of Integrity and Legal Affairs: “We continue to face big challenges in the legal investigation of the diesel crisis”

he diesel crisis can be felt at We do not have a crystal ball, and we Volkswagen every day and is a cannot and will not engage in specu- T constant source of discussion lation. We therefore cannot comment among the workforce. Hiltrud D. on how the legal proceedings are like- Werner, Head of Integrity and Legal ly to develop in future. That is just the Affairs, is now addressing employees nature of the beast, especially when with this open letter: it comes to the independent work of prosecutors and courts. But we can Dear Colleagues, talk about what has been and what Letter to the will be – within the legal guidelines. We continue to face big challenges in workforce: the legal investigation of the diesel Hiltrud D. Werner, crisis. In this respect, 2019 will be the shown in most difficult year for Volkswagen. conversation We look forward German prosecutors are investigat- with employ- to receiving your questions. ing more than 70 current and former ees, invites Hiltrud D. Werner Volkswagen employees. The first employees to ask questions charges are expected to be brought about the this year. Our company is involved diesel crisis. i in legal proceedings in more than 50 countries. In Germany, around Then there is the investor lawsuit in more frequently in conversation with your mind. We will answer the most Here’s how: 413,000 customers have joined the . family, friends and acquaintances, frequently asked questions in the next Please send your questions to the legal test case against Volkswagen. These issues will therefore be sub- too. That’s why we want to invite you issue of the employee magazine and following email address by the The first oral hearing on this case will ject to more than usual media cover- to ask us your questions about the on the Volkswagen portal. end of the day on April 12, 2019: take place in the next few months. age. They will probably be brought up diesel crisis. Let us know what’s on There is one more important point: [email protected]

The Legal Investigation: Where Volkswagen Stands From the diesel crisis to investor lawsuits – an overview

diese test proce endan or law e l c al ca al ss ef ts st su th ri g se g e D e i r s e e s v t i L L n s o s I F more than 29 billion 413,000 56,000 9.6 billion euros claimants 70 euros

From late 2015 to September 2018, Since the litigation register was The Volkswagen Group and German prosecutors are investigating Did Volkswagen AG inform its share- Volkswagen spent a total of 29 billion opened, 413,000 claimants have Volkswagen dealers are involved in two main areas: holders and the capital market about the euros on managing the diesel crisis. joined the legal test case in Germany. a total of around 56,000 legal pro- 1. Manipulation of the engine control diesel crisis promptly enough? This includes the payment of The aim of these proceedings is to ceedings in Germany. Among the software: This concerns possible This is what the capital market test 23 billion dollars in the US. Volkswagen determine whether the consumers desired outcomes for customers is for offenses in connection with the case proceedings (i.e. proceedings under paid this sum to settle any potential who have signed up to the litigation Volkswagen to take back the control software of the the German Investors’ Joint Action Act) legal proceedings with US author- register are entitled to compensation. vehicles and return the purchase diesel vehicles in question. in the Higher Regional Court of Braun- ities and customers. A large part of The date for the first oral hearing is price. Most of the judgments already 2. Alleged market manipulation: schweig aims to determine. Investors are the 29-billion-euro sum (16.1 billion yet to be confirmed. If compensation handed down by district courts Here, the Braunschweig prosecu- seeking compensation as a result of the euros) was paid back in 2017. is owed, the court will not decide (over 15,000) have ruled in favor of tor is investigating whether CEO speculative losses allegedly sustained. The company expects to pay another the amount. Every consumer will Volkswagen or the dealer. So far, the Herbert Diess, his predecessor In Germany, there are around three billion euros in 2019 and 2020. subsequently have to determine this higher regional courts have ruled and Chair of 4,000 investor lawsuits pending against for themselves in a new process – exclusively in Volkswagen’s favor. the Supervisory Board Hans Dieter Volkswagen AG for a total disputed a long-winded undertaking. A judgment by the highest German Pötsch, in his previous role as CFO, amount of 9.6 billion euros. The vast court, the German Federal Court of were too slow to inform the finan- majority of this amount is the subject Justice, is still pending. cial market about problems with of the capital market test case the engine software in the US. proceedings in Braunschweig. Responsibility: What Volkswagen Has Already Done The Group has updated the software of millions of vehicles and replaced 300,000 older diesel vehicles with newer models

olkswagen has taken respon- hicles with newer models that meet hardware upgrades. However, these As part of its settlement sibility and acted on the diesel the new Euro 6 exhaust standard. In upgrades are not yet available for with the US authorities, V crisis. addition to the scrapping incentive, purchase. The technology is not yet Volkswagen has commit- Here is an overview: which applies to vehicles in emission sufficiently developed and does not ted to developing infra- Reduced nitrogen oxide emis- class Euro 4 and older, the company hold the official permits required. structure for electro- sions: Thus far, Volkswagen has has been offering an exchange bonus Measures in the US: Volkswagen mobility in the US. equipped 7.5 million vehicles world- to customers in especially polluted has already bought back or upgrad- Objective: To build wide with new software. This has regions since October 18, 2018. This ed a large majority of the 500,000 2,000 charging enabled a reduction in NOx emissions was expanded nationwide in Germa- vehicles affected in the US. They stations in 39 by on average 25 to 30 percent. This is ny on January 24, 2019. Volkswagen meet all the legal requirements. The states. To achieve particularly noticeable in downtown also paid the exchange bonus for legal situation in the US is different this, Volkswagen is areas with heavy traffic. In Germany, trade-ins of Euro 4 or Euro 5 diesel than in Europe. Software updates are investing two billion Volkswagen has updated the software vehicles in addition to the value of not sufficient in the US. The vehicles dollars. In addition, in 99 percent of affected vehicles; in the used car. require expensive upgrades. Conse- Volkswagen has en- Europe, this stands at 80 percent. Hardware upgrade: The Volkswagen quently, Volkswagen has paid almost tered into an agreement Exchange bonus for diesel Since Group is offering customers in par- 9.9 billion euros to customers for the with the authorities to August 2017, Volkswagen has replaced ticularly polluted regions a financial buy-back and upgrade of affected US pay 2.7 billion dollars to a more than 300,000 older diesel ve- contribution of up to 3,000 euros for vehicles. US environmental charity.

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How the Brand is Preparing for the Future Investments increased by eight billion euros – Job losses due to automation – Creation of new jobs

Starting from April, all printing will be in ll signs point to renewal: this black and white. year the Volkswagen brand Volkswagen A is laying the groundwork to strengthen its competitiveness. At to Print in Black the brand’s annual press conference in Wolfsburg, Chief Operating Officer and White Ralf Brandstätter said: “We have In April, Volkswagen will start printing already achieved a lot with the in black and white. The reason: in 2018, Zukunftspakt. But we have much almost half of all 140 million print jobs more to do if we want to tackle the at the Wolfsburg, Kassel, Salzgitter, Em- impending challenges in 2020 and den, Braunschweig and Hanover plants beyond. We will once again increase were in color. That’s almost 70 million the pace of transformation to make pages of color printouts – well above Volkswagen fit for the electric the industry average. and digital age. We want to make After a decision by the Executive Board, the switch to black and white printing will Volkswagen more efficient, agile and initially begin at more attractive and modern as an the six plants in employer – especially in Administration. western Germany. To implement the planned digitali- “Let’s Go Black” is zation roadmap in Administration, we the name of the have already held constructive initial accompanying discussions with the Works Council.” campaign by the The current year will be a key year Digital Workspaces in the transformation of the brand: department. “Sus- investments in future issues will tainability starts at be increased to a total of 19 billion the printer,” says euros by 2023. That’s eight billion Gilberto Rodrigues In charge of euros more than originally planned de Moura. He and the switch: Gilberto Rodrigues for the period from 2019 to 2023. The A key year for transfor- his team are over- de Moura. goal is for the company to be able to mation: Board Members seeing the switch finance these investments under its Jürgen Stackmann to black and white. “It’s good that we are (from left, Sales), Ralf taking consistent action and making the own steam and to absorb addition- Brandstätter (COO) and change now,” says Rodrigues de Moura. al requirements, such as the rising Arno Antlitz (Finance) costs for the stricter CO₂ and exhaust discuss important Departments may continue to print in regulations. For this the company will strategic decisions. color only in exceptional cases where it have to increase its profit by 5.9 bil- is justified. Interested employees should lion euros per year starting from 2023. contact their cost center manager directly. To achieve that goal, the Volkswagen brand will reduce its material costs Employees can send any and the variety of products. In addi- questions about this topic to: tion, productivity in the plants will print.solutions.vwag.r.wob@ be increased by five percent per year, volkswagen.de along with increases in profit and profit margin in Sales. High media interest: the annual press conference at the Wolfsburg brand tower. “The planned measures as part of the profit boosting program will enable our brand to achieve a com- petitive yield level of six percent in i 2022. This improvement will form the basis for us to finance the necessary retire. The potential number Great Interest in the ID. Family preliminary outlay for our transfor- of employees in the next three Volkswagen is making excellent prog- Starting from May 8, customers will mation and to achieve our strategic birth years eligible for partial ress in the second big transformation be able to pre-order a launch edition aims in the electric age,” said CFO retirement is 11,000. It is also for the brand toward a stronger focus of the ID. “When I see the amount of Arno Antlitz. possible to restructure along on e-mobility. In the next ten years, interest from dealerships in the ID. Ralph Linde, Head Markus Krause, The company also anticipates the the demographic curve. At the the brand wants to produce over ten family, I think it’s entirely possible that of the Volkswagen project manager for Group Academy the Expo in Hanover loss of around 5,000 to 7,000 jobs by same time, 2,000 new jobs will million electric cars based on the MEB the launch edition will sell out before 2023 due to automation of routine be created in relation to soft- toolkit. The first of these will be the we unveil the ID. in September,” said tasks. This can be mitigated by not ware and electronic architec- ID., which will be presented at IAA. Sales Director Jürgen Stackmann. IdeenExpo: refilling posts when older employees ture in Technical Development. Volkswagen Will Be There Volkswagen will make an appearance LinkedIn: Herbert Diess in Dialog with Followers with a large stand at the IdeenExpo Board Member Gunnar Kilian recently joined the online platform too in Hanover from June 15 to 23. As a partner of the event, the company will present its technical apprenticeships to young people. he Volkswagen CEO is not only a “We are proud to present our compa- is open to discussion on globally suc- ny at such a popular fair. Our goal is to LinkedIn: Since Novem- cessful career inspire young adults to go into technical T careers in our company. Our many ex- ber, Group CEO Herbert Diess network but hibits will show that technology is excit- has entered into dialog with also a popular ing and fun,” says Markus Krause, project the online community on the platform in the manager for the company’s appearance leading business platform. management at the IdeenExpo. Chief Human Resources Officer world where In line with the IdeenExpo’s slogan, Gunnar Kilian also recently users can discuss “Just do it,” Volkswagen is making par- became active on LinkedIn. topics that are ticipation the central focus of its activi- The posts are trending: changing society ties. “We want to give visitors a simple CEO Diess has almost 25,000 and the working and playful entry point into complex follows after only a few months world of today topics like digitalization of mobility and (figure from late March). His fol- and tomorrow. production,” explains Ralph Linde, Head lowers not only follow his opin- of the Volkswagen Group Academy. “We ions and posts but actively discuss The Volkswagen CEO’s post was con- page – and the community is grow- are all about making, soldering and tin- or “like” them – that is, they show structively discussed with more than ing daily. kering. For example, we will be making their approval by clicking the thumbs 100 comments in the first week. By engaging on LinkedIn, the little robots or electrically powered and up symbol. In mid-March, his post Chief Human Resources Officer Volkswagen Group is taking another https://www.linkedin.com/in/ partially autonomous model cars, which “Leading technology electric mobil- Kilian received just as much atten- step towards more transparency and herbertdiess/ visitors are welcome to take home with ity: why we need to decide” sparked tion on the platform, which is one of dialog – on topics in the automo- them.” Apprentices from the Wolfsburg, a lively debate on how the German the most-clicked worldwide. In his tive sector and beyond. With more https://www.linkedin.com/in/ Hanover and Salzgitter plants are cur- automotive industry should position first two weeks, Kilian gained more than 500 million registered users gunnar-kilian/ rently in the process of making exhibits itself in regard to “future mobility.” than 1,500 followers on his LinkedIn in around 200 countries, LinkedIn specially for the youth fair.

inside 7 Brand Dresden Tests Production of Tomorrow Transparent Factory becomes test site for innovative technologies – robot builds sunroof in e-Golf¹

he Transparent Factory in Dresden is being transformed T into the Volkswagen Group’s test location for trialling innovative technologies. Based on the Technika initiative put forward by Volkswagen Brand Planning, novel automation so- lutions for vehicle assembly are being developed at the Wolfsburg, Emden and Dresden plants. The guiding principle is the auto- Transparent Factory is particularly mation of complex work steps within well suited as an automotive produc- the Assembly division. The main chal- tion plant. Tests for optical compo- lenge is that the Transparent Factory nent recognition are challenging due is home to a constant production to the high incidence of light and the process, testing associated contrast, and the sensors and develop- have to operate under much more ing the e-Golf. difficult conditions. The technical The security requirements are also solution for greater than usual due to the high the automated number of visitors, with an average sunroof was of 400 guests visiting the Transparent developed in co- Factory every day. Another advantage operation with is the small series production of 72 Brand Planning, e-Golfs per day. The cycle time for Volkswagen each workstation in Dresden is long Andreas Tostmann, Plant Con- compared to conventional production Head of Production struction, the facilities. This makes many employees innovation team highly qualified to handle the larger at the Transparent Factory and other Innovative solution: Roman Spenke (left) and Robert Dietze from the Dresden innovation team pose at the sunroof assembly station. volume of content per workstation. partner companies. This production Furthermore, the short distances step will also be used for manufactur- compared to 2018 in order to remain technologies.” projects without disrupting our ongo- between stations and the compar- ing the ID. at the Volkswagen plant in competitive in the long term and Lars Dittert, Site Manager of the ing production processes. A technol- atively large workspace provide an Zwickau starting in late 2019. make a key contribution to improving Transparent Factory in Dresden, says, ogy that makes it to series production ideal environment for testing new According to Andreas Tostmann, the Volkswagen brand’s profitability. “The Transparent Factory is the show- can be used in global automotive technologies. Head of Production and Logistics This calls for the plants to become case for electromobility engineering. As such, we are contrib- Other projects at the Dresden for the Volkswagen brand, “We faster, leaner and more efficient. The and is now serving as a pilot plant for uting our expertise to the Group and brand location include the automated are aiming to achieve a 30 percent various Technika projects in Wolfs- the Volkswagen Group as well. It re- further enhancing the profile of our removal and installation of car doors improvement in productivity at the burg, Emden and Dresden are making ally is extraordinary that we are able location.” and various human-robot collabora- Volkswagen brand plants by 2025 a big impact in testing innovative to push ahead with our automation Its special architecture means the tions (HRC). How Volkswagen Promotes Ideas from Young People The xStarters innovation program offers a platform for young people

olkswagen invited dozens of hood that suits everyone, but older i young men and women to people in particular? V the phaeno science center in The young people involved in xStarters: the winners Wolfsburg to take part in its xStarters the program innovation program. The initiative is presented these First place went to the Entorganics designed to motivate young people and many other team with their plans to produce aged between 14 and 19 to engage thoughts and insect-based snacks. With this Plenty to do: André Nowoisky from the Production facility in Dresden shows Mr. Monopoly with digital social innovations. innovations over concept, Finn Bussberg and Kai the ropes. And that’s not all. Volkswagen also the course of the Funada Classen sought to provide provides support in launching new xStarters event. an answer to problems such as concepts for social business. So what Interest was factory farming and feeding the Monopoly: The Transparent exactly is social business? Put simply, high, with over world’s population. Second place the economy can solve social and 550 young went to a young team from Wies- environmental problems through people taking baden. Their Aynid platform aims Gunnar Kilian, to link people in the neighborhood Factory Is On Board the profits it generates. part in the com- Chief Human more closely with each other and How can everyone make their Resources Officer petition. The 13 Dresden Edition to be launched at the end of this year provide support with carrying out household more climate friendly? best teams from daily tasks. The winning teams are Are insects experiencing a break- all over Germany met in Wolfsburg to now developing their ideas on a he exclusive Dresden edition also have their own special editions through as a source of food for the present their ideas to the jury led by professional scale with support of Monopoly will hit stores of Monopoly, and the engine plant in growing world population? And how Volkswagen Chief Human Resources from a partner. T just in time for Christmas. The Chemnitz is already part of the game. do you organize help in the neighbor- Officer Gunnar Kilian. Volkswagen Transparent Factory is The Wolfsburg, Kassel and Braun- to be allocated at least one square schweig editions have already sold out. on the board. All Dresdeners can The new edition is planned for this vote on which streets and other year. Florian Freitag from the agency sights should appear in the classic behind the game, polar 1, says, “We board game. Only 10,000 copies of are currently working on finding out this limited edition version will be whether Volkswagen would also like to produced. have its plants featured in other city Employee André Nowoisky was editions.” astonished when a special guest stopped by the Transparent Factory. Mr. Monopoly, the well-known mas- cot – complete with mustache, top hat, and tailcoat – was allowed to get up close and personal with the e-Golf. “I took the opportunity to get him trained up at the high point station,” recalls André. xStarters in Wolfsburg: the jury was Osnabrück, Zwickau and Hanover impressed by the youngsters’ ideas.

¹ e-Golf: power consumption, kWh/100 km: combined 14.1 (17 inches)–13.2 (16 inches); CO₂ emissions combined, g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+. 8 inside Brand

Introducing the New Production Division Taking a closer look at models of cooperation: five central functions starting in May

roduction is getting ready tegrating responsibilities for process for the future: The TRANS- Production planning and implementation in the FORM.TOGETHER production PDP. Automation, digitalization, and P Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand strategy will also be taking a closer technology development measures look at the structures and cooperation also ensure the future viability of the models in indirect fields. factories and processes. The organization is being system- atically aligned Project and Planning and Production Production Control Product Production to processes, Start-up Production Control and and Logistics Technology Strategy standardization Management Technology Logistics is being in- In the area of Production Control and creased, and con- Logistics (headed up by Thomas He- sistent responsi- gel Gunther, PC), global production of bilities are being vehicles will continue to be planned ensured without and controlled going forward. Pro- any overlap. duction control is to be strengthened Andreas Tostmann, “I am convinced by merging program planning and Head of Production that we are on logistics processes. A central the right path to office P also enables targeted order a successful future in the Production control within P and strengthens co- Division and at Volkswagen,” says operation with other departments. Andreas Tostmann, Head of Production and Logistics. Production Strategy Here is an overview of the five future central functions: The area of Production Strategy (headed up by Robert Cisek, PZ) de- Product Technology Henning Jacob Jörg Grandt Uwe Schwartz Thomas Hegel Gunther Robert Cisek velops the strategy for the Production and Logistics division of the Volkswa- In Product Technology (headed up by gen Passenger Cars brand and man- Henning Jacob, PT), the role of Pro- ages the associated transformation duction is especially prominent. The increase our expertise in the field of agement teams in a matrix organiza- Planning and process. In addition to controlling division assumes product responsi- electronics. tion along with the production series Production Technology personnel and qualification require- bility for the entire product develop- and departments. A central start-up ments, the division also focuses on ment process (PDP) and becomes the Project and management system incorporates The area of Planning and Produc- digitalizing production. All innova- central point of contact for Design Start-up Management the requirements of the plants into tion Technology (headed up by Uwe tion-driven IT activities in Production and Technical Development. Tasks the project as early as possible. A Schwartz, PP) ensures efficient plan- will in the future be planned and and responsibilities will be bundled Project and Start-up Management sustainable pilot hall network with ning and realization of the factory. managed by Production Strategy. together more closely in the fu- (headed up by Jörg Grandt, PM) op- the regions and plants is set to create Processes are streamlined, synergies ture, with one of the aims being to erates alongside vehicle project man- additional synergies. used and redundancies avoided by in- Technology Copied: Brand Wins Competition Volkswagen wins the Group Production Award, an award for technology that has already been adopted and employed

uccess for Volkswagen at the Group Production Award 2018: The brand has scooped first S Modernized: Pacheco plant in Argentina. place in the newly created “Best of Copy” category with its “Knabbern auf Falzen” project. Group Produc- Pacheco: Plant tion had honored the best brands and locations in worldwide production Modernized and logistics. Volkswagen has modernized its Pacheco In keeping with the motto plant in Argentina for the launch of the “develop once, use indefinitely,” Tarek, an SUV specially developed for the best copy of an existing tech- Delighted with the award: Board Member Oliver Blume (left) and Head of Production for the Volkswagen brand Andreas Tostmann (4th from South America. The site invested in nology receives an award. The left) with Christian Borowetz (L-R), Sven Crull (both Volkswagen Planning), Martin Goede (Volkswagen Planning), Michael Breme (Audi), new production facilities and a more prerequisite is that the technology Wolfram Kirchert (Porsche), and Christoph Pauly (Bentley). environmentally friendly paint shop. is already in series production, This can save up to 80 percent on water comes from another plant or brand, the group and be capable of being “Knabbern auf Falzen” refers to a cess was used at Porsche in Leipzig and energy consumption – and greatly and has great innovation potential. rolled out without any issues. method of avoiding heat distortion for the Panamera. The Audi, Bentley, reduce particle emissions. This brings What’s more, the copied technology Both the developer and the copier in car body construction. Although and Lamborghini brands are now the plant closer to the goal of the Zero must be suitable for use throughout are awarded prizes. The name developed by Volkswagen, the pro- also using the process. Impact Factory. Celebration: the Millionth Touareg¹ Rolls Off the Production Line The large Volkswagen SUV has been exported worldwide for 17 years

uge excitement in Bratislava: our products. I would like to take the millionth Volkswagen this opportunity to thank all of the H Touareg has just rolled off dedicated employees who have con- the production line. It is the first tributed to this milestone,” enthused SUV made in Slovakia and has been Dr. Oliver Grünberg, Chairman of exported worldwide for 17 years. the Board of Management and Mem- The new ber of the Board of Management for with the milestone serial number Technology at Volkswagen Slovakia. 1,000,000 does not have to travel far The Bratislava plant is the only to its new owner – it was ordered by facility in the world to produce the a customer in Poland. This customer medium-sized SUVs for the Volkswagen wanted a white Touareg with a 3-li- brand. The start of production of SUVs ter six-cylinder turbo diesel engine. in Bratislava in June 2002 was the larg- Proud team: employees with the millionth Touareg. “The fact that we have produced est investment project in the compa- one million Touareg models is proof ny’s history and created thousands of of our technical expertise, which we new jobs. The third generation of the tion lines. “When we learned about the we were very proud,” recalls Stanislav the production of both the first and the share with the world in the form of Touareg is now rolling off the produc- allocation of this SUV over 17 years ago, Pavlík, an employee who experienced millionth Volkswagen Touareg.

¹ Touareg V6 TDI SCR : fuel consumption in l/100 km: combined between 8.9 and 6.6; CO₂ emissions in g/km: combined between 203 and 173; efficiency classes D to B. inside 9 Cars & Innovations The Sound of e-Mobility In Wolfsburg, designers are researching how electric cars should sound in future

In Hamburg from April 15: 100 electric vehicles will be used initially.

MOIA Launches Conscious listening: the UX designer Indra-Lena Kögler in Hamburg works on the sound of the new ID. electric car.

After successfully concluding a three- month test phase, the Volkswagen he combustion engine defined normally masked by conventional subsidiary Moia is launching public oper- the sound and dominated the engines at higher speeds is now more ations in Hamburg on April 15. T design of the automobile for noticeable with electric engines, gi- This will be developed into Europe’s more than 100 years. “But now, in the ving you a different sense of speed. biggest fully electric ride-sharing service age of electric mobility, it is disap- Insulation and materials are there- within twelve months. Every Hamburg pearing. That fore more important. When drivers citizen, commuter, or visitor can register gives us a new use the turn signal in an electric car, for the service now. As part of the freedom, which they are far more conscious of the launch, Moia is giving away vouchers we should ex- corresponding sound. And the sound for free rides. The first 5,000 people to plore,” explained therefore assumes an increasing- download the Moia app, register, and Klaus Bischoff, ly important role. The mechanical activate the MOINMOIA voucher code Head of Design system behind this is the playing field in the app before April 14 will get a free ride. Hamburg is a global flagship proj- at the Volkswagen for analog sound design. Sound also ect for Moia. “It is brand, recently. communicates quality. the first city with That also opens “The sounds must meet expec- a population over up a new field tations and reflect the relevant 1 million in which Klaus Bischoff, of work for associations,” says 31-year-old we are bringing Head of Design at the company’s Valentina Wilhelm. “A turn signal the Volkswagen brand our innovative employees. can be compared with giving a nudge service for an Two of those, to someone you want to environmentally Indra-Lena Kögler and Valentina talk to,” says Indra-Lena friendly, shared Wilhelm, are exploring this new- Kögler. You could lose a mobility onto found freedom in relation to the ID., the noise of the tires on the road lot of trust if it sounded the roads,” says the first Volkswagen vehicle based on is sufficient. Each manufacturer is wrong, and you can build Ole Harms, Moia boss Ole the MEB platform to be fully designed free to choose the specific sound for a lot of trust if it sounds CEO of Moia Harms. “We are and operated as an electric car. their cars. Klaus Bischoff has already right. “So we look at how developing and “There are no mechanical restric- defined the challenge: He wants people the blinker control stalk is perfecting our system in Hamburg, from tions so we can give each vehicle to be able to recognize Volkswagen designed on the steering where we will then expand it to the rest its own sound,” says UX designer vehicles from their sound. “I want wheel, and how it inter- of the world.” Moia has covered more Valentina Wilhelm (UX stands for everyone to think: wow, that can only acts with the blinker. We than 20,000 kilometers since January “User Experience”). In fact, cars must be an electric car. And the second wouldn’t use materials as part of the test phase. A fleet of 100 make a sound of some sort. That’s not thing that should come into their that produce high-pitched fully electric Moia vehicles will be intro- just a matter of opinion – it will soon heads should be: of course, it’s a sounds.” It is important to duced at the launch in April, which will Indra-Lena Kögler (left) and Valentina Wilhelm be part of EU law. As of July 2019, all Volkswagen!” them that they get a full, serve an area of 200 square kilometers discuss the role of sounds in day-to-day life. that includes Hamburg airport. Moia newly developed electric cars in the But the European Union has set deep sound – it’s all about sees itself as part of the urban mobility European Union will be required to certain specifications. The driv- qualitative association. To make sure offering and as a useful supplement to have an “acoustic vehicle alerting ing speed of electric cars must be Her job is to design an acoustically their work produces a consistent and public transport. system.” Two years after that, electric conveyed acoustically. That rules out pleasant atmosphere in the cabin, uniform result, the team seeks to im- and hybrid cars will no longer be Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony then. allowing drivers to stay relaxed as plement Volkswagen’s design values – approved without an acoustic system. “However, the legal stipulations only they make their way through traffic, such as likeability, sensuousness, and The artificially produced sound is apply to the external noise,” says and protected from constant external innovation. Likeability, for example, compulsory at speeds below 20 km/h. Indra-Lena Kögler, who has been noise. “Electric cars are very quiet,” could mean that the sounds are based When travelling faster than 20 km/h, working at Volkswagen for 18 years. says Indra-Lena Kögler. Road noise on the intonation of the human voice. Pineapple Leaves in Car-Making

New model: the Golf Sustainability: Christine Schütz works in Wolfsburg advancing the use of renewable raw materials Variant TGI has three natural gas tanks. f you were asked what materials various leather alternatives. were used in car-making, you One of these alternatives is I might think of steel, glass, plastic, Christine Schütz’s personal favorite: Golf Variant TGI and aluminum. Not many people Materials taken from kombucha – a Available to Order would name renewable raw materials. drink that is particularly popular in Yet some renewable raw materials are Japan and that is produced through a Now already used in insulation mats and fermenting process involving bacteria in the underbody area. In the distant and yeast. In addition to tea, sugar, Volkswagen’s natural gas strategy con- future, it is expected that they will be and vinegar, the kombucha drink also tinues to gain ground: recently available used increasingly in car interiors, for contains what’s known as the tea fun- to order, the Polo TGI¹ and the Golf TGI² example in the trim or covers. gus. The culture grows over time, just are now joined by the Golf Variant TGI³ Christine Schütz and her colleague like yeast dough, and a layer of cel- with an eco-friendly natural gas engine. Lars Lewerdomski carry out research lulose forms at the top of the liquid. The new model has three natural gas on renewable raw materials for use “We can harvest that after around tanks – instead of just two previously. in car-making. “We want to produce seven weeks,” explains Schütz. “And This further improves the long range of high-quality materials that are sus- we then process it further to make a the CNG engines. And there’s no need tainable,” reports the researcher from material that is similar to leather.” to compromise on space to accommo- the Plastics department of Materials This and all the other materials date the three tanks on-board, as the Organic materials: Christine Schütz shows samples of mushrooms and kombucha in her office. Research, who has a degree in Chem- Schütz researches are sustainable: natural gas tanks are integrated as a istry and Music, and who is a passion- they grow back and have no effect space-saving underfloor solution. At the ate violin player. on food production. “That is partic- the fruit and are disposed of after that are both natural and durable. same time, the additional tank increases the range in natural gas mode by up to The issue of organic materials has ularly important to us,” explains the harvesting, into a leather replacement Christine Schütz is convinced: 80 kilometers compared to its predeces- gained momentum since the be- Braunschweig-born researcher, who for vehicle interiors. To achieve that, “Even though we’re only doing the sor. That makes it possible to travel up ginning of 2018. Schütz has already has been working at Volkswagen for they comb fibers from the pineapple first tests now, we can already see to 440 kilometers (according to WLTP) presented initial ideas with her five years. leaf and process that into a textile lots of ways we could make our cars in the natural-gas-only mode. You’ll now colleagues in a foyer exhibition in the “For example, one leather alterna- that is, in turn, refined into a leath- more sustainable and environmen- also reach your destination faster, as the research building at the Wolfsburg tive uses apple pomace, a waste prod- er-like product. This results in a stable tally friendly using renewable raw hood conceals an overhauled, power- plant. On show were fibers made uct from apple juice production.” The compound that is as supple as pro- materials. Our goal is to develop these ful 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine with of casein (which comes from milk), researchers also have plans to turn cessed leather. The main challenge of materials to the point where we can 96 kW (130 bhp). plastics made of chicory roots, and pineapple leaves, which grow below this kind of work is creating products use them commercially.”

10 inside ¹ Polo TGI fuel consumption natural gas (CNG) in kg/100 km: urban 4.4–4.1 / extra-urban 2.9–2.7 / combined 3.4–3.2; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 93–88; efficiency class: A+. ² Golf TGI fuel consumption natural gas (CNG) in kg/100 km: urban 4.7–4.5 / extra-urban 2.9 / combined 3.6–3.5; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 98–95; efficiency class: A. ³ Golf Variant TGI 1.5 TGI fuel consumption natural gas (CNG) in kg/100 km: urban 4.7 / extra-urban 3.0 / combined 3.6; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 99; efficiency class: A+. Cars & Innovations

Palma Airport: test vehicles ready for the next tour of the island.

Picture perfect: the T-Cross in front of Palma Cathedral. Along the coast of Mallorca: the T-Cross. Journalists Test the T-Cross in Mallorca A break at the harbor: the T-Cross cuts a great figure here too. inside takes a look behind the scenes at a press test drive event

allorca in almond blossom east of the island: island’s more rural regions. season: it’s a spring-like 20 It’s time for shop talk. Logistics is another challenge. M degrees and the Spanish is- Volkswagen experts The test vehicles were transport- Press land is the perfect setting for the new are on hand for a ed to Mallorca from the Pamplo- T-Cross. For twelve days, Volkswagen Q&A session. Susan na plant by HGV and ferry, while Opinions on gave more than 500 journalists, blog- Kirstein (T-Cross the shuttle vehicles came all the gers, and influencers from around the Product Spokesper- way from Wolfsburg. Important the T-Cross world the chance to test-drive the son): “Our guests demonstration objects such as new SUV. A look behind the scenes are really excited individual , wheel rims, and reveals how much work is involved about the event. decor also had to be transported to in organizing this kind of test drive The T-Cross is go- the island. daily event. ing down very well. That could not have been A cross-divisional team in Wolfs- The chassis, the achieved without helpers behind daily burg began planning the T-Cross generous standard event back in early 2018. Christoph specification, Susan Kirstein, Product Spokesperson T-Cross Peine (Spokesperson Product Line and the unusual Small): “Our events are all down to colors came in for teamwork. We work closely with particular praise.” the experts from drive events is that seamless organization is “Small, but olé!” required, as well as a perfect car. Auto Bild Product Com- munication and the Event “Volkswagen T-Cross: Team worked compact, but by no together to means small.” find the ideal Alpay Topsakal, Technical Development location in Oberösterreichische Nachrichten Mallorca. Key require- ments included sunny weather, little traffic, and proximity to an inter- the scenes. Every evening, a team “Volkswagen T-Cross in national airport. Furthermore, the from Technical Development checks T-Cross is just as suited to the urban the test vehicles in a workshop near its first test – the Polo areas in and around Palma as it is the hotel and gets them ready in top form.” Christoph Peine, Spokesperson Product Line Small for the for the next day’s driving. The bild.de Horst-Dieter Valentini oil level, brake fluid, and tire the Product Line and from Sales & (Electrics/Elec- pressure must be perfect – Marketing right from the preparation tronics Specialist): and paint damage is a big no- phase.” “The journalists no. Alpay Topsakal (Test and “The cool car for One year later, media representa- have been im- Press Vehicle Technician): city and countryside.” tives from around the world arrive pressed by the “Overnight, we make sure Tiroler Tageszeitung at Palma de Mallorca Airport. 30 extensive range of that the journalists have test vehicles are parked outside the electric functions. a technically and visually terminal ready for a tour of the island. The T-Cross has immaculate T-Cross to The journalists set off on test drives nothing to fear from drive around the island “The Volkswagen around the capital Palma, the hilly comparisons with each day.” T-Cross 1.0 is a trendy interior, and along winding coastal vehicles in higher Everything clicked SUV for young families roads. classes.” perfectly in Mallorca – as In the afternoon, the sat nav One of the golden the glowing reports in the who live in the city.” guides them to a hotel in the north- rules of such test specialist press show. The Scottish Sun Horst-Dieter Valentini, Electrics/Electronics Specialist

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Pulling in the crowds: the Volkswagen Passenger Cars stand in Geneva. A Look Back: Volkswagen at the Positive media response for the brand and Group

ight of the Volkswagen Group’s brands presented their latest E product innovations at the Geneva Motor Show. The topic of e-mobility occupied center stage. The Volkswagen Group’s models dominated the headlines in both traditional and social media. The ID. BUGGY¹ was the most-reported model in the American media, while the Audi Q4 E-Tron¹ was the top mod- el in Chinese publications. And Volkswagen made an impres- sion with another project as well. Its partnership with e.GO marks a strategic step in the MEB modular electrification toolkit’s advance to- ward becoming the industry standard. With that message, CEO Herbert Diess was the most-quoted executive in ar- ticles in the business press and on TV.

Volkswagen opens e-toolkit to third-party providers

The Volkswagen Group will be mak- ing its modular electrification toolkit In the ID. BUGGY: Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess (front) and Günther Schuh, CEO of e.GO Mobile AG. available to other manufacturers. Ensuring the broadest possible distribution will greatly reduce the costs of e-mobility, making individual the planning stages. Volkswagen has that we are platform experts. More MEB as the gold standard for series vehicles like the ID. Buggy mobility affordable and usable for already demonstrated the adaptability than 100 million of our vehicles are e-mobility. We want to use it to can be easily and cost-effectively many people in the future. The first of the MEB platform for small-scale based on this platform. With the MEB lay the foundations for carbon- produced using the MEB. I’m pleased outside partner to use the modular production at the Geneva Motor platform, we will be rocketing this neutral, safe and comfortable that e.GO will be the first partner to electrification toolkit will be Aachen- Show with the ID. BUGGY. successful concept into the electric individual mobility accessible use our modular electrification based company e.GO Mobile AG. A Herbert Diess says, “We’ve proven age and working with third-party to as many people as possible. toolkit as the basis for a vehicle specific vehicle project is currently in with our modular transverse toolkit providers. The aim is to establish the Even emotionally-charged limited project we will work on together.”

Four World Premieres: Powerful and Electrifying Focus on the Volkswagen brand’s new products

With the ID. BUGGY, the Volkswagen brand The Passat² facelift brings together all the latest With the Volkswagen T-Roc R³, the Wolfsburg Volkswagen celebrated another world premiere presented a new facet of the MEB platform. innovations, including Travel Assist. It is the first car manufacturer presented a new sports with the Touareg V8 TDI³. The 310 kW/421 bhp The design of the fully electric concept car is a Volkswagen to feature the assistance system, model in its series in Geneva – TDI achieves a maximum torque of 900 Nm. modern interpretation of the popular US dune which allows the vehicle to travel on a partially with impressive performance data: its The SUV has a top speed of 250 km/h and can buggies of the 1960s and 1970s. Back then, they automated basis at almost any speed between four-cylinder TSI engine with a 2.0 liter accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds. were based on the Beetle chassis, and the cut- 0 and 210 km/h. The capacitive steering wheel capacity has an output of 221 kW/300 bhp Like the V6 Touareg models, the new V8 version ting-edge MEB platform is just as flexible. With is another new feature in the Passat. It detects and a torque of 400 Nm. The Volkswagen complies with the Euro 6d-TEMP emissions the ID. BUGGY, Volkswagen is once again high- touch by the driver, providing an interactive T-Roc R can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h standard. The Touareg V8 TDI will celebrate its lighting the enormous potential of the platform. interface to systems such as Travel Assist. in just 4.9 seconds. market launch in late May.

12 inside ¹ Concept car. ² The vehicle is not yet on sale. ³ The vehicle is a near-production-ready concept car. Cars & Innovations The Guardian Angel is Coming Along for a Ride Guiding and protecting: Marius Spika and his team are researching the next-generation driver experience

he assistance system of the fu- moment: “It should only activate ture is currently housed where when you really need it,” explains T the ashtray used to be. It’s a the 39-year-old information systems tiny switchbox in the central console engineer. and it controls half a dozen com- For this to work, however, the puters that almost fill the trunk of a assistance system must know the Passat Variant¹. Just like an extra pair driver well. It has to learn when they of eyes, this system will support the normally step on the gas, brake before driver in future – and step in when corners, and signal before overtaking. necessary. It’s called Guardian Angel. “You can’t lump all drivers together,” Marius Spika and his team have been adds Spika. It’s a mammoth task for working on it in Wolfsburg for around the developers he works with because two years. they need to establish how a given Live demo at the testing facility individual drives. in Ehra-Lessien: Spika drives the test To do so, they use cameras to ob- Passat towards some tight corners. serve the driver, and log their driving The Guardian Angel symbol below behavior. “Every detail counts until the speedometer and in the head-up the Guardian Angel is able to evaluate display lights up green. Spika drives the driving behav- carefully and correctly. The Guardian ior,” says Spika. That Angel does not step in. requires artificial in- telligence (AI), which The system warns the driver: is packed into the “Attention, corner!” big, powerful com- puters in the Passat’s However, when test driver Spika is trunk. The method driving too fast or looking out of the is known as “deep side window rather than at the road learning.” During the Testing the Guardian Angel assistance system: Marius Spika (from left), Jan Sonnenberg, and Julia Drüke. ahead, the Guardian Angel will give a journey, the comput- warning: “Attention, corner!” er develops a picture bines this data pool with the driver next-generation driving experience. The seat will also vibrate slightly. The of the driver’s typical A Guardian Angel watching over you: profile – in real time. Their aim is to It will then, at the perfect moment, system interventions escalate if the and current driving when things get hairy, the system can identify the situation and trigger the give advice that is tailored precisely driver fails to respond. In that case style, and works out respond and tell the driver to brake. correct response at just the right time – to the driver and their driving style. the Guardian Angel will brake, even how they are behav- both in the driver and in the car. Spika, who has handed over the if the driver still has their foot on the ing in the current situation. Guardian Angel warns: “Attention, The Guardian Angel’s time will project leadership to Jan Sonnenberg, gas. The time window for such an Back to the test track: when Spika insufficient visibility.” This advice is arrive when highly automated cars looks to the future with great intervention is narrow. When things starts driving faster than usual and based on a huge mass of data from are introduced to our roads. That’s optimism: “The Guardian Angel will get hairy, the Guardian Angel has begins an overtaking maneuver with the navigation system and the control because the system is designed for be a reserved, friendly, and assertive to respond quickly. But at the right poor visibility just before a corner, his units on board. The Spika team com- a safe, comfortable, and customized assistant you can trust.”

¹ Passat GTE Variant fuel consumption in l/100 km: 1.8–1.7 combined; power consumption in kWh/100 km: 13.9–13.4 combined; CO₂ emissions in g/km: 40–38 combined, efficiency class: A+. inside 13 Sports

Quiz: this Wolfsburg employee tests her soccer knowledge. Exhibition: Employees

Get Involved A captive audience: (left) listens attentively to Brand COO Ralf Over the past three weeks, hun- Brandstätter. dreds of employees have visited the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX “We drive football” exhibition at the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX X Wolfsburg plant. It has been open for Excellent hosts: Paint Shop employees welcomed , Niklas Süle, , , and visitors at the Braunschweig location from the national team to Hall 9. since the beginning of April. Whether in the BT10, in the “Oase” company restaurant or in Hall 90b of Technical Development – the exhibition was met with great inter- est at all three locations within the Wolfsburg plant. Lots of employees stopped by to have a look, espe- cially on their way to the canteen. The virtual penalty shootout proved particularly popular, and even Service Factory employee Martina Müller, a No special treatment here: even (front) and the others former national team player and VfL had to wear protective footwear. forward, had a go, sinking the ball into the net just like in the good old days. The traveling exhibition featur- ing information about Volkswagen’s commitment to soccer is now touring Germany’s Top Soccer Players Visit the Production Facility the other German Volkswagen plants. 90 minutes at the Wolfsburg plant: the national team players were impressed by the cooperation of the Volkswagen workforce and the warm welcome they received in the halls i t was a perfect 90 minutes, and the fun.” Serge Gnabry,who was we were doing.” Midfielder helped the Soccer exhibition employees at the Wolfsburg plant went on to score in the 3:2 Euro- The motto of the visit to Europe’s employees assemble rear windshield at each location Iwere justifiably proud as they pro- pean Championship qualifier in the largest car factory was “Team Meets wipers, noting, “It was impressive to vided the German national team with just two days later, was Team.” As Chief Operating Officer see how all of the different cogs fit Braunschweig: April 1 to 5 insights into their work in halls 9, 10 similarly enthused. He had particular (COO) of the Volkswagen brand Ralf together.” (Chassis Plaza) and 54 for the duration of a soccer praise for the team spirit demonstra- Brandstätter put it, “The result of our The Volkswagen employees were Salzgitter: April 8 to 11 match. Both teams came away feeling ted shown by the Volkswagen emp- work – every single car – is only as proud to have the national team (Hall 1, Sector 9 Elevation) pleased with how it had gone. loyees, saying, “If employees don’t good as the performance that all of players at their workplace. It was Kassel: April 15 to 18 As deputy head of the Paint Shop, work well together, you can’t expect our employees put into it from one even something of a return visit, (Customer Center) Thomas Neubauer summed it up to produce a good car.” Gnabry helped moment to the next. It’s no different since many of them had seen the by saying, “It’s an overwhelming seal the underbody in the Paint Shop. to a soccer game.” players at their own “workplace” Dresden: April 23 to 26 (Foyer) feeling to see the young guys here Mirsad Bili recalls, “Serge was relaxed The parallels between working just two days earlier at the Volkswagen Chemnitz: April 29 to May 3 on our turf instead of on TV or in the and in good spirits. He showed real on the field and in the factory were Arena for the game against (Executive Foyer) stadium. We definitely had a lot of interest and wanted to know what it evident at each and every station. Serbia (1:1).

Junior escorts: employees’ children accompany the national team led by captain Manuel Neuer (right) onto the pitch at the .

Arrival at the stadium: Volkswagen employees form a guard of honor for the players. In the Spotlight: Employees and Their Children International soccer game in Wolfsburg: Volkswagen offers employees a wealth of experiences

he Volkswagen Arena was sold off. Laurin won this once-in-a-life- hand-in-hand with midfielder Kai Ha- tickets each for the international out: 26,100 spectators, includ- time experience in a competition run vertz. “It’s a great feeling to stand in game, including employees from T ing many Volkswagen employ- by Internal Communications, with a full stadium,” said the third grader, Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, Braunschweig ees, were there to watch the 1:1 tie more than 700 employees taking part. full of enthusiasm. and Kassel. game between Germany and Serbia. Volkswagen also raffled off the As soon as the team bus arrived, And Volkswagen once again raffled The 22 players might have been the places in the junior escort via inside Sarah and the other children from tickets at the Works Council meeting stars of the show on the field, but the and through the Volkswagen portal. the junior escort, together with 80 se- in Wolfsburg, where manager Oliver Volkswagen employees and their chil- 11 children of Volkswagen employees, lected fans including 30 Volkswagen Bierhoff, coach Joachim Löw and dren also shared some of the lime- aged between six and ten, accompa- employees, formed a guard of honor goalie Kevin Trapp were guests just light – particularly Laurin Wiesensee. nied the German players from the for the national team players. 12 hours before kick-off. Cindy Werk The ten-year-old, whose mother Katja tunnel onto the field and listened to The ticket competition was also from the Service Factory Academy works at the AutoUni in Wolfsburg, the national anthems. Sarah Pahlmann, incredibly well received, with more was one of the winners, saying, “It was allowed to carry the official game whose mother Daniela works in Trade than 7,000 employees taking part. 50 was simply brilliant to watch the in- Ball carrier: Laurin, son of Volkswagen ball onto the field shortly before kick- Marketing, ran out onto the field of them were delighted to win two ternational game live at the stadium. employee Katja Wiesensee.

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Token of appreciation: (left) surprises Manfred Ammon with a Germany jersey signed by all of the national team players.

A day to remember: Huda Keßler from the Body Shop has her photo taken with Leroy Sané (left) and Maximilian Eggestein. Teamwork: gives Max Göllnitz a hand screwing a piece of sheet metal in place on the underbody.

A captive audience: Marco Reus (left) listens attentively to Brand COO Ralf Brandstätter. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX X

Perfection: Manfred Ammon shows German Football Asso- ciation Director Fantastic memories: Captain Manuel Neuer how the rear surprises Aymen Fazzani wipers are with an autographed jersey. installed on the Golf in Hall 54.

Germany’s Top Soccer Players Visit the Production Facility 90 minutes at the Wolfsburg plant: the national team players were impressed by the cooperation of the Volkswagen workforce and the warm welcome they received in the halls

“This visit from the national team us to be able to get to know players has to be the highlight of the our partner better, and we 16 years I’ve been with Volkswagen,” are so grateful for the warm muses Lutz Krause-Fiedler, who reception we received from installs insulation panels in the the Volkswagen team.” bodywork in Hall 10. His colleague, Huda Keßler, went in for a hug with forward Leroy Sané, saying, “My Ready to go: heart is still pounding. It was all very Volkswagen jackets exciting!” and protective German Football Association footwear were laid out ready for all the Director Oliver Bierhoff expressed national team play- his thanks for the visit to the heart of ers in the learning Active support: team spokesperson Mirsad Bili (right) shows the plant, saying, “It’s a pleasure for workshop in Hall 54. Serge Gnabry how to insert a plug into the underbody.

Delivery in Wolfsburg: German Teams Drive MAN The Group brand is the new official bus partner of the German Football Association

ermany’s top players hit is even a catering area complete the road with MAN: on the with a refrigerator and coffee bar, as G sidelines of the national well as a lavatory. The multimedia team’s match against Serbia, Oliver equipment includes Wi-Fi with LTE Bierhoff, Director of National Teams reception, LCD monitors in the rear for the German Football Association, and a sound system. symbolically accepted the keys for the new team bus – a MAN Lion’s Coach – Safety a key concern for the from its new official bus partner. German Football Association

Eye-catching The higher ups at the German Foot- and relaxing ball Association are paying particular attention to the issue of safety. In ad- “We are delighted to play an import- dition to six cameras monitoring the ant role in the partnership between bus’s surroundings, the Lion’s Coach Volkswagen and the German Football is also equipped with assistance sys- Association,” said Joachim Drees, CEO tems such as emergency brake assist, of MAN Truck & Bus, when the team an electronic stability program and was presented with the bus. “The new rain/light sensors. Handing over the keys at the Wolfsburg plant: MAN Director Joachim national team bus is impressive in Drees (center) with German Football Association Director Oliver terms of its driving dynamics, com- Bierhoff (left) and Rudolf Kuchta, Senior Vice President Sales (right). fort and economy. Its unmistakable design and unique comfort features Exterior view: the German make it a real eye-catcher and a place Football Association praised buses always the European Championships, the for the team to relax and feel good.” the bright, welcoming design. have high emo- senior national team will have plenty Boasting 500 bhp (368 kW), the na- tional value for of time to acquaint itself with the tional team has well and truly gotten its MAN Lion’s Coach C with 460 bhp both players and comfortable equipment featured in off to a good start for the upcoming (338 kW). fans. The new team bus will serve as the MAN Lion’s Coach. In addition international season and the qualifi- As the stars of tomorrow, the a flagship for the national team and to tables and leg rests in the front ers for Euro 2020. The women’s na- under-21 national team is also set to really stands out, especially with its row, all 36 leather passenger seats are tional team is looking forward to the receive rolling team headquarters – bright, friendly and innovative exter- equipped with adjustable headrests. Interior view: the MAN Bus Modification World Cup in as its highlight also in the form of a Lion’s Coach C nal design,” says Oliver Bierhoff. Four tables with seats on both sides Center in Plauen, Saxony, was responsible for this year and will also be enjoying boasting 460 bhp (338 kW). “Team During the qualifying rounds for provide space for meetings, and there for the design.

inside 15 Wolfsburg

A Photographer’s View

Smartphones at the ready: Lars Budach (from of the Wolfsburg Plant left), Ecevit Kizilirmak and Ertan Akpinar. Wolfsburg Plant: Smartphones for Technicians orkshop in Wolfsburg: 12 es. From the Press Shop to the Body photographers from Ger- Shop and the Paint Shop to Assembly, Lars Budach, Ecevit Kizilirmak and Ertan W many and across Europe many different stations took part. Akpinar from the Body Shop, Segment 2, visited the plant to take some new inside has selected some of the best are among the first 600 or so technicians photographs of the people working at shots to include in this issue. at the Wolfsburg plant to be issued with Volkswagen for their image databas- a company smartphone. This move will make everyday life much easier for these three members of the team. The technicians previously had to make do with mobile devices with no access to the internet or email. Not only this, but they also had to pass the cell phones on from one shift to the next to make sure someone could always be reached on the same number. But that’s all about to change. Now every technician can link the main office number to their own iPhone at the start of every shift. This ensures that the same number can continue to be used for the entire workshop without every tech- nician having to share a phone. They’ll each now have their own, personalized device. This has been made possible thanks to Body Shop: employee the new Volkswagen VWG. Talk telephone Marcel Bunge mounts a technology and the One-Number feature. fender onto the body.

Plant manage- ment and Works Council Press Shop: employee Andreas Kleim delighted checks the quality of the parts.

“Our technicians are the cornerstones of our production pro- cesses, so it’s about Plant Manager Stefan Loth time they were giv- en iPhones to help them with their work,” explains Plant Manager Stefan Loth. “This move is set to cut down on travel time and make it considerably faster to contact other divi- sions.” As for Works Council Coordinator Heinz-Joachim Thust, he says, “By issuing smart- phones, the compa- ny is finally giving the technicians the appreciation they deserve. After all, without them, there Body Shop: this is Assembly: team spokesperson wouldn’t be much where the hood, Heinz-Joachim Vecdin Dasci installs an doors, fenders and production going Thust from the - interior mirror. on around here.” Works Council trunk lid are mount ed onto the finished welded body – shown No more shuttling between here by René Wauker. the office and the line

Technician Ertan Akpinar is delighted with this decision, saying, “Having a company smartphone means I can feel connected even when I’m on the move. I don’t have to constantly shuttle back and forth be- tween the production line and the office to check emails or appointments. Not only does this save lots of running around, but it also means I have more time for my employees and our processes.” And as for Lars Budach, he explains, “Now I can access my plant control data no matter where I am and find out what’s going on with the upstream and down- stream processes. If I need to get hold of someone quickly, I can use my iPhone to find their contact details and get in touch with them without any issues.” Assembly: Ecevit Kizilirmak also sees potential, say- the logos ing, “I think it’s great that we can now ac- for the cess our emails and get online while we’re radiator grill are ready. out and about in the workshops. Going forward, I would like to see specific apps Assembly: employee for our own cost center. This would allow Matthias Wernick me to do things like check stock levels, staff screws a steering schedules, flextime accounts and vacation wheel together. days for my team. That would be like hav- ing a factory in your pocket that really could improve our personnel management.”

16 inside Wolfsburg

Employee Drives League-Winning Eos DO I KNOW Special exhibition to commemorate milestone at VfL Wolfsburg: Volker Schindler’s car back in the spotlight ten years on YOU?

en years since winning the to randomly meeting Stepping back in time: We bump into each other in Marcel Schäfer (left) league – this anniversary of ex-star striker (38), and Grafite with the parking lot, on the way T the German team who flew in specially from a replica of the to the plant in Wolfsburg, or VfL Wolfsburg is something Volker Brazil, at the opening par- championship shield. Schindler (50) remembers more than ty. “Graffa is a really down- in the cafeteria, but we often most. The employee at the Wolfsburg to-earth, friendly guy.” don’t know very much about plant owns a that So how did Volker each other. But that’s all set to was part of the motorcade come by his Eos featuring the title heroes anyway? Pure change, as inside will now be as they drove through coincidence! introducing Wolfsburg em- the city back in May His wife ployeesin this new feature. 2009. This Eos Nicole is now the focal had been leasing point at the launch the of a special exhibi- for a while and tion at VfL Soccer was impressed. World celebrating Then it transpired the greatest success that the employee in the club’s history. sale offered good Grafite, who scored quality and affordable 28 goals to become used cars. “It didn’t the top goal scorer for At work: Schindler is responsible take us long to come Proud: Volker for auditing engine compartments. VfL and in the Bunde- to a decision and we Schindler with Christian Bürger (31) from sliga at the time, ordered a white Eos,” a replica of the championship Lübbecke, with Volkswagen Marcel Schäfer, the former left-back recalls the employee, who has been shield. The for three years and current director of sport, and cult working at Volkswagen for almost 29 VfL had the kit manager, Heribert Rüttger, drove years – first in Salzgitter, Eos decorated to the Volkswagen Arena together. now in Wolfsburg. On with a new The trio enthusiastically showed collection, a member of sticker design specially for the fans and journalists a replica of the staff for employee vehicle occasion. Meisterschale (championship shield). sales explained that the It was also a spine-tingling moment title-winning stars of for Volker Schindler, the electrical the Wolfsburg team had MY PREVIOUS JOBS engineer from Volkswagen Quality been driving this car Before joining Volkswagen, Assurance, invited to attend by Wolfs- just a few weeks before. I worked for an expert organization burg – despite not being a die-hard Schindler recalls, “We as a court expert for accident recon- Wolfsburg fan. “I’m a fan of soccer had to replace the hood struction and vehicle technology. and I watch matches in Hanover and as it had a lot of dents I was responsible for a crash facility Braunschweig,” reports Schindler, after the motorcade.” and learned a lot that has come in “although Wolfsburg winning the title Nevertheless, ten years i useful in my current job. was a really special moment and I will on, Wolfsburg’s triumph never forget it.” This also applies is still displayed on the VfL: Ten Years Since Winning the Souvenir photo: League Schindler with former VfL top goal Looking back: the champions’ parade featuring Schindler’s You have until June 30 to visit the scorer Grafite. Eos started at the Volkswagen Arena in May 2009. “Ten Years Since Winning the League” exhibition at VfL Soccer World at the MY CURRENT JOB Volkswagen Arena. The exhibition is I work on technical surveys as part open Tuesday through Sunday from of the Volkswagen accident re- Eos owned by the Volkswagen em- 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The club search team. We analyze Volkswa- ployee from Klein Ilsede in the Peine has also published a collector’s album gen vehicles that have gotten into district. On the edge of the license to mark this special anniversary. VfL accidents and put a lot of thought plate holder it says: “VfL Wolfsburg fans can collect around 200 stickers into how to protect the people in- Deutscher Meister 2009” – a real featuring members of the current side the vehicles as best we can. eye-catcher, especially for the anni- men’s and women’s teams as well as versary of the title. Schindler says, legends such as Grafite, Edin Dzeko, “our whole family is proud of the and . The album and Eos that celebrates the title-winning packs of stickers can be purchased in team. You don’t meet many people all fan shops and other outlets. MY CAR I have always been good with technology and love tinkering around on my cars. I currently drive Service Factory Trials “Honesty Fridge” two old , one of which is a convertible. New service for employees: help yourself to fresh snacks and don’t pay until the next day

new service is being launched in Wolfsburg and potentially at other at the company restaurant in Volkswagen sites. A the Wolfsburg brand tower: As if that weren’t enough, the Ser- an “Honesty Fridge” is now available vice Factory will also be trialling an for employees next to the checkout order service from April 1. Employees MY HOBBIES counters. The fridge is packed with will be able to place orders from the I don’t spend a lot of time sitting snacks such as fresh wraps, salads, daily menu until 11:00 a.m. and pick around. I like to play handball and crudités, fruit, muesli, filled pretzel them up from the pigeonholes in ride my mountain bike. I also spend sticks, baguettes and rolls from 2:00 VWAG R: WOB, Bella Vista cafeteria my spare time renovating my period p.m. on Monday to Thursday. There is and VWAG R: WOB, brand tower af- house and acting as an assessor on also a range of the ever-popular 400 g ter 2:00 p.m. According to Mura, “this the side. Of course, I make sure I take-out meals to choose from. will give us an opportunity to look spend time with my family and The concept has been named the after employees who need a snack friends. “Honesty Fridge” because employees can in the afternoon, evening, or for the take snacks and not have to pay until the commute by train.” next day when the company restaurant Frank Paetzold of the Works Coun- has reopened between 8:30 a.m. and With the “Honesty Fridge” in the brand tower cafeteria: Martin Mura (center) and Patrick De cil welcomes the fact that the Service 9:30 a.m. or between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 Vincenzo (right) from the Service Factory and Frank Paetzold from the Works Council. Factory is trialling new services for p.m. The customer hands over a card at employees: “Providing high-quality the checkout counter that states exactly lunchtime or who need a pick-me- go with the ‘Honesty Fridge’ in the catering is so important. It contrib- MY DREAM what they have purchased. up later in the day,” explains Martin brand tower cafeteria until April 30.” If utes to a healthy working environ- I’d love to live on a huge farm with “We are primarily providing this Mura. The branch manager of the the scheme is well received, the Ser- ment and employee satisfaction. I my family. It would have to have new service for employees who have Volkswagen Service Factory an- vice Factory plans to install additional hope our colleagues respond well to plenty of room for my cars. not managed to pick up some food at nounced, “we are seeing how things “Honesty Fridges” in other cafeterias the new services on offer.”

inside 17 Wolfsburg Meet Me for Lunch New event series encourages discussion among employees

new program for employees other departments on a professional held on Thursday, April 25. Employees cally notify you about your lunch date at IT:City and Bürozentrum basis later if you’ve already spent time interested in the event can register in a timely manner before the event. A Nord: the Mega Lunch Date chatting with them during lunch. We online. The software will automati- Participants are free to decide among will allow colleagues from neighbor- wanted to use the Mega themselves how to go about ing departments to get to know one Lunch Date to encour- their lunchtime get-together. another. Software randomly pairs age this kind of knowl- Other divisions and Group employees interested in the event to edge transfer and bolster brands are free to use the Photo from 1974: the Golf undergoing meet for lunch. The aim is to encour- understanding for other Mega Lunch Date idea and the final inspection. age discussion between employees colleagues’ and depart- software, which is available from different departments. A great ments’ skills.” from IT in Wolfsburg. success: more than 120 participants The feedback was The Golf have already registered and attended positive after the first the first two events. two events. Turns 45 Mega Lunch Andreas Meier and Sebastian So, by Date organizers The Golf celebrated its 45th birthday Böttcher (both from Digital Employee popular Andreas Meier just a few days ago: production officially Experience) came up with the idea for demand, (left) and launched at the Wolfsburg plant on the new event series and developed a third Sebastian March 29, 1974. At the time, no one the software behind it. “Many of us event Böttcher. had any idea that the successor to the are familiar with the experience of will be legendary Beetle would become a coming across the same colleagues bestseller in its own right. Since then every day in the stairwell or on the the company has elevator,” Meier says. “You say hi to sold more than each other, but the conversation 35 million of the never goes further than that. We vehicles around created the Mega Lunch Date to the globe, making change all that.” “On the one the Golf the hand, it’s just plain interesting most successful European car of to learn something about other all time. people and the work they’re “Our col- doing,” says Böttcher. “On the leagues faced other, it makes it easier to get in touch with colleagues from Plant Manager the challenge Stefan Loth of managing the switch from Beetle to Golf in 1974,” Plant Manager Stefan Loth says. “Since then, we’ve further developed our flagship plant to the point where we are now producing the e-Golf¹, the Golf GTE² and the Golf Sportsvan³ in addition to the Golf, plus three more models.”

18 inside ¹ e-Golf: power consumption, kWh/100 km: combined 14.1 (17 inches)–13.2 (16 inches); CO₂ emissions combined, g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+. ² Golf GTE, fuel consumption, L/100 km: combined 1.8–1.6; power consumption, kWh/100 km: combined 12.0–11.4; CO₂ emissions combined, g/km: 40–36; efficiency class: A+. ³ Golf Sportsvan: fuel consumption in L/100 km: urban 6.5–5.9/extra-urban 4.6–4.3 /combined 5.2–4.9; CO₂ emissions combined, g/kg: 118–112; efficiency class: B–A. Wolfsburg

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Presenting the symbolic key: from the left, Claudius Colsman (), Bernd Come andKomm, RUN LAUF with mit! us! Helmstadt (Nüssli) and Roland Clement and Uwe Horn (both from the Autostadt)

On Schedule: Hafen 1 Celebrates A First: Run through the Halls of the Plant Topping-Out Ceremony Organized by Production: the Charity Family and Friends Run will be held in Wolfsburg for the first time on May 12 After just under three months, the y Production, for Production – ning shoes instead of on a company shell construction of the new Hafen 1 and everyone else working in bicycle during work. And I think the event hall is complete. The Autostadt is B Wolfsburg: this year marks the charity aspect of the event is really now holding a topping-out ceremony to first time a run will be held through cool,” he says. Bohm registered for the celebrate. Some 80 attendees from the the halls of the Production facility. ten-kilometer race, and his wife and Autostadt, Volkswagen AG and the com- And it’s for a charitable cause to boot. two children will be there to cheer panies involved in the construction got It’s always good to do good, and the him on. “My family is really looking together to celebrate the final piece of Charity Family and Friends Run will forward to being there. My daughter the building being put into place, raising be held on Mother’s Day this year, thinks the plant is full of noisy robots a toast to the building on the northern May 12. The proceeds will be donated running around. It’ll be great for her bank of the harbor basin. The Autostadt to the KindgeRecht organization in to get a chance to see what it’s really is building Hafen 1 as a modern venue Wolfsburg. To register for the event, like here.” with space for up to 1,400 guests. Event Volkswagen employees and up to spaces ranging from 50 to 250 square three friends or family members i meters are spread across three levels. can register as runners or specta- And eager visitors have already marked tors. Runners can choose between their calendars for the first big highlight a five-kilometer and a ten-kilome- How to register at the venue this summer: the popular ter course through the premises. Movimentos dance festival will get into Participation fees for runners: The courses even pass through the full swing at Hafen 1 on July 19 (tickets 5 kilometers: 5 euros production halls. And young runners go on sale on April 8). 10 kilometers: 10 euros are welcome to participate as well. Visitors: free Roland Clement, CEO of the Autostadt, Two short-distance races are open for Getting his shoes spoke about the special significance of children, staggered by age, plus a fun- tied to try it out: Course distance: Hafen 1 for the Autostadt. He said that filled agenda of activities surrounding Christian-Alexander the Volkswagen Group, its brands and Bohm. 5/10 kilometers the races. “The Charity Family and For kids: 400 and 800-meter runs outside companies will all benefit from Friends Run is a plant run organized the venue’s extraordinary location on the by Production in Wolfsburg. The race Visitor’s area: harbor basin. It not only provides an ideal marks the start of a new chapter for event space to the south of the space for festivals like Movimentos but us here: this is the first time a race brand tower (start/finish) is also perfect for conferences, conven- is being run through our production The race is designed to be all about last fall. His goal is to participate in tions and events. halls. This run is all about contribut- fun. The motto is “Anyone can do a number of different races in the Registration and all other info And, in keeping with the spirit of the ing to a good cause. It goes without it!” Motivated by this sentiment, region – including with his colleagues available on the Volkswagen portal topping-out ceremony, the bakers from saying that it’s definitely the thought Christian-Alexander Bohm decided from Production. And he’s not short under Company > Locations > the Autostadt bakery Das Brot even that counts here: we’re one team with to register. The subdivision man- on ambition. But the race through the Wolfsburg > Wolfsburg. The Plant. dedicated their own sourdough creation, one goal!” says Plant Manager Stefan ager working in the Body Shop got plant is something special. “It’s great > Charity Family and Friends Run which spelled out Hafen 1, to the new Loth. back into regular running workouts to speed through these halls in run- building on the harbor. Wolfsburg Artist Saws Amarok from a Tree Trunk André Löbnitz uses a chainsaw to carve sculptures out of wood – and has even carved his own car

is motto is horses and even Darth Vader. Most simple: “The tree people working at Volkswagen in H that blocks the Here we go: Wolfsburg are familiar with the path today will be sawed André Löbnitz owl and the eagle in front of Hall 6 into a statue tomor- makes the first on Mittelstrasse at the Volkswagen cut with his row.” An original André chainsaw. plant. It was Löbnitz who carved Löbnitz quote. The quality them around ten years ago. assurance specialist who This time it’s an Amarok: works in final vehicle the whole thing can be seen on inspections in Hall 12 has YouTube. Löbnitz hauls the oak log a rather unusual hobby: from the woods with his own Am- he’s a chainsaw artist. And arok and brings it to his workshop Löbnitz has just crossed in Suderburg in Uelzen. There he something off his bucket list: sketches the vehicle out on the log to carve an Amarok out of before pulling the chain and get- a one-ton oak trunk. ting to work amid lots of noise. He used his own vehicle as a model. He uses an angle grinder and The main attraction: the Allgemeine a torch for the finer details at the Zeitung newspaper from Uelzen was end. And voilà – the Amarok is on hand to film his attempt – now finished. In practically no time featured on the Volkswagen portal. at all, Löbnitz has managed to do It was 14 years ago that André something others couldn’t do in Löbnitz visited a forest center near a lifetime. “It only took me three Schneverdingen. “That was the first hours,” he reveals. The original and the wood version: André Löbnitz used his truck, a Volkswagen Amarok, as a model to carve a wooden version from a tree trunk. time I saw an artist speed carving,” recalls the 56-year-old. The best tool for the job? A chain- to this day. “Spatial thinking is really yed drawing since he was a schoolboy. since managed to make out of well- Contact André Löbnitz: saw. It’s a skill that fascinates him key,” explains Löbnitz, who has enjo- It’s hard to believe what Löbnitz has aged oak trunks: mythical creatures, www.motorsaegenkuenstler-loebnitz.de

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“So cool”: Matze Knop with the Amarok.

Reason to celebrate: a T6 Caravelle is the ten millionth vehicle to roll off the production line at the Hanover plant. Matze Knop in the Amarok for Celebrating Ten Million Vehicles Tour Premiere Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles donates the milestone T6 to a hospital in Hanover His parodies of athletes, musicians and showbiz stars have achieved cult status. roduction milestone in Ha- and business models.” Sedran says said. “What a great joy to be lucky impressive figure,” said Works Coun- Now Matze Knop is back on tour with nover: on March 8, the day the brand is pushing forward with a enough to receive this bus for our pa- cil Chair Bertina Murkovic. “Behind his latest comedy show – “Welcome P the plant was founded in sustainable outlook for the Hanover tients!” The vehicle will help patients this milestone are the generations of to Matzeknopien” – in an Amarok. He the Stöcken district of the city, the location and its employees. go on important therapeutic outings employees who have built this vehicle picked up the vehicle shortly before his ten millionth vehicle rolled off the “Congratulations to Volkswagen and will help the Auf der Bult chil- and made their livelihoods for them- new show premiered in Hanover. He’ll production line – a red and white T6 Commercial Vehicles on this mile- dren’s hospital with its latest program selves and their families in doing so. be making his way around Germany and Caravelle. Volkswagen Commercial stone,” Amalie von Schintling-Horny that requires employees from the der- A special thanks to all of you!” Austria to 50 tour stops in the V6 pickup Vehicles is donating the nine-seater matology department to visit in Indium Grey Metallic. vehicle to the Hannoversche Heilan- i patients with serious skin dis- “It’s so cool, this Amarok. It’s perfect stalt Auf der Bult foundation. eases for follow-up care. for me. You need a bit of fun built in Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles “Our employees have when you’re driving around on tour. And CEO Thomas Sedran, along with Plant The Hanover been building this great ve- I can’t wait to hear what my friends from Manager Thomas Hahlbohm and Plant hicle for 63 years – a project my Mau Mau club south of Lippstadt Chair of the Works Council Bertina spanning the generations,” have to say about it,” jokes the 44-year- Murkovic, presented the T6 to Chief Production of the T1 began in the Plant Manager Thomas old comedian, who grew up in Lippstadt Physician Prof. Olga Kordonouri and Stöcken district of Hanover on Hahlbohm said. “Our staff (North Rhine-Westphalia). Amalie von Schintling-Horny from March 8, 1956. In addition to the do their job with pride, pas- the foundation. “The ten millionth T generations, the LT, the Taro sion and a love for detail. vehicle from our plant in Hanover pickup and occasionally even I would like to thank each is a symbol of our unique success the Beetle were produced there. and every one of our em- story,” Sedran said. “And we want to Nowadays employees in Hanover ployees with all my heart continue this success into the future. produce the T6 – and soon the for this work.” To do so, we are completely reorga- updated T6.1 – and the Amarok. “Ten million vehicles A symbolic presentation of the keys: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles donates its milestone vehicle. nizing the plant – with new products from Hanover – that is an Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Takes

A festive meal in Poznań: a tasty time was on 91 Young Men and Women had by all. The up-and-coming young employees have successfully completed their training

ere we go: 91 young men and had the opportunity to acquire Twice the Reason women have successfully extensive knowledge in 12 differ- to Celebrate Hcompleted their training at ent fields. “I can only recommend Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles staying on the ball, remaining com- in Poznań at the Hanover location. Each and mitted and qualifying in new fields every trainee was hired by Volkswagen so we are well positioned for the At the Poznań plant in Poland, 37 Commercial Vehicles. The young future,” said Olaf Böker, Head of the employees attended a festive dinner to people will now start work in Volkswagen Academy in Hanover. celebrate both the plant’s 25th year of the Body Shop, the Paint Shop, “My sincere congratulations to operation and 25 years of working for Assembly, Materials Management, all trainees!” said Deputy Works Volkswagen. Among them were Pro- Casting, Quality Assurance and Council Chair Stavros Christidis. duction employees, technicians, office Healthcare. “By completing your training and workers and managers who have been Their training officially ended being hired here at the Hanover there from the start – employees from when they were presented with plant, you’ve made it to a whole different divisions with different stories. their course certificates followed by new stage of your lives. High-qual- The celebration was open to others a party at the plant, where parents ity training is especially valuable in besides those celebrating important work and friends were invited to cele- this era of digitalization, network- anniversaries – relatives, board members Success: 91 young men and women completed their training. brate with graduates. The employees ing and electric mobility.” and plant management also took part.

A Major Update to an Iconic Classic: Say Hello to the T6.1 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles presents the Bus at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg

t is an icon among commercial the instrument panel. The drive gets this time is no different. “The new vehicles: the Bus. The entire range a boost from the latest TDI engines T6.1 is the vehicle for the here and I has now been upgraded to T6.1. (90 to 199 bhp). Another innovative now,” CEO Thomas Sedran said. The latest in a series of icons. feature in the Bus is a purely electric “We’ve taken a tried and tested Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan drive system. The new T6.1 will have vehicle and equipped its assistance and California – all of them best- its market launch in select countries and infotainment systems and sellers. Over six generations – from this fall. connectivity with state-of-the-art the T1 to the T6 – Volkswagen Com- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles technology: the T6’s hydraulic mercial Vehicles has sold nearly 12 presented the Bus 6.1 to international power steering has given way to million vehicles worldwide. And now media representatives at the Autostadt an electromechanical system in these vehicles are getting an update: in Wolfsburg – just a few meters from the T6.1. This changes everything digitalized and networked. With an the spot where the first prototypes because it enables access to the l armada of new assistance systems, of the series first rolled off the atest assistance systems. We wanted the premiere of digital tools (the production line 70 years ago. Since the T6.1 to set the standard for Digital Cockpit) and a new genera- then, the blueprint for European vehicle safety and comfort.” The tion of infotainment with continuous transporters, and caravans has vehicle’s stability is particularly internet access. Also new: the design had to be reinvented, redeveloped important, according to Sedran. of the front end of the vehicle and and optimized time and again. And “We’ve made clear progress here.” Truly eye-catching: the new, state-of-the-art T6.1.

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Strong performance: all gold, silver and bronze SPEED+ Award-winning teams at the phaeno.

SPEED+ Award: The Winners Efficiency competition: Volkswagen Group Components CEO Thomas Schmall, Group CEO Stefan Sommer and Works Council Chair Bernd Osterloh present awards to winning teams

round 250 colleagues from by the Components division. Thomas excellence, and tool costs. accepted their awards to the cheers of The reason? The numerous plants in six coun- Schmall, CEO of Components, and Schmall and Chair of the General their colleagues. Guests learned about Plant Award was A tries came to the Wolfsburg Group CEO Stefan Sommer awarded and Group Works Council Bernd the measures that had led to the top launched in 2018 phaeno science center for a festive gold, silver and bronze medals to Osterloh jointly presented the Net- rankings in short film sequences. to promote the awards ceremony. The SPEED+ Award 2018’s best teams in five categories: working Award to Motor Polska and Schmall thanked all the SPEED+ exchange of best is the efficiency competition between plant efficiency, assembly efficien- Sitech Polkowice for the best coope- Award participants, saying, “I am practices be- international plant lines organized cy, shop floor management, process ration between plants. The winners proud of the approximately 8,000 col- tween produc- leagues who took part in 2018. From tion lines. Salzgitter to Silao, they have worked The third on their lines with commitment, round of the ambition and good ideas, increasing SPEED+ Awards productivity and plant availability launched back and reducing costs.” in January. Stefan Sommer said, “The SPEED+ Teams from Award sparks healthy ambition, other brands, motivation and team spirit. At the including Audi, same time, it makes it possible to Škoda and improve plant structures and work Seat, are now routines. The result? The improve- being included ments achieved in productivity and as well. This efficiency are thoroughly impressive is expected to throughout the entire assembly line, lead to even setting an example for the entire more inno- Group.” Christian Bleiel, Plant Man- vative ideas, line improve- ager in Salzgitter, was presented with ments and networking across locations the Plant Award – a special trophy – and internationally on behalf of his team. in the Components world.

Components Talk with CEO Thomas Schmall: Colleagues from Europe, Brazil and Mexico Join In Topics covered included the structure of the new brand, efficiency tips from the team and strategy

aunching your own brand and He clarified which measures will be tips from masters of efficiency – put in place to achieve the return L these were just two of the topics target of six percent by 2021. The aim covered in the latest Components is to ensure competitiveness at Group Talk. The online talk show produced Components, making it future-proof. by Volkswagen Group Components Schmall stressed that new business was attended by 180 employees at the fields, such as charging infrastruc- brand tower in Wolfsburg. Several ture, are important for successful- thousand watched the talk online on ly forging the path to e-mobility. Group Connect. Components is also implementing CEO Thomas Schmall had invited the Group’s battery strategy at its all locations and brands to participate locations and is responsible for bat- in the discussion: the talk focused on tery issues – from cell production to the division’s structure as an inde- recycling. pendent corporate unit, the goals Heiner Lanze outlined in the ONE MISSION 2025 introduced strategic program and the Group- himself as the wide roll-out of the SPEED+ Award new procurement internal efficiency competition. manager for Group Components has been Components. operating as an independent unit The stage was since early this year, with corporate then handed over business divisions and lean central to six colleagues offices controlling 61 plants with from Salzgitter. some 80,000 employees. Schmall pre- Olaf Gerdel, sented the cornerstones of the ONE Christian Components Talk: roughly 180 spectators on site and several thousand participants – including international participants – on Group Connect. MISSION 2025 Components strategy. Caruso,

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Components, Electrified Names & News Kassel is manufacturing the first drive systems for the ID. by Volkswagen Heiner Lanze, previously Head of Procurement at olkswagen’s ID. family is mak- The MEB (modular electrification i ing e-mobility accessible to toolkit) is the magic word that points and the South America V millions of people worldwide. the way into the electric future of Region, took over as And the Kassel Components plant is mobility. Where employees were still What is the Head of Procurement at the forefront. Here, the first Base+ manufacturing the MLxx2 and MQ250 Base+ drive? for Components on March 1, 2019, drives are already leaving the new manual transmissions and the HL600 reporting directly to Thomas Schmall. Production facility in Hall 1. Some rear axle drive less than a year ago, The Base+ engine is the rear- 30 drive systems are currently being the company’s electric future is now wheel drive for the MEB, with manufactured each week. In five emerging. Some 1,000 employees an output of 150 kW. The rotor Stephan Beyse, previ- years, this number will be 2,000 units will work here in the future, many of and stator are manufactured at ously Head of Procure- a day. This corresponds to around them from the old manual gearbox the Salzgitter plant, while the ment Components, 500,000 drive systems per year. production. housings come from the Kassel, took over as Head Poznań and Hanover casting of Procurement for facilities. But the transmission is Original Parts in Kassel manufactured at the mechanical on April 1, 2019. production plant in Kassel and assembled with the components from the other components Frank Engel, previously plants during final assembly. Head of Components The finished product is made Production for the up of 104 individual parts. For Group brand Škoda comparison, the old MQ250 Auto, will take over had 143 all component activities components. The electric engine for the front axle – called the at the base – will even be manufac- as Executive Vice President for tured entirely in Kassel in future. Components, Logistics and Quality The assembly lines for this are on May 1, 2019. The transformation is changing the way we work: Jürgen Kaufmann is one of many employees currently being set up. who have switched from analog production to electromobility. The plant operator in the SPEED+ Award: The Winners Base+ assembly department has been with Volkswagen since 1985. Christian Bleiel, previously Plant Man- Efficiency competition: Volkswagen Group Components CEO Thomas Schmall, Group CEO Stefan Sommer and Works Council Chair Bernd Osterloh present awards to winning teams ager in Salzgitter, will take over as Head of Components Produc- tion for the Group brand Škoda Auto on May 1, 2019.

Andreas Salewsky, previously Production Manager in Salzgitter, will take over as Plant Manager in Salzgitter on May 1, 2019.

Salzgitter symposium: Marvin Schoske (left) provides information on details of stator/rotor production for the electric drive system.

Salzgitter champion: Thomas Schmall Teams Present Innovations presents Christian Bleiel (right) with the special trophy for most medals Focal points: change, product optimization and plant efficiency won at the Plant Awards. Maximilian Deutscher (left) accompanies mart steps for higher pro- more gasoline engines was showcased was able to be more than halved. Thomas Schmall. ductivity, major potential for using the example of the assem- With a view to future technologies, S innovation and concentrated bly line for the 1.5 TSI. Impressive: the Braunschweig team is developing Quality expertise in battery technology – this overall, productivity improved by 22 new products. This includes steering Components Talk with CEO Thomas Schmall: Colleagues from Europe, Brazil and Mexico Join In was demonstrated by colleagues at percent in 2018. systems that are already designed Assurance Visitor the latest symposiums held in Salzgit- Braunschweig: colleagues at the for autonomous driving: Steer-by- Topics covered included the structure of the new brand, efficiency tips from the team and strategy ter and Braunschweig. Braunschweig plant are manufac- Wire steering generates steering to the Executive Salzgitter: with its Battery Cell Cen- turing the centerpiece – the battery commands electronically. Also very Board ter of Excellence, Thorsten Hunscha, Daniel Roeder, rotor/stator produc- Yvonne Reschke and Florian Ziegler tion and the pilot “Components is undergoing a shift Based on the “A week in the life had come to Wolfsburg to represent plant for battery re- of” role model program, Quality their plant. The visitors from cycling, the Salzgit- towards e-mobility. The commitment of Assurance employee Maximilian Salzgitter had received the most ter plant is on its Deutscher from the Braunschweig medals at the SPEED+ plant awards. way to transform- the workforce and the efficiency measures Components plant looked over the Future Salzgitter plant manager ing from a classic shoulder of Group Components CEO Andreas Salewsky and his collea- combustion engine are a massive support to this process.” Thomas Schmall for three days. The gues reported on their experiences, plant to an e-mobil- young engineer had become aware enjoyed receiving congratulations, ity location. The rotor and stator are systems – of the European market’s important: The colleagues in Braun- of the program through a video in the Volkswagen Portal, and had and all agreed: teamwork is the most the central components of the electric upcoming ID. family. A new hall is schweig are working on components applied for an insight into executive important factor for success. drive system used in the ID. family. currently being built in Plant 3 West made of new lightweight materials to life. After signing a confidentiality Six times during the talk, attend- The stator is manufactured using hair- for this purpose. Proven chassis com- save on weight. clause, appointments such as the ees were asked to give their opinion pin technology, which enables higher ponents will be used in strategy meeting or a Jour fixe on the on various topics. They were able to performance and shorter production the new MEB vehicles. The Zukunftspakt were on the agenda. vote live via smartphone, laptop or times. The first Group-wide hairpin team at the Braunschweig Maximilian Deutscher was impressed tablet – the results were immediately production plant for mass production plant develops and man- by the variety of topics, the struc- evaluated and discussed. is being built in Salzgitter specifically ufactures products such tured yet dynamic way of working in for this purpose. In future, up to 2,000 as steering systems, axles, appointments, and the insights into stators and rotors will be manufac- and swivel bearings. The future technologies: “I also found the tured here every day. team under plant manag- cross-brand collaboration particularly At the symposium, Plant Manager er Werner Gose has also exciting, for example with Audi. My Christian Bleiel’s team also demon- optimized productivity conclusion: Even with topics at ‘high strated how they have increased the with clever ideas for clas- altitude,’ it is enormously important to have your goal clearly in mind and number of EA211 production units sic chassis components. Symposium Braunschweig: Sabrina Prüße explains the with a few clever measures. The Example: The production manufacturing steps in building the housings for the new to act in a solution-oriented way.” extensive conversion from diesel to time for twist beam axles MEB battery system.

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360°: Something new is coming your way! 12,000 kilometers in a restored T1: Joey Kelly and his son Luke (18) are driving from Berlin to Beijing. Final check: an employee explains the necessary repairs to Joey Kelly. Dear Readers, Today you hold in your hands the last inside, the last issue of the Joey Kelly: To China in a Volkswagen brand employee maga- zine. Time for change, time for a new Extreme athlete drives more than 12,000 kilometers from Berlin to Beijing in a restored bus with his son, Luke employee magazine, and also a new media family for the n a restored T1, the extreme Wichert from Hamburg, they got the through 17 US states without money during the day in the summer. And Volkswagen Group: on Wednesday, sportsman and TV star, Joey old T1, which Kelly had discovered in or food. He has already run 50 mara- after Moscow it’s a real no man’s May 8, a new media brand will appear Kelly, wants to travel from Berlin a barn in southern Germany, in shape thons, more than ten desert runs, and land. The roads in Mongolia aren’t for the first time: 360°. I to Beijing together with his son, for the long journey. Everything had well over 100 half marathons. His son, very good. We will have to concen- The new Volkswagen Portal and an Luke (18). In late June, they started to be overhauled, from technology to Luke, emulates his father, himself trate especially hard there to avoid employee app will also be added to their journey to the Chinese capital interior fittings. What was import- also an enthusiastic marathon runner damaging the bus.” Stefan Neubacher, the magazine. without any money for gas or food – ant, however, was that the classic who climbed Kilimanjaro at the early CEO of Volkswagen Classic Parts: 360° – it stands for a panoramic they wanted to earn it on the way by needed to remain a classic. The looks age of just 15. “Two legends hitting the road! The T1 view of the entire Group and its chang- es, its brands, locations and specialist doing odd jobs. remained untouched, and there was Nevertheless, the more than 12,000 and Joey Kelly embody and accom- areas. In other words, we report on The 45-year-old received support no room for the latest technology. kilometers across Russia, Mongolia, plish what others can’t.” You can everything that is important. from Volkswagen Classic Parts for As an extreme athlete, Kelly is used and northern China pose a special follow the journey on the TV program the repair of the van. Together with to rough situations: seven years ago, challenge for the two exceptional “Stern TV” on RTL. A broadcast date the Classic Competence Center Auto he hustled his way from west to east athletes. Kelly: “Siberia gets very hot has not yet been set. INSIDE.VOLKSWAGEN.COM

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From the T-Roc to the Tiguan and the COMPANY Teramont to the Touareg: At our Brand Day in Beijing, the Volkswagen brand pre- sented its new “Generation SUV” for the Chinese market in front of 1,000 people. Diess is the New CEO MORE ON PAGE 6

Garcia Sanz, has left Volkswagen of his own for the Entire Groupaccord, the current Procurement Manager Matthias Müller, has stepped down from for the Volkswagen brand, Ralf Brandstät- the company by mutual agreement. Another ter, will provisionally take over the post in Herbert Diess is the new CEO of the change is taking place at the helm parallel to his existing role. In future, the Volkswagen Group and will continue to of the HR and Organization division, where core brand will beMORE part ONof the PAGES new 2-3 “Volume” manage the Volkswagen brand. This Gunnar Kilian will take over from Karlheinz brand group. was decided by the management board Blessing. Since the Procurement Manager and supervisory board in the course of of the Volkswagen Group, Francisco Javier MODELS a comprehensive revision of the manage- MODELS ment structure. Diess’ predecessor, Eye-Catching: Our Electric The Touareg Racing Car This June, Volkswagen will enter INSIDE ONLINE Elegant, comfortable, intuitive – the legendary hill climb in the USA EXCLUSIVE introducing the new Touareg1. It marks with the I. D. R Pikes Peak. the start of the brand’s SUV offensive. MORE ON PAGE 7 MORE ON PAGES 4-5 Experience the Touareg Virtually WOLFSBURG 46 Years Ago: FIGURE OF THE WEEK

PRODUCTION & LOGISTICS Making a Statement More and more Volkswagen employees are standing up for diesel, including Folding for Gold! with these stickers. The stickers were distributed at the Wolfsburg plant A system developed and constructed in last week. EMPLOYEEEmden MAGAZINE for folding OF containers THE VOLKSWAGEN has proved BRAND so useful that one has now been installed in the Wolfsburg plant, too. Experience the Touareg Virtually Employees from both sites commissioned 974,000 An app makes it possible the new machine at the main plant. to try out the features in our Golfs were sold by the brand last year. new luxury SUV. MORE ON PAGE 7 That makes the model, built primarily in Wolfsburg, the Group’s best-selling car. A More Intensive Customer This is followed exclusively by cars from Experience April 3, 2019 - our brand in second to sixth place: the , Tiguan, Polo, Passat and Lavida. Matthias Erb manages the interNo . INSIDE.VOLKSWAGEN.COM play of technical development, 03 Three Beetles on design, models and sales. MORE ON INSIDE.VOLKSWAGEN.COMGroup-Wide Job Market inside Launched Volkswagen employees now have the ¹ Touareg fuel consumptionopportunity in L/100 to km: access 6.2 job(combined); vacancies CO₂ emissions in g/km: 182 (combined); efficiency class: C. throughout the Volkswagen Group in With poster: German national soccer Germany. When the “Group Job Board” team at the Wolfsburg plant was launched, Porsche, Audi, Financial Services, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and other brands posted more than 200 vacancies. Employees can apply for these jobs. They will be given preference Diesel Crisis: over external candidates. The Group- Send Us Your wide job market can be accessed online via Group Connect. Questions! → PAGE 2 Selfie of the CEOs: Herbert Diess (right) an Extra Tour posted this photo Partnership with Amazon:with Jeff Bezos (Amazon) on his LinkedIn account. The company leaders Volkswagen to Network Plantshave agreed to work together. Collaboration announced for next five years with Siemens as integration partner New partners: Volkswagen and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will build the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud together, with Siemens as their integration partner. and systems in all 122 factories of the Volkswagen and AWS announced the Volkswagen Group will be compiled Hiltrud D. Werner, Head of Integrity collaboration will last five years. In the in the Cloud. The benefit: network and Legal Affairs, addresses employ- future, the data for all machines, plants ing information will make managing strengthen production as a competitive ees in an open letter. workflows and processes in production- factor for the Volkswagen Group. Our Souvenir photo: Captain Manuel Neuer (left) more efficient and therefore increase strategic collaboration with Amazon Web → PAGE 6 productivity. “We want to continue to Services will create essential conditions with employee Aymen Fazzani. Volkswagen Industrial Cloud for this to happen,” says Oliver Blume, National Soccer CEO of Porsche Players at the and Board Mem Wolfsburg Plant ber for Production- at Volkswagen Premiere in Wolfsburg: For the first time AG. In the long- ever, the entire German national soccer term, the global team went on a guided tour of the plant. supply chain of Captain Manuel Neuer and his team met the Volkswagen dozens of employees in Production and Group will also be were very impressed by their work in Oliver Blume, integrated. Europe’s largest car factory. Germany’s Group Board Member Siemens will act best soccer players visited their new mo- as the integration bility partner, Volkswagen, two days after cient networking of production systems, partner in the effi Employees the friendly 1:1 match against Serbia in machines and systems from different - Wolfsburg. manufacturers in the Volkswagen facto- in Focus → PAGE 14/15 ries. The Industrial Cloud is designed as Photographers from around the a public industry platform that can also world took snapshots of operations be used by other partners in industry, at the Wolfsburg plant for their Exchange T-Cross: A Peek Behind thelogistics Scenes and commerce. image databases. → PAGE 3 Premium a Success → PAGE 16 The Volkswagen Group has achieved a How Volkswagen organized the launch event in Mallorca positive interim result with its exchange The T-Cross in Mallorca: For twelve premiums for diesel vehicles. Since days, the Volkswagen brand gave more than 500 journalists, bloggers and influencers from around the world the car for city and countryside.” But how August 2017, chance to test-drive the new SUV in is such a big driving event organized? customers have Mallorca. The experts’ verdict: A fantastic inside took a look behind the scenes. exchanged more vehicle! “Small but olé,” said one head- plan and organize the event. than 300,000 die- An event of this size takes more than line. Another said: “T-Cross – the cool one year to prepare. An interdisciplinary One of the big challenges is the sel models from team from Product Communication, logistics: 30 T-Crosses would make the exhaust standard Event Team, Technical Development, journey from the Pamplona plant in Euro 1 for Euro Sales and Marketing worked together to northern Spain to Mallorca. Additional 5. The cars were vehicles and exhibits had to be trans- replaced with new The Sound ported from Wolfsburg to the Mediterra- or barely used Christian Dahlheim, nean island. of e-Mobility Head of Volkswagen cars with efficient → PAGE 11 For more than 100 years, combustion Group Sales engines that meet exhaust standard engines have defined the sound Dahlheim, Head of Volkswagen Group of a car. Electric mobility will change Euro 6. Christian Sales: “The exchange premiums have that. In Wolfsburg, designers are more than exceeded our expectations. We already researching the sound have kept our promises to politicians and of the future. 35 Years Ago: made a significant contribution to fleet Behind the → PAGE 10 replacement and the rapid improvement wheel: of air quality in German cities. Our cus Experts n March 1973, Volkswagen adver- tomers are increasingly opting for used praise the vehicles, which is why we are extending T-Cross. - the premiums for Volkswagen and Audi until further notice. The premiums for new vehicles will expire at the end of April, as previously announced.” Picture perfect: the tised three special models under T-Cross in Mallorca. “Hafen 1”: Excellent Progress “Premium Construction of “Hafen 1” is on the slogan “Three Beetles on an schedule: the new event hall on the premises of the Wolfsburg plant has already had its topping-out ceremony. → PAGE 19 I Extra Tour.” Strictly limited, the Passat” special series of the successful model could only be ordered until the end of What’s special and new is that each Comes onto May. The year before, Volkswagen had location will have its own independent already had two special Beetles on 360°: 360° Wolfsburg, 360° Emden, the Market offer, which not only sold very well, 360° Osnabrück, 360° Dresden/Zwick- but also gave their drivers a lot of au, 360° Chemnitz, 360° Kassel, 360° n March 1984, Volkswagen sup- pleasure: the World Champion Beetle Braunschweig, 360° Salzgitter, and plemented its range of models and the May Beetle. Volkswagen 360° Hanover. Each of these editions surrounding the Passat Carat. continued this success story with the has its own section for the respective I Several luxurious attributes made it three Extra Tour Beetles. location, with reports about programs and projects, stories about teams and into a “Premium Passat.” Visually, it The range of equipment was technology – and colorful reports about differed from other Passat models in tempting for all three special models: employees and their jobs, their extraor- its metallic jade green paint, protec- available were the Spar Beetle with dinary hobbies and talents, and their tive strips on both sides, as well as its 34 bhp, the Comfort Beetle with 44 social engagement. black wheel arch and sill extensions. bhp, and the Sport Beetle with 50 bhp. In addition to this “local section” – The list of optional extras was un- All were equipped with a heated rear if you want to call it that – there is, as usually long for that time. The Passat window, dimmable interior mirror, with other magazines, the “jacket”. It Carat had light alloy rims, a rear window lockable gas cap, “Emden” radio and deals with Group and brand issues of frame with black foil, electric exterior its own special economy, comfort, or importance to the entire team, provides mirrors on both sides, sport seats, a sport version. The Extra Tour Beetles information on strategies and innova- sport steering wheel, and gear shift in enjoyed great popularity, and not just tions, focuses on international markets leather, “Braunschweig II Stereo CR” back then. They still evoke excitement and models, and provides the latest on radio with automatic antenna and among vintage car collectors and compliance, integrity, human resources much more. Newspaper advertisement from the year 1973: how Volkswagen advertised its special models. Beetle fans today. and sports. But first of all, we hope you enjoy reading the latest and last ever inside. Publisher Telephone (05361) 989 634 Editorial team Photos/Illustrations And then join us in looking forward to Impressum Internal Communications [email protected] Marc Rotermund, Tobias Schwerdtfeger, Volkswagen AG, the new 360°, premiering in May. inside Volkswagen Group and Brand inside.volkswagen.com Alexander Ott, Oliver Keppler Getty Images, Adobe Stock, iStock, Your Internal Communications Address Legally responsible for content Layout/Production dpa Picture-Alliance, Mailbox 1977, KS-I Jörg Lünsmann Dominic Stripling, Volkswagen; TERRITORY CTR GmbH 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany Director of Internal Communications TERRITORY CTR GmbH

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