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Geneva Motor Show: The Golf and the ID. in Focus

At the Geneva Motor Show in early March, the sporty GTI1 and the GTD1 Golf models will celebrate their world premiere. The plug-in hybrid Golf GTE1 will also be launched. In addition, the brand will exhibit the fully electric showcar, the ID. SPACE VIZZION2. → PAGE 13 At the Autostadt: Dealers view the new Golf. The program includes tours of the Wolfsburg plant (small photo). Good Ideas by Employees Wolfsburg: 17,500 Dealers Save Millions A healthy balance: The Get to Know the Golf and the Plant Volkswagen brand has saved around €30 million in the The major event runs until the end of March – Positive interim result – Also in focus: The ID.33 and the new brand design past year thanks to good ideas from employees at its German sites. 25,720 suggestions for ajor event in Wolfsburg: March 18th, almost 400 retail- A total of 17,500 participants from The interim conclusion from improvements were submitted to The large dealer confer- ers and sellers a day will arrive more than 50 markets are exp ected. Jürgen Stackmann: “Our interna- Ideas Management. → PAGE 15 Mence known as the Brand in Wolfsburg to get to know the The program also inc ludes tours of tional guests are impressed by the Experience has been underway new Golf, the ID.3, and the new the Wolfsburg plant and test drives concept and by the event location.” since the end of January. Until Volkswagen brand design in detail. of the new Golf. → PAGE 16–17 Digitalization and Climate Change: Herbert Diess Weighs In Talks in Brussels and Berlin: The CEO calls for more courage and speed Family Day: igitalization, the associated Herbert Diess with Oliver Bierhoff: The busi- Europe’s future path are the expan- Apply Now! transformation of Volkswagen ness manager of the German national soccer sion of its charging network and the Dinto a software-driven auto- team spoke with the top-level management. development of clean electricity. To Employees who are musicians, motive company, as well as climate make this happen, the EU states need dancers or magicians in their spare change and the consequences for binding plans for the expansion of time can now apply to perform on Volkswagen: These were the big issues charging infrastructure. Only if there Family Day at the Wolfsburg plant. that Herbert Diess focused on in are enough charging points will cus- This will take place from 11 a.m. to important talks in Berlin and Brussels, tomers be won over to electric cars. 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 20. and after his visit to the World Eco- In addition, Diess emphasized that nomic Forum in Davos. Here 360° the makeup of electricity sources in provides a summary. Europe needs to change – from coal to hydroelectric and solar power. What Diess had to say at the meeting of the Group’s What Diess wrote on his top-level management in LinkedIn channel after the World Berlin: Economic Forum in Davos: Volkswagen needs to move Climate change is advancing faster considerably quicker in its than expected – with serious con- Energetic: Herbert Diess calls for faster trans- transformation into a soft- formation in the Volkswagen Group. sequences. The automotive indus- ware-driven automotive try will not be able to prevent its company, said the CEO. The transformation happen, says Diess: progression alone, said the CEO. But company is currently right in “What we are missing more than Volkswagen will do its part. From the middle of the two biggest anything is speed and the courage today’s perspective, electric vehicles transformation processes. These are Herbert Diess with Olaf Scholz: The to make bold and radical changes are the most efficient solution. In G3 Series: German finance minister also spoke climate change and the associated when necessary. We need a shared the next five years,Volksw agen will with top-level management in Berlin. New Manager pressure to develop innovations in understanding of the radical nature invest €30 billion in electric mobility emission-free driving, and digita- become a digital tech company. “The of change.” and expand its portfolio from six to Markus Kleimann is the new lization, which will fundamentally big question is: are we fast enough?” more than 50 models by 2025. One manager for the G3 Series (mid-/ change the car as a product. So far, If the company continues at the What Diess had to say at the Group’s milestone on the path to climate-neu- full size) for the Passat and the Volkswagen has performed well. current pace, he says time will be New Year reception in Brussels: tral mobility is the ID.3. It will be the Touareg. In an interview with “However, the real challenge is “very tight”. The Group has extensive The CEO reiterated that electric mo- firstVolkswagen whose production is 360°, he talks about his first only just beginning,” said the CEO, technical expertise, a top leadership bility is the only way to meet the Paris completely CO2-neutral – including impressions of the team and more. stressing that Volkswagen must team, and the resources to make climate goals by 2050. The keys for battery production. → PAGE 14

kp-wo ¹ This vehicle is not yet on sale. | ² Concept car | 3 ID.3: This vehicle is not yet on sale. GROUP 360° February 2020 Coronavirus: Volkswagen Protects Its Employees in China

Who’s allowed to sign? At Volkswagen Numerous measures introduced on site – €15.5 million for combating the new virus that’s specified clearly. olkswagen is doing all it can to address the challenges Signatures: Vthat the coronavirus out- “Uschi” Knows break in China involves: Measures to protect the health and safety of Who’s Authorized employees are being introduced everywhere – from Group Security, Directory in Volkswagen Net Logistics, HR and Procurement to helps when there’s doubt Air Service, Healthcare, Global Assignments and Volkswagen Group China. Approvals, commissions, applications, Volkswagen Group China and forms – but who’s authorized to sign its brands, together with the joint them? The rules on internal authority ventures FAW Volkswagen and to sign at Volkswagen are laid out in SAIC Volkswagen, have contribut- Company Directive 35 (Organisations ed the equivalent of €15.5 million anweisung (OA) 35). Hiltrud D. Werner, to combating the coronavirus. The Member of the Board for Integrity money will be used to provide aid and Legal Affairs: “Anyone signing a supplies such as protective gear, document without having the neces medical devices, drugs and materi- sary authority to do so is committing a als for hospitals in Hubei and other violation of the rules, and action will be provinces. taken against them in accordance with Together against coronavirus: Volkswagen has introduced numerous our guidelines. This applies in particular Volkswagen Group China and measures to protect employees in China. for approvals in one’s own interest.” the joint ventures donate There are more than 60 different types of authority to sign at Volkswagen. “We would like to express our deep- And on top of that there are a further est thanks to the dedicated and cou- Wolfsburg ever since the corona- President of Volkswagen Group and brands in the region. Through 25 types of second signatures. “Uschi” rageous people who are providing virus outbreak first came to light. China: “We responded quickly the close collaboration with our – the electronic signature register in emergency aid. They have our full The group includes representatives to the spread of the virus and set partners, we are finding solutions Volkswagen Net – is there to ensure support,” said Stephan Wöllenstein, from Healthcare, Group Security, up a taskforce team at VGC. On for our employees across the whole that no one runs the risk of signing CEO of Volkswagen Group China. Air Service, Global Assignments, February 3, we introduced home- region of China. Our team is doing something without authority. Via a “For us in the Volkswagen Group, Communication and Volkswagen office working for the 3,500 employ- everything it can to ensure a safe search mask, anyone can look up what China is like a second Group China. ees at VGC headquarters and healthy work environment for they are allowed to sign, or request the home. In times like these, All these mea- in Beijing because of colleagues in China.” necessary authorization. “Uschi” also we must stick together and sures are geared the coronavirus, and helps you to find people in your own take all necessary mea- towards protect- we have also suspended division who can, for example, approve sures.” ing the health domestic and interna- a shipping instruction or a business trip The support from and safety of tional business trips un- You can find up-to-date infor request. Germany is strong too: A employees on the til further notice. At the mation on coronavirus on It is also worth having a look at the cross-divisional working ground. That was same time, we boosted 360° Volkswagen Net and on register of authorization types available group has been coordi- Stephan Wöllenstein, also emphasized Jens Pfitzinger, EVP internal communication the pages of Gesundheit in the regulation nating aid for China at CEO Volkswagen by Jens Pfitzinger, Volkswagen Group and communication International in the HR Portal. portal: The table the group headquarters in Group China Executive Vice China with the joint ventures there shows in which instances it is necessary to get a second 360° i signature VOLKSWAGEN More than 30,000 Users Already APP from anoth BY EMPLOYEES It’s the 360° FOR EMPLOYEES New version now available with even more useful functions Hiltrud Werner, Head er, “neutral,” Volkswagen App of Integrity and manager – such Legal Affairs as in requests he 360° Volkswagen App is The new function was realized ployer attractiveness.” The new employee app has already for company funds, so as to ensure that Tgaining in popularity: More than by the team at the Card Service The integration of the HR been available in the app stores of the requester and the approver are not 30,000 employees already have the Center Wolfsburg and the app Advisory Center is another new fea- Apple, Google Play and Volkswagen the same person. app on their phones. The new version team: “Employees at the Wolfsburg, ture: The app provides an easy way to for seven months. It brings together Take for example a scenario in which of the app (1.2) is now available – with Braunschweig, Kassel, Salzgitter, get into contact with them. Joha nna a news and service world with lots of useful things relating to all as a manager wants to apply for a Bahncard useful new functions. To give one ex- Emden and Hanover sites can Frodl, Head of the HR Advisory pects of day-to-day work. The latest 100 (unlimited rail travel in Germany). ample: When you need to renew your now get their new plant ID cards Center: “With the 360° App, all em- news from the brands, locations and The manager has the authorization to plant ID card, you can simply order it even more quickly,” says Niko ployees can now easily reach us on divisions is included, complete with approve expenses at this level. However, via the app on your Meinke-Marquardt, Head their work or personal smartphones. push function. Access to the current since she is to be the owner and user smartphone. of Plant Security and Fire This is one of the ways we are mak- canteen menus and to bus time of the Bahncard, she needs a second Protection. ing HR simpler and more modern.” tables has been a huge hit. signature from another manager with Wolfgang Incidentally, the handy tele- the appropriate authority to sign before Pick, Head phone function in the app is the Bahncard can be approved. of Service already indispensable for many: Factory: “Our Simply enter the name of the colleagues person you want to talk to in the can simply search function, tap the number, i upload a pho- and call them right away. There is to for their no longer any need for what was of- You Can Find plant ID card ten a long search in the Vol kswagen “Uschi” Here when they’re Telephone Book. at home, Of course, work on improving the The “Uschi” system can be reached saving them 360° Volkswagen App is ongoing: via http://uschi. a trip and a The App Team led by Product Owner Company Directive 35 (OA 35), wait. The 360° Dennis Belling is currently develop- including a register of all authori Volkswagen ing new features such as “For Sale & zation types, can be viewed at app is playing Wanted.” Belling: “I’m proud of our http://regelungsportal. a part in app because it’s ‘made in Wolfsburg boosting em- by Volkswagen.’”

Publisher Telephone +49 (0)5361 9-89634 Editorial team: Marc Rotermund, Layout/Production Printing Dierichs Druck + Media, Kassel Legal Internal Communications Email 360Grad@Volkswagen.de Tobias Schwerdtfeger, Alexander Ott, Dominic Stripling, Vol kswagen; Notice Volkswagen Group and Brand Legally responsible for content Oliver Keppler. Active cooperation: TERRITORY Content to Results GmbH Jörg Lünsmann/Fred Bärbock Jesko Giessen, Dirk Schlinkert. 360° Address Directors of Internal Communications Photos/Illustrations: Volkswagen AG, Getty Images, Brieffach 1977, KS-I Editorial deadline for this issue: Adobe Stock, iStock, dpa Picture-Alliance, Nina Stiller, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany Editor-in-Chief: Dirk Borth February 13, 2020 TERRITORY Content to Results GmbH, city of Wolfsburg

k 2 360° February 2020 GROUP “Sustainability Is an Award Criterion” 360° interview: Stefan Sommer, Group Board Member for Components and Procurement, discusses the challenges facing his department in times of transition

tefan Sommer (57) has been Volkswagen is aiming to be to it. Many of our suppliers have a Group Board Member for CO₂-neutral by 2050. What joined us on our transformation SComponents and Procurement action is Procurement taking to journey. In situations for the last 18 months. The post- help achieve this aim? where suppliers cannot graduate mechanical engineer We are committed to the “I believe the path see a way forward despite previously worked for suppliers in- aims of the Paris Agreement, their best efforts, we will cluding Continental and ZF. In this which means we want to be Volkswagen support them as best we 360° interview, he talks about many fully CO2-neutral by 2050. We can by discussing com- things, including how Procurement will also be investing around is taking is mon objectives. This is is contributing to achieving our 33 billion euros into electric the right one.” only affecting a limited climate targets. mobility across the Group, number of suppliers; how- of which 11 billion euros is ever, we are well aware of Volkswagen is going through an earmarked exclusively for our shared responsibility. unprecedented transformation. How the Volkswagen ID. family. are you finding it? If we compare the emissions Volkswagen will require many I’m convinced that Vol kswagen is of e-cars to vehicles with batteries on the road to e-mobility. on the right track. We are facing combustion engines, we In fact, the entire industry is de- two significant challenges here: believe, on balance, that it is veloping. What plan is Vol kswagen On the one hand, we must become much better to use an e-car. pursuing? a provider of sustainable mobili- Admittedly, the supply chain Volkswagen has been dealing with ty options that doesn’t harm our has a different take on this this topic for several years now across environment. Our customers also due to the highly energy-in- all areas of the business. One outcome expect us to provide new digital tensive battery production is the founding and expansion of features and technologies in our processes, which is why we our center of excellence for battery products. I feel that the current have to do everything we can systems in Salzgitter. We are also transformation has been a part to improve the supply chain developing a joint production venture of the Volkswagen DNA for some in terms of ecological, social, Münster-born Stefan Sommer has been a Group Board Member since September 2018. with our Swedish partner, Northvolt. time. More specifically, the key to and even economic aspects. Producing our own battery cells is a the success of this transformation It is important to remember here energy into the production of bat- The transformation at Volkswagen milestone on the way to transition- is the willingness – and by this that avoiding CO2 is better than teries. We will continue to intro- has not been met enthusiastically by ing to e-mobility. Our job now is to I mean our internal attitude – to compensating for it, as CO2 will be duce more requirements gradually everyone. Can you understand the continue working on technological drive this change. I have noticed an ever-increasing cost factor to over time, not least because our concerns some suppliers have for the advances as well as promoting the this on a personal level in many bear in mind. customers are always expecting future? skills of our suppliers. We need con- conversations with our employees. us to deliver sustainability, safety, The transformation involves many sistent solutions across the Group to Of course, there are still chal- So what does that mean, specifically? and a useful approach to returning challenges, that we are encoun- ensure as many brands as possible are lenges we have to overcome, yet Since last July, Volkswagen has batteries. These are all tasks we tering not only in our vehicle working from the same page. That is without our dedicated workforce, introduced sustainability as a will have no problem handling as manufacturing plants but also at why we are creating synergies across we would not have made so much mandatory award criterion for long as we continue to take the Volkswagen Group Components. the Group along with the necessary headway already in achieving our contracts with suppliers. This is lead when it comes to the e-mobili- The future is only a scary place scope to continue investing in the goal. expected to introduce renewable ty technology. when you can’t see a clear path development of battery technologies.

New Efficiency Afforded by Versatile Modular Dashboard Responsibilities for Staff at the technical development pre-series center have installed 800 items into different vehicles – positive feedback Seitz and Antlitz Imminent change on the horizon: Audi his is the idea behind the mod- toolkit (MQB) ries center has also created a buzz Finance Manager Alexander Seitz will be- Tular dashboard, which works in and modular across the Group, with Audi and come a Member of the Finance Board at accordance with the construction electric-drive Skoda already enjoying the benefits Volkswagen on March 1. He will be taking kit principle and ensures greater ef- toolkit (MEB) of the modular dashboard. Even the over from Arno Antlitz, who is moving to ficiency when developing test plat- vehicles. It has developers at Seat have expressed Audi’s Finance department. forms. Since 2018, more than 800 even been used an interest in the efficient construc- Alexander Seitz (57) of these variable dashboards have in commercial tion kits. is an economist and been installed in vastly different ve- vehicles such as has been working at hicles at the technical development the ID. BUZZ. Volkswagen since pre-series center, which has led to One ad- 2005. He began his considerable savings. The feedback vantage, in career at Daimler- from the departments testing them addition to the Benz in 1987 before has also been positive. considerable moving to Mer- The device construction and cost reduction, cedes-Benz do Bra- front section team is facing the is the simplified Dashboard test platform based on the construction kit principle: (l–r) sil in 1995. Five years later, Alexander challenge of having to tackle a Olaf Bernhard, Christian Westphal, Uwe Kornblum, and Jens Wochau testing process. held executive positions in Procurement growing wealth of projects and came up with the idea and brought it to life. “The modular at DaimlerChrysler in the US. He then variants. “Until recently, we used dashboard can headed up Group-wide Procurement the dashboards from standard tive hood variants by means of an be easily removed and reinstalled,” for drive systems at Volkswagen. From vehicles for the test platforms, automated trimming process, which explains Jens Wochau. The con- 2008, he was part of the executive each of which had to be adapted is why no new tools are required.” struction kit system has been a huge management of Vol kswagen do Brasil, individually to the different hood The team presented the concept as hit with the designers. Members of “It’s a fantastic idea that and in 2013 he was appointed Vice geometries in a very labor-intensive an idea for improvement in 2017. Idea Management were impressed President of the Chinese joint venture, and expensive process,” explains Since 2018, the modular dashboard by the diversity and camaraderie of has been made a real- SAIC Volkswagen. His most recent move Jens Wochau. Together with his has been used successfully and has the technical development de- ity! We cannot praise saw him join the Board of Management colleagues Uwe Kornblum, Olaf since been accepted as an idea for partment during the development the collaboration be- with responsibility for Finance at Audi in 2017. Bernhard, and Christian Westphal, improvement. As it varies in length, phase. Another advantage is that a tween the different he has been working on the idea of height, and width, it is suitable lot of work that previously had to be Arno Antlitz (49) developing a construction kit for for various modular transverse subcontracted can now be carried expert groups across is a postgraduate test platforms since as early as 2014. out in house. The innovation from the departments highly industrial engi- Sights were set on the dashboard the technical development pre-se- enough.” neer and has been because it had the potential to Christian Spill, Works Councilor responsible for make huge efficiency savings. New Finance, Controlling, technologies can be tested in public “This idea for improvement is once again proof that our staff have an and Accounting as with the test platforms without a Member of the leaking information about future enormous amount of potential to come up with amazing ideas. This Board at Volkswagen since 2010. Since innovations and design features. should be promoted and utilized as quickly as possible to generate 2018, he has also been responsible for “Our basic construction kit is the best possible results. In this case, it can even be used across Brand Management for North America. made up of seven individually He began his career with the consulting manufactured basic components,” brands in the Group and across component kits in MEB and MQB.” firm McKinsey in 1999. After moving to explains Uwe Kornblum. “These Thorsten Janotta, Head of Ideas Management Volkswagen in 2004, Arno was made can be easily adapted to the respec- responsible for global product controlling for the brand the following year.

k 3 GROUP 360° February 2020 41 Lead Managers: Finding Solutions Together Experts across the Group assemble development teams for component construction kits

he time is now: The rules of acceptance. In ad- Head of Volkswagen Autonomy: Technical Devel- dition, all the brands will Alexander Hitzinger. T opment division be collating their require- has established staffing ments for the future into Companies conditions to ensure that a common requirements developments based on management process, and for Autonomous the “One for All” princi- are responsible for incor- Driving Founded ple can start in the Best porating and applying it Performance Engineering to the vehicles. Volkswagen has founded Volkswagen Program. 41 lead manag- According to Frank Autonomy (VWAT) in Germany, with ers have been appointed Welsch, Head of Develop- locations in Munich and Wolfsburg. A and brought together ment at Volkswagen, “We further VWAT company will be based for the first Lead Engi- have made great progress in Silicon Valley in the US. A further neers Convention in the with the 41 lead managers site is expected to follow in China Räderhalle manufactur- and the implementation in 2021. As an expertise center for ing hall in the Technical of the ‘One for all’ prin- autonomous drivers from Level 4, Development division in Best Performance Engineering: The new lead managers with Frank Welsch, Member of the Board of Management for ciple has begun.” Welsch VWAT shall be the central knowledge Wolfsburg. As part of the Development at Volkswagen and Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler, Board Member for Technical Development at Audi (center). believes that camaraderie, building department in the Group and Group strategy Together consistency, mutual trust, produce a self-driving system that is 2025+, Best Performance Engineering component construction kits, for all brands, to avoid duplicating and openness are the keys to suc- ready to bring to the market. Alexander aims to combine and better utilize Stephan Meyer from Audi e-trac- work and restricting the amount cessfully transforming the develop- Hitzinger is the Head of VWAT. He is the development resources across tion, and Donatus Neudeck from of variations. The participants had ment network in the Group. Head of also Senior Vice President for Auton- the Group. Porsche the brake system. intense discussions during the event Development at Audi, Hans-Joachim omous Driving at the Volkswagen The new lead managers will The lead manager will put to- in the Räderhalle about standardiz- Rothenpieler, addressed the lead of- Group and Brand Manager for Tech- be responsible for the technology gether a development team for their ing methods, processes, and tools. ficers with the following statement, nical Development of Vol kswagen strategy and modular development component construction kit, which In the months to come, a road map “We must find solutions together: utility vehicles, the leading brand in of component construction kits. will comprise employees from across is expected to be produced for the One team may develop them, but the Group for autonomous driving. Oliver Brenneis from Vol kswagen the entire Group. This team will component construction kits with we all stand to benefit. Let’s make it According to Alexander, “We want to will take on the air conditioning then work as a “general developer” clear test specifications and simple happen, as we say at Audi!” establish a global technology firm with Volkswagen Autonomy, in which we pool our skills from the automotive and technology industries to combine working flexibly and creatively in a Group Technology Circle: high-performance culture with a focus on processing and scalability.” We Hub for 3D Printing Projects also want to exploit synergies across all Group brands to reduce the costs Ingo Hartmann from Group Innovation brings together the Group’s 3D printing community of self-driving vehicles, high-performance computers, and sensors. oday’s cars already feature a number applications continues to grow. To- stay up to date with the latest manu- type construction phase of pre-series Tof 3D-printed parts, from the cell gether with his team from the Group facturers, applications, and process and development. This is where C-columns, phone holder and socket housing in the Innovation division – formerly known product innovations. Ingo built this bumpers, tailgate trims, brackets, and T6 to traffic paddles in police vehicles. as Group Research – in Wolfsburg, Ingo network up from scratch: “Our aim is much more besides all come to life. The Renk Shares Even show cars contain parts straight Hartmann is the man who pulls every- to make it easy for any employee inter- reason for this is that new prototype off the 3D printer.Volksw agen has been thing together. He makes sure that the ested in 3D printing to get involved in parts can be printed much quicker and to Go to Triton making use of 3D printing technology all-important knowledge relating to 3D this side of our work.” Sharing infor- more cost-effectively using a 3D print- for 25 years now, and its range of printing is shared across the company. mation is one aspect of the role, while er, particularly as there is no need to The Executive Board and Supervisory The hub for this research is the other: “We also want buy any tools or molds in advance. Board have approved the sale of the 76 information is a to look at how we can really make the That said, it is not yet economically percent stake Volkswagen has in large well-maintained most of 3D printing in our development viable to produce metal components for gear manufacturer Renk, with the 5.3 page on the Group and series production processes.” series production, as it takes quite some million shares going to Triton. The pur- Wiki and the time to print these in 3D – 12 days, in chase price for the Volkswagen subsidi- Group technology Successful applications fact, for a VR6 cylinder crankcase. ary, whose head office is in Augsburg, is circle. for Bugatti 3D-printed components also help 97.80 euros per share sold. The planned Around 700 to cut down on weight. Mechanical sale will result in a book value gain of employees from Bugatti is making excellent use of engineer Ingo Hartmann (47) shows around 150 million euros and implies across the Group 3D printing technology in its front us a wheel mount that is 25 percent a cash injection of around 530 million are involved in the differential console and clutch housing lighter than usual as a result of being euros. As part of the terms of sale, a lo- 3D printing com- in its series production. Other global 3D printed. This is already a pioneering cation and employment guarantee was munity. Of these, projects are already underway at com- step in itself, but Hartmann and his agreed between Renk and Triton until up to 100 experts panies including Scania, Bentley, and 3D-printing network believe there is the end of December 2026 for the three get together in Volkswagen Group of America. still plenty more to achieve. “Part of German operating sites in Augsburg, Parts from the 3D printer: Ingo Hartmann and his team Wolfsburg three 3D printing technology is primarily the art involves finding the right appli- Rheine, and Hanover. are pulling everything together. times a year to used for plastic parts in the proto- cations,” he explains. According to Frank Witter, CFO and IT Board Member of Volkswagen AG, “Triton’s IPO was a crucial first step toward focusing on our core activities. Volkswagen is launching the largest vehicles to the market on top of its usual ensure our number-one priority of being The sale of our shares in Renk is all electro-offensive in the automotive combustion engines by 2029. For us, this to supply our customers with what they part of our Together2025+ strategy, Questions industry with the ID.3. What does this means that the volume of combustion need. We also have to make sure that which we are well on our way with. In e-offensive mean for Group After Sales? engines may well decline going forward, the latest generations of batteries are addition to wanting to become more 360° caught up with Sascha Reys (45) – but every component found in the e-ve- compatible with today’s generations. streamlined, the decisive factor behind 3 Head of the new E-mobility After Sales hicles will still be added to the After Sales the transaction was that we had found division since last April – to find out remit. This increases the number of varia- You are looking into the storage a positive solution for the future and more. He came to Kassel from Wolfsburg tions available along with the amount of conditions for high-volt bat- growth of Renk AG.” in 2018 and was initially responsible for storage space required as a result. 3 teries in Kassel. What are you According to Chairman of the Works the Metal and Powertrain divisions in looking out for in particular? Council Bernd Osterloh, “Selling our Procurement After Sales. Originally from Your division has been up and We are working closely with the Center shares in Rent to Triton was a logical Gifhorn, Sascha has been working at running for around ten months. of Excellence in Salzgitter and the depot solution. Employee representatives were Volkswagen since 2004. 2 What are its most important in Kassel so that the data collected closely involved in the process, and job objectives? can be evaluated by our colleagues in security was the number-one priority. In What does the First and foremost, we are looking the Development division. The system fact, the location and employment guar- Sascha Reys (45), E-Mobility After at reducing the volume of variants allows us to simulate any storage situ- antee for the German sites until 2026 is 1Sales division have to adapt to? and – more specifically – entrenching ation, which allows us to do things like an essential and forward-thinking aspect Head of E-Mobility The Volkswagen Group plans to intro- After Sales in the product development determine the perfect storage environ- of the transaction.” After Sales in Kassel duce up to 75 brand-new, fully electric process. After all, this is the only way to ment for the batteries.

k 4 360° February 2020 GROUP Live Talk: Speaking with Kilian and Osterloh The Chief Human Resources Officer and Works Council Chair discussed the Mood Barometer findings

hat is the mood? How is to the needs of our the Mood Barometer be- workforce.” Osterloh Wing refined? Group Chief also rates the Mood Human Resources Officer Gunnar Barometer positively Kilian and Group Works Council overall, saying, “The Chair Bernd Osterloh discussed benefits of the survey these and other questions about the are increasing because 2019 Mood Barometer during a talk now more than ever the broadcast live on 360° Volkswagen findings are being dis- Net. The questions came directly cussed among teams. So from the workforce. The talk was it’s important that col- hosted by Jesko Giessen (Internal leagues then work with Communications). supervisors to tackle Stressing the importance of the existing problems.” survey, Kilian said, “The Mood In terms of the Barometer enables us to learn about transformation the and be in a position to respond automotive industry is undergoing and the challenges this brings “The Mood for the workforce, Kilian and Osterloh i Barometer seemed pleased with the findings of the enables survey. The workforce 2019 Mood Livestream on 360° Volkswagen Net: Gunnar Kilian and Bernd Osterloh speak with Jesko Giessen. us to learn has recognized the Barometer Group’s improvements about and be in in terms of integrity. Says Kilian, measures developed on the basis of Mood Barometer, Kilian says, “We More than 500,000 employees a position to re- “Compliance with rules has to be the Mood Barometer. Kilian says, are constantly working to improve from the entire Volkswagen Group an integral element of our culture. “We are calling on both managers our survey. In future, we need to took part in the 2019 Mood spond to the needs Larry Thompson, the Compliance and the workforce to work togeth- take advantage of even more digital Barometer. This equates to a of our workforce.” Monitor, is helping us along the er toward making improvements tools to publish the findings even participation rate of 81 percent way. He highlighted weak points.” for their teams.” Osterloh says, “If quicker. We also have additional among those eligible to take part – Gunnar Kilian, There was a great deal of agree- colleagues are looking for change, surveys in the pipeline: rapid mood two percent more than in 2018. Chief Human Resources Officer ment on the question of who bears managers need to step up and help.” tests we can use to quickly respond Compared to last year, the mood responsibility for implementing the Speaking about the future of the to current events.” index increased by 1.1 to 80.0.

k 5 GROUP 360° February 2020 360° February 2020 GROUP

Interview with Wolfsburg Power Plant Renovation: Thorsten Nicklass Heat Recovery Boiler Delivered Elli – Conversion from coal to natural gas: a crane lifted components weighing up to 160 metric tons off the ship One year on from the founding of Volkswagen’s green energy subsidiary: 360°’s interview with the CEO

n line with the Group’s delivered to the Wolfsburg North/ im Raghem lli is short for “Electric access to our all-around carefree and reliable IT infrastructure for goTOzero environmental South cogeneration plant opposite the Herbert Diess on the Energy Revolution: Life.” The Volkswagen package, from planning to installation intelligent charging. Imission statement, Volkswagen Autostadt. Specifically, six components E subsidiary, founded a year of the ID. charger, the wall box, which Continuing with the ice skating aims to reduce its vehicles’ CO2 will be assembled to form two heat re- “The energy revolu- ago in Berlin, offers green energy some people have begun calling the metaphor, that’s when the freestyle emissions throughout their en- covery boilers. They were transported tion paradox: we are and smart charging solutions. “Volks-wallbox.” The charging card comes into play: by 2025, we will have tire life cycle by 30 percent by by ship via the Mittelland Canal. They replacing our two coal- The company is spearheaded allows customers to charge their developed the Elli ecosystem into an 2025, compared to 2015. And were lifted onto land using a floating fired power plants by Thorsten Nicklass (54). He cars on the go. An app will also show active player in the energy industry part of this process involves crane. Background: both power plants with gas/steam tur- studied electrical engineering customers where they can find nearby by networking cars, homes and the the supply of energy to at the Wolfsburg location are currently bines at our Wolfsburg and economics, followed by a charging stations. Reliability is crucial electricity industry. An electric car the Production plant in undergoing modernization and are plant. This will allow us career that saw him found four to these services. It is so important will then serve as a mobile storage Wolfsburg. The plan is to being converted from coal-fired to nat- to cut down on CO₂ by start-ups. Nicklass served as that no customer be disappointed. device that feeds energy back into the convert to natural gas ural gas plants. The plants are sched- 60 percent from 2022 CEO of Digital Energy Solutions, grid for the benefit of our customers. by 2022. uled to begin operating in 2021 and onwards – equivalent a joint venture between BMW But how does a customer without a park- Modules for the 2022. They will then have a capacity of to the emissions pro- Visiting the West power plant: Group CEO Herbert Diess with and Viessmann, before moving ing space of their own charge their car? new gas and steam 136 megawatts (North/South) and 288 duced by 870,000 cars. Michael Heinemann (Volkswagen Power Plant Executive to Volkswagen. In an interview Discussions are underway with turbine plant megawatts (West). But 300 kilometers Board Spokesperson, left) and Matthias Barkowski (Head of with 360°, the Elli CEO takes a policymakers and the housing indus- weighing sever- to the west, a large Power Plants, right).

look back at the past year and try. If it is possible to outfit an under- al metric tons CO2 emissions will be reduced by new coal-fired power plant is set to used to power them. offers an outlook of what’s to ground garage with ID. chargers in fu- have now been 1.5 million metric tons per year be connected to the grid in Datteln, More than 1,000 new coal-fired come in 2020. ture, we will do so. We are working on Germany. We are investing 400 million power plants are currently under con- the assumption that most people will The scale of the project is impres- here to transition away from coal. struction or in planning worldwide. If Customers can already use Elli’s We Charge card to access more than 100,000 charging points Weighing up How is Elli doing one year on? sive: the six modules measure up to But they have invested 1.5 billion in they all go online, we’ll not only miss the in Europe. Elli CEO Thorsten Nicklass aims to further increase the number of charging points. only charge their vehicles at home i to 160 metric 2020 is the second year of com- once a week. Physical proximity is just tons, the com- 17 meters in length and 5.30 meters getting into coal over there. Paris climate goal of 1.5 degrees. We’ll pulsory figures for us, to borrow will be available Group-wide in 2020, Elli is pioneering e-mobility. What does as important here as it is for charging Meet Elli ponents are across, weighing up to 160 metric tons. If Germany doesn’t press ahead with far surpass the two-degree mark. Global a term from the figure skating and the IT for managing the charging that mean in practice? at work. Many Volkswagen employ- driven to the “These are the largest components that moving away from coal, how can we warming would continue irreversibly. world. We want to take advan- infrastructure is well underway. It all starts with green electricity and ees are already able to conveniently Elli primarily offers carbon-neutral power plant will be installed during this modern- expect others to do so? Seven of the In addition, I have already turned Volkswagen Naturstrom® elec- on multi- tage of the ID.31’s market launch smart charging using a wall box at charge their vehicles in their plant’s ization process,” says Christian Jonas, ten biggest CO₂ emitters in Europe are down several interested parties who tricity, which has been certified by wheeler to offer Elli’s services to custom- What challenges did you face? home, in parking garages and rest parking lot while they are at work. Head of Construction Site Equipment German coal-fired power plants. Set- wanted to buy our old Wolfsburg coal the TÜV Nord organization. The trucks. ers, from green power to wall Elli truly is a start-up. Just like any stops. The aim is for ID. customers This kind of infrastructure will see a and Heavy Transport at VW Kraftwerk ting the deadline for no more coal for units and rebuild them elsewhere in the electricity it provides is sourced boxes to charging cards. start-up, we had to rapidly build a to be able to charge their vehicles sharp increase in the coming years. GmbH. A floating crane was used to lift 2038 is truly discouraging. Not to men- world. I can fully sympathize with any from renewable energy. Custom- framework and put together pow- as easily as they would charge a ers can book services using its the components from the ship and load tion that clean mobility is impossible young person who wants to take to the What did you focus on during the erful teams in Berlin, Munich and smartphone. People who spend a lot Where do you see Elli in 12 months’ website, elli.eco. Elli is working them on to a multiwheeler truck, which without clean energy. After all, electric street every Friday.” first year? Wolfsburg. We were able to entice of time on the road can use our We time? to build charging solutions by the can have up to 15 axles. The modules cars are only as clean as the electricity We laid the foundations and experienced employees from the elec- Charge card to charge their vehicle at We will be there whenever ID.3 cus- time the ID.3 celebrates its market are then assembled at the power plant. managed to check a number of tricity industry, charging experts and more than 100,000 charging points in tomers want to charge their cars – launch. These include home wall In future, the two boilers will use heat things off our to do list. We’re in a IT pros to come join our team. Many Europe. Coverage is already extensive everywhere. By the time the ID.3 boxes, charging stations, IT-based recovered from the gas turbines to “Modernizing our power plants and plants are outfitted with the latest position to deliver electricity from of our team of now 55 employees and we are continuing to expand. reaches dealerships, we will most energy management systems and generate steam for the downstream converting them from coal to natural high-efficiency gas and steam tur- renewable decided to join Elli because they were likely be one of the largest wall box customer cards for charging on the steam turbine. gas allows us to make a significant bines, CO2 emissions for electricity energy impressed by Volkswagen’s determina- If I owned an ID.3, what services would suppliers in Europe – with go. More info: Matthias Barkowski, Head of Power contribution to reducing Volkswagen’s and heat generation will perma- sources. tion to make the move to e-mobility. Elli be able to offer me? a huge installation network www.volkswagen.de/naturstrom Plants in Wolfsburg and Kassel as well and the city of Wolfsburg’s CO2 out- nently be reduced by around 1.5 Wall boxes They wanted to be a part of that. At car dealerships, dealers are given working in the background as Head of Power Plant Planning, says, put. Once all of Wolfsburg’s power million metric tons per year.” im Raghem GOOD ● goTOzero: this is the name of the Group’s environmental mission statement, which provides a strategic focus to environmental programs at the Group and brand level. TO ● As part of the Group’s Together 2025+ strategy, the environmental mission statement consists of the following: climate change, resources, air quality and environmental compliance. KNOW: ● goTOzero epitomizes a CO₂-free economy with as little environmental and financial impact as possible. Volkswagen has set itself the goal of achieving this throughout the Group by 2050.

How Volkswagen Is Protecting 150,000 Hectares of Tropical Forest from Clearance More Green Energy Carbon Fund: Balance Sheet

The Group is committed to the largest forest project to reduce global CO2 emissions on the Indonesian island of Borneo The Volkswagen brand is setting new goals for its plants Group provides 25 million euros

he Volkswagen Group has had ●● Cooling supply project: he Volkswagen chain, the produc- with high conservation value and Tits very own Carbon Fund for a cooling units were re- TGroup is setting tion and delivery of a vibrant mix of different species. year now. The fund, endowed with placed with separating in motion its support the new Volkswagen The habitat is home to five to ten 25 million euros per year, is available circuit systems at the Paint shop: A load-dependent volume flow control of climate protec- ID.3 electric vehicle percent of the remaining Borneo to all 12 Group brands. This allows Kassel plant – current- system saves electricity and natural gas and reduces CO₂ emissions. tion projects, initially and other emissions orangutans as well as pro boscis the Group to finance its own climate ly more than 150. The focusing on active from other areas. monkeys and Bornean protection projects that reduce new separating circuits cool locations in the forest protection and “The Volkswagen white-bearded gibbons. The CO2, optimize energy efficiency or machinery and shafts, and reduce coming years. The load-de- reforestation, especially Group’s decarbon- project works closely with 34 make other savings at its locations energy consumption compared to pendent system saves around in the tropics. These ization strategy is surrounding village commu- worldwide. It also aims to stream- the old cooling units. CO2 reduc- 1,200 metric tons of CO2 per projects are all certi- primarily focused on nities to improve their living line innovation and bolster new and tion: 1,350 metric tons per year. year. In addition, other plans fied under the highest avoiding and reduc- conditions and contribute existing business models. Another ●● Infrastructure project: were implemented under international standards, ing CO2 emissions, to sustainable local devel- key factor for a project to receive one aspect: installing new ener- this project that will end up Head of Sustainability: Tropical forest in Borneo: habitat with high including the Verified for example through opment – including direct support from the fund: the project gy-efficient pumps. At the same saving a total of 1,800 metric Ralf Pfitzner conservation value and a vibrant mix of species. Carbon Standard (VCS); energy efficiency and employment on forest fire needs to be scalable and translatable time, improvements were made tons of CO2 by the end of the Climate, Community and Bio- transitioning to renewable energy,” response teams, micro View of the Emden plant with wind turbines visible in the distance. to multiple Group locations. to building roofs and a new rack year. CO2 reduction: 3,000 diversity Standard (CCB); and says Ralf Pfitzner, Head of Sustain- climate crisis – all in line with the financing loans and educational and cooling system was installed. CO2 metric tons per year. the Gold Standard. ability at the Vol kswagen Group. United Nations’ goals for sustain- Permian Global, a project developer health support. he Volkswagen brand is pushing “This year we want to significantly reduction: 2,000 metric tons per A few examples: The Group’s first project, “Where this is not yet possible, we able development.” Specifically, working in the field of protect- Plans are underway for addition- Tahead on its way to its goal of increase the supply of green energy year. the Katingan Mentaya Forest want to invest in forest conserva- the IPCC’s Global Warming of 1.5°C ing and restoring tropical forests. al projects in cooperation with proj- carbon-neutral production by 2050. to our plants from 70 to 90 per- ●● LED lighting project: ●● Paint shop & drying project: Protection Project on the tion projects that provide long-term report by leading climate research- The project is based in the Central ect development partners to protect The company has set itself ambi- cent.” Conversion of the external 33 measures were implemented at Volkswagen has installed a i Indonesian island of Borneo, support to local com- ers has shown that natural carbon Kalimantan province on the island and restore tropical forests in South tious goals to expand the external power supply of the 16 Volkswagen nine Group Production locations load-dependent volume flow The Carbon Fund project will be involves the company offset- munities, protect bio- sinks are indispensable for meeting of Borneo and will secure 149,800 America and Southeast Asia. There supply of electricity from renew- brand plants worldwide (excluding to switch to energy-saving control system at the Hanover repeated every year. More than ting its (currently unavoidable) diversity and at the climate targets. hectares of forest on carbon-rich are also plans to establish or expand able energy sources to its plants China) to electricity from renew- LED lighting. CO2 reduc- plant. The technology is 100 new projects have so far CO2 emissions from the supply same time contribute In the Katingan Mentaya proj- peat soils. climate protection projects at the this year. Andreas Tostmann, Head able sources has already reached 70 tion: 116,000 metric tons tried and tested and can been approved for 2020. to overcoming the ect, Volkswagen is working with The project also protects a habitat Group’s locations in future. of Production and Logistics, says, percent. per year. be expanded to other

k k 6 ¹ ID.3: This vehicle is not yet sold in Europe. 7 360° February 2020 GROUP New Brand: Jetta on the Fast Track Brand CEO Harald Müller on succeeding in China – and how the young brand will continue to capitalize on that success

super start for Jetta: no brand car. That is a significant part new vehicle brand has ever of our success – and our mission. A succeeded in China before. 360° spoke with Harald Müller. What customers now expect Here’s what the brand CEO had to from the brand say about the fascination with Jetta, the brand’s electrification plans Initial analyses show that our and what customers in China now high-quality image and sophisticated expect. vehicle technology have persuaded a particularly large number of custom- Why Jetta is fascinating ers to buy a Jetta. The ranks of new customers Jetta drivers have given us the feedback we need to be able to act more Jetta by Volkswagen is giving many courageously and unconventionally Chinese customers the opportunity when designing the interior in future. to buy cars with Vol kswagen tech- And we want to attract more young nology, made with Volk swagen’s buyers to purchase our products in quality standards, at a price that future. For example, we’re focusing on was previously not possible. So, on our VS7 SUV and its connectivity solu- the one hand, Jetta is synonymous tion, which was specially designed for with proven reliability. On the other China in China. hand, the Jetta already has a long Brand CEO Harald Müller sees major potential for growth for the new Jetta brand. history in China. It is playing a not What’s next for Jetta inconsiderable role in the histo- model built using our SUV platform. Here’s what I can reveal about the the brand. In addition to working ry of mobilization in the country. The brand currently offers two This vehicle is particularly designed new SUV at this point: the initial on a new model, we are currently The brand’s launch has brought us vehicles, a sedan and an SUV. But around the needs of young families. design studies are very promising. focusing on expanding our net- success in attracting buyers to the that won’t be the case for long. We The transition away from the one- E-mobility will also be important work of dealerships in China and world of Volkswagen who would are currently in the early design and child policy in China presents major for Jetta in future, especially in the successful launch of our top otherwise have bought a domestic development phase for an additional potential for another SUV model. terms of the long-term success of model, the VS7. Living and Working in Changchun Working for Volkswagen in China: Jürgen Unser and André Stoffels talk about their experiences

ürgen Unser and André Stoffels Are there any similarities between Jopen up about what it’s like Wolfsburg and Changchun? Until 2019, Jürgen Unser working for the Volkswagen Group Stoffels: Both cities are industrial served as Technical in China. One has worked at FAW- locations that are home to a large Vice President at Volkswagen in Changchun for many automotive company that secures FAW-Volkswagen years, while the other came to FAW- the livelihoods of the city’s inhabi- Automotive for seven Volkswagen in China from Ducati tants. You can tell that the locals in years, where he was rein Italy. both places are proud of their city. sponsible for technical development, And they share a passion for soccer. product management, and production Mr. Stoffels, what moved you to take Unfortunately, Changchun Yatai has and logistics. Prior to that, he was in the job in Changchun? been relegated to the second league. charge of Audi production abroad, Stoffels: I’ve been interested in responsible for Group production China for a long time now, both as a Gateway to the plant: a look at the plant premises in Changchun. Describe your feelings about your planning and strategy and production key market as well as a leading mar- work and your life in Changchun in and enterprise systems at Audi for ket for new technology. My hope is with chaotic traffic and accommoda- What surprised you the most three words. three-and-a-half years. to develop personally as a man- tions that took some getting used to, after arriving in Changchun? Unser: Cool: a completely different ager in this exciting environment but extremely amiable people. Unser: Changchun is a green city and highly diverse culture for you and André Stoffels has and make my own contribution to with lots of parks and two big your family. You have all the advan- served as First Vice expanding our Group’s position as a What did you do to bone up on your lakes. The biggest surprise is the tages of living in a small village while President Finance market leader. knowledge of China and Changchun rapid change this megacity is living in a city of eight million at the at FAW-Volkswagen before you made the move? undergoing. The first year I was same time. Authentic: you will get to Automotive since April Mr. Unser, what did you know about Stoffels: I did a lot of research in here, there was just one single café, experience part of real China. Chal- 2019. Prior to taking up the China and Changchun before you books and online. I also used a couple no elevated highways, no subway lenging: you are part of the success of post, he served as CFO at both Ducati took the job there? of internal media channels provid- system and not many activities FAW-Volkswagen. and Volkswagen Group Spain, and was Unser: As Head of Group Production ed through Volkswagen and Audi. I available. Now there’s a modern in charge of the Strategy and Corporate Strategy and Planning, I had been recommend the website created by road network and subway system, What will you take with you from your Planning department at Audi AG. involved in planning discus- FSE and their partners https://www. loads of cafés and shopping malls experience in Changchun, both positive sions with the Chinese market. I go-to-changchun.de/ (German only). and a population density that easily and negative? succeeded in introducing our Group It offers a realistic look at Changchun surpasses Munich’s. And there’s a Stoffels: There’s nothing negative, Actively involve yourself and your production system to Changchun in and provides useful tips about the whole other world in Changchun as although sometimes I do miss my family in the expat community, and cooperation with FAW-Volkswagen. city. In addition, I’d like to mention well – that of historical China, with favorite pizzeria in Bologna. It’s an take the opportunity to make inter- When I arrived in Changchun in the intercultural training that gave the imperial market and artisanal interesting experience for me and national friends for life. Make sure 2012, China was already a country me and my wife many details about streets. my family. My daughter goes to a your partner is involved in the deci- undergoing rapid change. My first our Chinese partners and practical bilingual school that offers classes sion. It’s worth it to put your heart impression of Changchun was a city tips for living in Changchun. So it’s possible to have a good life in taught in German and English, and and soul into the success of the joint Changchun as an expat? she’s very happy there. Compared venture here every single day. Unser: The local government, Audi, to Germany, the operating speed in Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen China is extremely fast and intense. have done a lot to make life for FSEs You get the chance to significantly and their families in Changchun impact the progress of different more attractive. There are concert projects. Every day you see projects evenings, a modern German and brought to life. It’s a fantastic feeling. international school system, an And you’re definitely going to gain a outdoor swimming pool and an ex- new outlook on your home company. cellent playground for our children. The people of Changchun are ex- What do you recommend for col- tremely warm and welcoming, and leagues coming to work in Changchun? interested in interacting with us Unser: Be courageous and persistent, foreigners. The food is amazing, it’s understand that there’s a different so- international and highly varied – it cial and economic system at play, and Automated production: Modern A look at Changchun: Home to millions, the city also offers a lot of green space. couldn’t be better. broaden your own personal horizons. technology is used at the plant. k 9 GROUP 360° February 2020 Group Components in China 23 plants, 18,000 employees, and key components for e-mobility

olkswagen Group Competitiveness and safeguarding Components in China: some the future are firmly rooted in the V 18,000 colleagues currently Roadmap 2025 efficiency program, work in 23 plants – including battery which will be launched in the system production. Since May of last first quarter of 2020 as part of the year, the plants have been under the TOGETHER for China 2025+: Best leadership of Frank Engel, Managing Performance strategic initiative, Vice President of Volkswagen Group focusing on eight key topics (see China, Components, Logistics & figure below). Quality Assurance. One special feature of the program is actively involving Chinese colleagues are producing companies in the organization of components from all five business the program, which emphasizes segments: responsibility and cross-company ●● EA211 and EA888 engines cooperation. ●● DQ/DL and MQ transmissions Establishing Components as and an independent corporate unit on APP e-drive January 1, 2019 and the electric ●● Battery systems for the mobility transformation has led to MQB PHEV/BEV HVB a new strategic direction in China. ●● Seats This is because the Chinese market An overview of the Chinese plants ●● Chassis systems in particular is adapting especially quickly to e-mobility. In addition, is why colleagues are working on The key here is profitability and Last year, approximately four China’s economy features a large Components’ cross-company focus efficiency, job security, and the million Chinese vehicles were number of joint ventures, making in China to work together to meet different strengths of each loca- outfitted. it a popular form of business. That the challenge of electric mobility. tion.

The eight topics covered by Roadmap 2025 will be tackled under the leadership of a sponsor plant and plant managers (underlined) and VGC C-P (Volkswagen Group China (VGC), Components, Logistics & QA). Project Management SVW FAW-VW VGC C-P VW ATJ VGC C-P VW PF VGC C-P VW ATD VGC C-P Office VGC C-P is Johannes Tepe. Dr. Wenhui Li Rainer Schoske Jiangping Zhu Joerg Fenstermann Jian Zhou Dr. Yimin Zhang Jiangping Zhu Ursula Schulte Oliver Starke

Process effi- Methodol- “Cutting full costs, stabilizing profits ciency Logistics ogy Quality @ and expanding on our innovation Environ- Digitaliza- Expertise & Material power and sustainability – these ment tion personnel costs PMO VGC C-P Johannes Tepe are all things we are working hard on as part of Roadmap 2025.” Frank Engel, Managing Vice President of Volkswagen Group China, Components, Logistics & QA VW TS VGC C-P VW ED VGC C-P Sitech DC VGC C-P VW PT VGC C-P Bode Mehrlaender Caihong Hu Kersten Gauditz Michael Stepanek Dr. Oliver Stelling Sebastian Funk Uwe Brueckner Lin Lu From SPEED+ to SOPs: News from the Plants 1. SPEED+ Award VGC C-P (Volkswagen Group China 3. Product SOPs Group China, The latest round of the SPEED+ (VGC), Components, Logistics & QA) Important milestone: last June, Components, Awards will be the first time workshop following each plant tour APP290 and DQ400e celebrated Logistics & QA all of the China region plants to take advantage of expertise across their SOP in Tianjin. With the pro- NEV project participate. VWATJ (Volkswagen companies. This allows all partic- duction of these two components center.” Automatic Transmission Tianjin) ipating companies from the China plus the APP310 MEB drive starting and VWATD (Volkswagen region to exchange suggestions for in 2020, VWATJ is supplying key 4. New pro- Automatic Transmission Dalian) optimization. The SPEED+ Award electric components for the Group. duction facility have previously competed for the is an excellent opportunity for And colleagues at the Qingdao Last year, Hall award with their teams the past each location to network and grow plant announced a key product 5 was built at two years. together. launch last year: the SOP of the VWATD in just 18 PHEV MQB/MLB SOP at FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun VWATJ managed to take third purely electric MQB BEV battery in December 2019: Rainer Schoske and the team. months. The hall place in 2018 in the tools category, 2. HRCs system. is designed to with VWATD also winning third Open, flexible human-robot Components colleagues These two products will expand expand capacity for up to 1,000 place in the assembly efficiency collaborations (HRCs) have been also celebrated the SOP for the FAW-VW’s NEV product portfo- units per day and provides 772 category. Now all of the oth- set up, programmed, and commis- Volkswagen Magotan and Audi lio (NEV = new energy vehicles), new workstations over a total er companies (VWPT, VWED, sioned as a pilot project by the HRC A6 plug-in hybrids with Head of thereby making yet another import- area of 91,000 m². What makes VWTS, VWPF and SITECH teams at the engine plant at SAIC Components at FAW-Volkswagen ant contribution to achieving NEV it unique is that the hall is fully Dongchang) are entering the fray Volkswagen China. This allows Rainer Schoske in December. Both compliance targets in China, Rainer digitalized and paperless. Special to compete for the energy effi- HRCs to replace manual connections battery systems (37 Ah) are produced Schoske is pleased to say. “I’d also energy management systems ciency award, bringing the total and parts access and loading. Using on a combined assembly line in like to extend my special thanks have been installed for the use of number of plants competing for HRCs the rate of first passes for the Changchun. This year, the year of to our Components colleagues LED lighting, steam condensers gold, silver, and bronze to 29. connection has increased. More the plant’s launch, will see another in Braunschweig and Wolfsburg, and photovoltaic generators to Chinese colleagues will hold a HRCs are being planned. 70,000 battery systems produced. as well as to the Volkswagen make the plant sustainable.

More News from Group Components More information The entire Components edition of 360° is available at: All-Rounder: The 1-Speed Gearbox 2020 Pronounced the “Year of the Shopfloor Group Components Gets Its https://Volkswagen-net.de/ In the fully electric ID.31, a single gear Supervisor” in Components Own Innovation Day wikis/pages/viewpage.action? is all that is needed The role of a shopfloor supervisor, qualifications, The first Tech Day will be held pageId=527797648 to master and communication cascades: Group Components in mid-April, showcasing the every has pronounced this year the “Year of the cross-divisional innovation driving Shopfloor Supervisor” and placed our shopfloor power and the Components scenario. supervisors in focus. 30 shopfloor supervisors product portfolio across all from Kassel to Polkowice will work to develop a locations. The symposiums at participation concept over the coming months. each location will continue in a revised format.

k 10 ¹ ID.3: This vehicle is not yet sold in Europe. 360° February 2020 A Look at the Brands GROUP

Skoda Cele- World Premiere: The brates 125th Anniversary New Seat Leon1 Introducing the fourth generation of the Numerous activities Spanish car manufacturer’s bestseller and events around the world In late January, Seat introduced the fourth generation of This year, Škoda is marking the Leon before an 125 years since its founding in audience of around 1895. It is also 115 years since 500 guests and me- When 50 Batteries the company first started car dia representatives manufacturing operations. in the Martorell Become One The Czech manufacturer is plant. The new therefore one of the world’s compact car boasts Pilot project: A sustainable approach longest-established auto- a striking new de- motive companies. Škoda is sign and cutting-edge driver-as- the new Leon began in January How can used batteries from are connected together to make celebrating with numerous sistance systems. The mild hybrid 2020. Market launch is scheduled electric vehicles be re-used? one large battery, and are tested activities, promotions and (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) for April 2020. Carsten Isensee, In Hamburg-Bergedorf, that in different scenarios. In peak events around the world. For are new drive concepts. Gasoline Executive Vice President for is exactly what MAN Truck shaving, for example: The con- example, important models in engine (TSI), diesel engine (TDI) Finance at Seat S.A.: “The Seat & Bus, public transportation tainer of used batteries is put the company’s history will take and CNG (TGI) versions will also Leon is our most successful operator Verkehrsbetriebe into action when a lot of power part in driving events in China, be available. The luggage capacity model. We have invested a total Hamburg-Holstein (VHH) and is needed to charge a number of India and other international in the five-door model is 380 of more than €1.1 billion into the the Volkswagen Group are now electric buses at the same time. markets. The highlight of the liters, and in the Sportstourer it development and manufacture researching. The pilot project Alexander Adler, MAN Truck & celebration year is a special is 617 liters – 30 liters more than of the new generation of the in action: In the VHH bus depot Bus: “Using the peak-shaving concert featuring the world-rein the predecessor. Production of Seat Leon.” there is a white container with method, the battery can reduce nowned Czech Philharmonic 50 used e-vehicle batteries in peak load by up to 600 kW, Orchestra. Furthermore, Škoda it. They all leading to a is using the anniversary to come from the correspond- launch an extensive marketing Volkswagen ing reduction and communication campaign Passat GTE2. in electricity on all its channels and on social Disposing of costs.” One networks. Škoda CEO Bernhard these batter- of the goals Maier: “Škoda is one of the ies directly of the trial is world’s oldest car manufac- Bentley Is a “Top Employer” would not be to develop a turers still in operation. The good for the flexible battery courage and ingenuity of the Status maintained for the ninth year running environment. storage con- two founders, Václav Laurin That’s why the cept that al- and Václav Klement, are the Distinction for Bentley: The car year, the distinction was awarded project partners are keen to dis- lows batteries to be exchanged. foundation of this unique story manufacturer was named a “Top for the advancement of future cover, under real-life conditions That could be very helpful in the of success.” The car manu- Employer” once again this year. talents, among other reasons. at VHH, how old batteries act as future: VHH’s 560 buses are to facturer has been part of the The status is awarded globally by This is the ninth year running that stationary energy storage de- be converted to electricity over Volkswagen Group since 1991. the Top Employers Institute. This Bentley receives the award. vices. Inside the container, they the coming years.

FC Bayern Continues The New Caddy4: 5 as Partner Premiere in February New opportunities for collaboration Wider, sportier and visually more striking Audi and FC Bayern Munich have pre-season preparation tournament. extended their partnership to 2029. The new partnership also opens In the new genera- Audi is the soccer club’s exclusive the way for individual projects with tion Caddy, no screw automotive partner. There will be a the other brands of the Volkswagen was left untouched. The 991 generation was launched focus on a strategic collaboration in Group. Audi has also extended its One thing is certain: in 2011. the areas of innovative marketing partnership with the FC Bayern It will continue to set and electrification. Clear signal: All basketball team until 2023. Hildegard the standard in its contracted players at the club will Wortmann, Member of the Board of class. The prototypes Porsche 911: be given a fully electric Audi e-tron Management for Sales and Marketing for the new Caddy End of the in 2020. The car manufacturer has at Audi AG: “As the exclusive automo- are becoming more been a partner to FC Bayern Munich bile partner for FC Bayern Munich, we substantive: The 991 Era AG since 2002, and a shareholder have the opportunity to present new Cargo version of the Caddy underlines the new self-confidence in this since 2011. The Audi Cup, which was concepts of mobility, electric mobility otherwise highly functional, practical class. The design shows a roofline Last 991 produced held in the Allianz Arena for the sixth and connectivity, and to make them that slopes slightly downwards towards the back, the short wheelbase time in 2019, is a top-class European tangible.” has become longer, and the wheels themselves can be bigger if desired. The last Porsche 911 of the The passenger car version is also sportier: With a short wheelbase, not 991 generation has rolled only does the vehicle look more striking, it is also actually wider and off the line – with 233,540 longer. Very differ- units produced, this has been ent, but still with the most successful 911 excellent load- series. Michael Steiner, Chief ing capacity and Research and Development amazing variability. Officer at Porsche AG: “The Both versions will 991 generation set new stan- be presented to the dards in terms of performance, global public for the drivability and efficiency. It first time at the end fills me with pride, as well as of February. Further a touch of sadness, to have to 3 details to follow. send it off into retirement.”

k 1 Seat Leon: This vehicle is not yet on sale. 2 Passat GTE: (NEDC) fuel consumption l/100 km: combined 1.6–1.5; power consumption in kW/h/100 km: combined 14.8–14.2; CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 36–34; efficiency class: A+ 11 3 Audi e-tron Sportback: power consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 23.9–20.6 (NEDC); CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 0 4 Caddy 5: Prototype 5 911 Speedster: fuel consumption combined 13.8 l/100 km; CO2 emissions 317 g/km 360° February 2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS

Together for TD: Frank Welsch (left) and Matthias Rabe. TD: Welsch and Rabe Divide Up Their Tasks

Matthias Rabe, Head of TD Operations at the Volkswagen brand, assumed extended responsibilities in the brand's Technical Development department in February. As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), he is responsible for the transformation of TD and the management of 2. Show car: the ID. SPACE VIZZION Premiere in Geneva: the new Golf GTD1. the departments under the leadership of Frank Welsch, Head of Development.

Focus on design, What the Brand Will Show Off in Geneva concepts, and strategy As Head of Development for the Geneva Motor Show starts at the beginning of March—Golf GTI1 and Golf GTD will celebrate their world premiere brand, Welsch now focuses on design, concepts, and the strategic orienta- tion of TD. “The new division of tasks irthday in Geneva: the The Volkswagen brand is celebrating and makes the Golf a zero-emissions trade visitor day on March 4, the with Matthias Rabe enables me to Geneva Motor Show will two world premieres in Switzerland vehicle, at least temporarily. long-established fair, officially concentrate more on the future issues Bbe held for the 90th time with its sporty derivatives of the new During the Motor Show, visitors called the Geneva International facing TD and on the expansion of the this year. In addition to the Golf: it is presenting both the GTI¹ can also experience the show car Motor Show, will open its doors cross-brand development network,” Group brands Audi, Seat, Skoda, and the GTD¹ to the public. ID. SPACE VIZZION up close and from March 5 to 15. It will be open says Welsch. As CTO of Volkswagen AG, Bentley, Bugatti, and Porsche, the Also making an appearance in personal. Like all models in the ID. Monday to Friday from 10 am to he also heads the Group Research and Volkswagen brand will also pres- Geneva is the new Golf GTE¹. The plug- family, it is powered purely electri- 8 pm and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Development Division. In this function, ent some new products. The event in hybrid has a battery with a 50 per- cally and is based on the modular the weekends. For more informa- he will, among other tasks, be in charge will begin on March 2 and 3 with cent higher energy content at 13 kWh. electric-drive toolkit (MEB). tion, visit the event website: of the Best Performance Engineering the press days. This facilitates a longer electric range After the press days and the https://www.gims.swiss/. program. The tasks of the brand’s CTO include technical management of the TD departments and vehicle projects. The CTO is also responsible for controlling the entire product creation process WeShare: Outlook and for TD scopes, controlling external development sites, and controlling the budget. “Our goal is to develop inspir- First Interim Results ing products and technologies and to Customers describe their experiences with Volkswagen carsharing make TD future-proof by consistently transforming it into a function-oriented development,” says Rabe. “I’m look- eShare, Volkswagen's car- of public charging infrastructure, ing forward to tackling this challenge Wsharing service, will expand Volkswagen AG and WeShare have together with the TD team.” into seven more cities this year. therefore entered into an addition- After Prague and Hamburg, the al partnership: the Schwarz Group next to join in the spring will be is currently building a total of 140 up!, Polo, and Golf Paris, Madrid, Budapest, Munich, public charging points at 60 Lidl and Milan. WeShare will offer a and 10 Kaufland locations in the Awarded fully electric fleet of e-vehicles in capital. As a cooperation partner, On the streets of the capital: a WeShare e-Golf making its way through Berlin. all cities. In Prague and Budapest, WeShare can use the charging Škoda will be the cooperation stations exclusively for its fleet partner. In the other cities, both outside opening hours. In addition ⁷ e-Golf3s and e-up!4s are used and, to the Schwarz Group, WeShare “My name is Jens Wick, I live in Berlin, and I work for ⁶ from the end of the year, the ID.35. is also interested in establishing Volkswagen Group Retail in the capital. I’ve been using “2020 will be a year of strong further partnerships in order to WeShare since the service came into existence. I use it almost every day to take my daughter to daycare and growth for us,” says Philipp expand its usable charging infra- to go from there on to work. Thanks to WeShare, I save Reth, CEO of WeShare. “We are structure. myself the stress of having a small child on overcrowd- In the big reader ‘Best Cars 2020’ convinced that fully electric ed trains during rush hour. By the way, almost all vehi- poll by the trade magazine auto motor free-floating car sharing will 360° spoke to customers about cles have a child seat on board. What’s more, carsharing is und sport, the up!, Polo, and Golf have remain an essential and scalable their experiences of WeShare: cheaper than the parking fees in the city center. It’s quite simply received awards in Stuttgart. The awards bridging element in the field of convenient and enables me to be very flexible – I wouldn’t want to were accepted by Frank Welsch, Head sustainable and shared mobility have to do without WeShare.” of Development, Hendrik Muth, Head during the transition to automated of Product Marketing for the brand, and transport systems for some time to “I’m Rüdiger Reisert, a Volkswagen employee at Internal Communication in Wolfsburg. Karlheinz Hell, Series Manager Compact. come.” I live with my family in Berlin. Most days I get around fine by bus, train, or bicycle, “‘Best Cars’ is a very special award; In Berlin, where WeShare was which is why I don’t own my own car. But even in a major city, there are times of the the choice is made directly by a large launched in June of last year, day when it’s quicker to get around by car. That’s when WeShare is a great alternative. readership with an affinity for automo- we now have 50,000 registered Even with a lot of luggage, I can take advantage of the comfort of Volkswagen’s own biles. That is why we are particularly customers. Around three quarters carsharing. But sometimes the reason why I use an e-Golf from WeShare is simply the pleased to have been able to persuade driving pleasure.” of them are active users, which such car connoisseurs of the benefits of means that they have used the our products—in three categories!” says service at least once. “This rate is Welsch. very high by industry standards “My name is Andreas Reeg, I’m an architect, and I live with my wife and children in Berlin. The three models up!, Polo, and Golf and shows that WeShare is highly We’ve been using WeShare for four months—mostly for work in order to get to appoint- are serial winners of the prestigious relevant to people’s urban mobili- ments. After work, I usually use the carsharing service in the evenings if a car will be reader poll. For the Golf, it’s the 26th ty,” says Reth. faster than a bicycle or public transport. WeShare is much cheaper for me than having victory in the “Compact Class” category Meanwhile, one of the main my own car. The interaction between the vehicle and the app works great. I would like in the 44 years that the poll has been challenges for WeShare in Berlin is to see more than just one payment account per user in the future, so that I can invoice run. A total of 102,974 participants personal and business trips separately.” still charging the vehicles. To com- chose their favorites from among 387 pensate for the insufficient supply models in eleven vehicle categories.

mp ¹ This vehicle is not yet on sale. | ² Concept | ³ e-Golf: power consumption, kWh/100 km (NEDC): combined 13.8–12.9; CO2 emissions combined, g/km: 0; efficiency class: A+ ⁴ e-up! (61 kW/83 bhp) 1-speed automatic: power consumption combined: 12.9–12.7 kWh/100 km (NEDC) and CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km; efficiency class: A+ | ⁵ ID.3: The vehicle is not yet 13 on sale in Europe. | ⁶ up! GTI: fuel consumption in L/100km: urban: 6.0 / extra-urban: 4.1 / combined: 4.8; CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 110; efficiency class: C | ⁷ Polo GTI: fuel consumption in L/100 km: urban: 7.0 / extra-urban: 5.3–5.2 / combined: 6.0–5.8; CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 141–138; efficiency class: C VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS 360° February 2020 G3 Series: New Manager 360° interview: Markus Kleimann sings the praises of the fantastic Mid-/Full-size team

ince the start of February, 1, but I had already spoken to the tial for us to really take on board the new TDI Evo complete with Markus Kleimann has been team at length during my initial the feedback we receive from not twin-dosing concept. The new Sthe new Head of the Mid-/ visits to Wolfsburg. I have to say only our customers, but also the Passat with its 110 kW TDI engine5 Full-size series of the Volkswagen that my predecessor Stefan Gies media, without ever losing sight made us pioneers within the Group Motorsport in the snow: eR1 and Beetle R. brand. This move sees him take the has left me in the hands of an abso- of the profitability of our projects. and allowed us to offer an extreme- reins from Stefan Gies, who retired lutely fantastic team. Their mo- I’ll give you an example: Let’s ly clean diesel model. We actually Volkswagen in the at the end of last year. 360° caught tivation can’t be faulted and I am take the Passat – it’s been on the received some excellent feedback up with Markus to hear all about really looking forward to getting market since 1973 and we’ve sold on this in the Plusminus TV show Ice Race the aims and challenges of his new on board with them. over 30 million of them. Now this on the ARD network. It just goes to role. is incredibly motivational for the show that diesel still has poten- For the second time since its rebirth in What would you like to achieve in team to be able to take this success tial, and rightly so since there’s no 2019, the Ice Race took place in Zell am What are your first impressions of your new role? story and keep it going for the next denying its CO2 benefits. See on the first weekend in February. your new team for the G3 series? I am a huge fan of cars and have generation ahead. Passat custom- The Volkswagen brand featured among I couldn’t have asked for a better always been a firm believer that ers are professionals. They set the the starting lineup with some of its bunch of people! I know I only took we make cars for our customers. bar and we have to live up to their sportier models. up the role officially on February This is why it is absolutely essen- expectations. i Tanner Foust, three-time GRC and reigning Americas Rallycross Champion, You are responsible for the mid-/ Introducing the New enjoyed a reunion with his winning car – full-size series, which also includes Series Director the Beetle R – in the Salzburg region. the Touareg2. How are you handling The vehicle is now on its farewell tour the challenge of growing require- Markus Kleimann has been a after racking up five championship titles. ments surrounding environmental member of the Volkswagen family Another Volkswagen celebrating sustainability? since 2000. His first role was in on the Austrian ice was the eR1 from It has to be our aim to make sure vehicle safety in the Technical Volkswagen R, which enjoyed its very we really stand out with our inno- Development division, before he first run out. The vehicle was initially the vations in this area in particular. went on to take up senior positions test vehicle for the five-time champion After all, we are still regaining in Germany, China, and Italy. Most and electric race car, the ID. R. As of the trust of our customers. The recently, Kleimann has headed up now, it will serve as an ambassador for key words here are hybridization the development of Volkswagen future electric performance vehicles. and overfulfillment of our legal do Brasil. He has been the Series The Ice Race lineup also featured the requirements. In addition to the and Strategy Director for the T-Roc R6. Racer Jasmin Preisig showed the well-established Passat GTE3, there South America region since 2018. watching public exactly what this series will also be an exciting new hybrid Kleimann was born in 1969 and is vehicle could do on the race track. Anyone option for the Arteon4 and Touareg. a married man. His hobbies include interested in trying it out for themselves Another excellent example of kite surfing, tennis, and music. could even book in for a test drive. New Series Director Markus Kleimann with the Touareg ONE Million1. an effective new development is

mp ¹ Touareg V6 TDI: 210 kW/286 bhp; fuel consumption in L/100 km: urban: 7.7 / extra-urban: 5.9 / combined: 6.6; CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 173; efficiency class: B | ² Touareg: fuel consumption in L/100 14 km: urban: 11.8–7.7 / extra-urban: 7.3–5.9 / combined: 9.0–6.6; CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 205–173; efficiency class: D–B | ³ Passat GTE: fuel consumption in L/100 km: 1.6–1.5 (combined); power consumption in kWh/100 km: 14.8–14.2 (combined); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 36–34; efficiency class: A+ | ⁴ Arteon: fuel consumption in L/100 km: urban: 6.6–6.5 / extra-urban: 4.4–4.3 / combined: 5.2–5.1; CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 119–117; efficiency class: A | ⁵ Passat 2.0 TDI SCR (min.): fuel consumption in L/100 km: urban: 4.5–4.4 / extra-urban: 3.7–3.6 / combined: 4.0–3.9; CO₂ emissions combined in g/ km: 106–103; efficiency class: A+ | ⁶ T-Roc R: fuel consumption in L/100 km: urban: 9.5–9.1 / extra-urban: 6.6–6.5 / combined: 7.7–7.5; CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 176–171; efficiency class: D 360° February 2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS Employees’ Good Ideas: Volkswagen Saves 30 Million Euros One year of modernized idea management at the German sites: employees have submitted 25,720 suggested improvements

he results are positive after one recording and processing The switchover to the new year of modernized idea man- suggestions for improve- SAP-based IT system was T agement: 25,720 suggestions ment. It previously trained a particular challenge. for improvement were submitted by several thousand em- After 18 years, the employees at the Volkswagen brand’s ployees at the German familiar IdeenOnline German sites between February and sites. At the largest site system no longer met December 2019. 6,640 ideas—or about in Wolfsburg alone, more the security and future a quarter of those submitted—were than 2,219 supervisors, as- requirements, says implemented. That represents savings sessors, and implementers Janotta. “The employ- of around 30 million euros. “These are were informed about the ees in Ideas Manage- savings on spending—in other words, innovations. ment have transferred money that almost one million ideas would actually from the old IT system to have left the the new one, taking into company if the account the data protection ideas had not requirements. We would like been submitted. to thank our colleagues at the That’s a new various sites, as the switchover aspect of evalu- was by no means automatic.” ation,” Thorsten Works Janotta explains. council member Thorsten Janotta, The Head of One of many good ideas: Mario Kurznack Ideas Management Ideas Manage- Employees proposed is particularly provider has been awarded the new ment stresses: allowing service workshops pleased that, maximum bonus of 75,000 euros changing coolants to choose “The numbers are impressive. Thank whether they would con- since the intro- almost every month. Kurznack: “The you very much to those who had the tinue to use a standard me- duction of the top suggestions from staff members ideas, to the assessors, and to the im- chanical pump for venting new company that lead to the company saving a lot plementers! We hope to receive more or a new electric pump. This agreement on of money are rewarded handsomely. good ideas for Volkswagen this year.” saves time and money. ideas manage- This should also be an incentive for A look back: since February last ment and the all employees to submit many more Mario Kurznack, year, Ideas Management has been Member of the Works new IT sys- good suggestions for improvement to working with a new IT system for Council tem, one idea Ideas Management in 2020.”

MissionX Saves a Figure in the High Triple-Digit Millions Cross-department project off to a successful start—employees recognized for their work

issionX is intended to save the Finding out about potential savings in differential Volkswagen brand ten billion M gear shafts: Brand CEO euros by 2023. Procurement, Qua lity Ralf Brandstätter (left) Assurance, Development, Sales, and Matthias Rabe, Chief Design, Components, and Value Technology Officer. Based on the T-Cross with a long Engineering are working together wheelbase: the Taigun1 concept car. to achieve this goal. The project was launched at the end of 2018. “The first year of MissionX was For India: very successful. Our target for 2019 Taigun Concept was a high triple-digit million-euro amount,” says Rainer Stutz, Head Car Presented of Group Procurement, Product Start-ups. Jörg Teichmann, Head of At the Auto Expo in New Delhi, India, Value Engineering: “We achieved Volkswagen celebrated the world that target 100 percent.” premiere of the Taigun concept car. Winners: Jana Striezel, Head of Group The compact SUV is based on the Consistent reduction Procurement Exterior, and Ludger long-wheelbase version of the T-Cross Lührmann, Technical Development (both in costs and variants center). Jörg Teichmann, Head of Value as sold in South America and China. Engineering (left) and Brand COO Ralf “With the Taigun, we are presenting the The aim of MissionX is to deter- Brandstätter presented the award. next major step for Volkswagen in India,” mine the component strategy for says Jürgen Stackmann, Brand Board Volkswagen models for many years achievement of the cross-departmen- Volkswagen thanks to the work done previous decisions to the test once Member for Sales, to come. Within their product teams, tal teams. The employees have now on the component strategy. The again. A particular thanks goes to Marketing, and participants take a closer look at parts been honored for this reason. Ralf winners were Jana Striezel, Head of our employees, who this year both After Sales. The such as side mirrors. In doing so, they Brandstätter, who as COO manag- Group Procurement Exterior, and reached and exceeded our targets.” small SUV is being analyze whether certain individual es the brand’s operative business, Ludger Lührmann, Technical Devel- Jörg Teichmann: “The overall developed espe- variants that are not in particularly presented the MissionX Award to opment, who are charge of the Body savings target for this year is another cially for this mar- high demand among customers could the tandem for the best overall Shop tandem. 20 percent higher than in 2019. The ket and, according be done away with to save costs. performance for the first time. The Four other teams, with a total continuance and the success of the to Stackmann, The success of MissionX is the jury evaluated the volume saved by of 40 participants, received certif- program is of elementary strategic takes Indian icates in various categories. Dirk importance to the Volkswagen brand.” customers’ needs Große-Loheide, Procurement Board Jürgen Stackmann, into account. “We Member for the Volkswagen brand, Sales Director are confident that and Matthias Rabe, Chief Technol- i this product offers a perfect combina- ogy Officer, honored the employees tion of sportiness and sophistication, for their special contributions. This Is MissionX and is therefore the right choice for our “The trophy is an enormous token MissionX was launched at the end of valued Indian customers.” of appreciation. The transformation 2018. The goal of the Volksw agen India remains an important market of the automotive industry today brand is to determine the compo- for Volkswagen, says the Board Member places a heavy investment burden nent strategy for its models for many for Sales. “As a Group, we are investing on Volkswagen. Through consistent years to come—and to save ten over a billion euros in the Indian market. cost and variant reduction, MissionX billion euros by 2023. Procurement, That, once again, underscores our dedi- provides the framework and makes a Quality Assurance, Development, cation to the country. Around the world, significant contribution to the com- Sales, Design, Components, and SUVs are increasing in popularity among pany’s earnings,” says Jana Striezel. Value Engineering are all working our customers. That is why we are intro- And Ludger Lührmann stresses: “To together to achieve this goal. ducing Volkswagen’s SUV offensive to At a glance: MissionX has already launched a lot of ideas. achieve our goals, we need to put all India this year.”

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Up close and personal with the Golf and ID.3: Until March 18, dealers from more than 50 countries will visit the Brand Experience event at the Autostadt.

Wolfsburg: 17,500 Dealers and “My personal highlight was the new Golf. It is very well made and drives beautifully. I’m very im- Sellers at the Autostadt pressed with it.” Christian Magnano – New Golf and ID.31 in focus – training of participants from 50 markets will continue until March 18 Autohaus Spindler, Kreuzwertheim

ince the end of January, major event. Various studios Golf were created here,” says the large dealer confer- The new brand design, which in have been Waidelich. And where bet- “Our international Sence known as the Brand many countries has not yet been set up at the ter to convincingly convey guests are im- Experience has been underway launched, will also be presented. Autostadt for the brand’s repositioning pressed by the at the Autostadt. Until March 18, “Ultimately, this is not just about the this pur- than its birthplace? In concept and by the almost 400 dealers and sellers a new logo and fresh image, but about a pose – for addition, many sell- event location here day will arrive in Wolfsburg to get whole new attitude,” says Waidelich. example, ers have never been to at the Autostadt “The Brand Experience to know the new Golf, the ID.3 at Hafen 1, Wolfsburg: “We hear that in Wolfsburg. One and the new brand design. Some Participants get to know the Golf in the Group often.” particular highlight gave me a better feel for Dealerships Meet 17,500 participants from more and ID.3 in various workshops forum and in the A highlight for the deal- Jürgen Stackmann, for the participants e-mobility. I’ve taken im- than 50 markets are expected. Volkswagen brand ers is the opportunity to test Head of Sales is test driving the portant new information “I like the infotainment sys- “The dealers who come to One of the event’s objectives: “It must pavilion. There, drive the new Golf, which new Golf, which on board. The ID.3 was tem in the new Golf. It was Production Sandra Waidelich, Head of Wolfsburg will get to know two be clear that when we say Volkswagen topics such as takes them to Volkswagen’s has been very popular. The factory particularly cool.” really exciting to see it first Brand Experience: participants glean insights into vehicle production of our DNA vehicles up close – is a likable and accessible brand, we infotainment and Experience Marketing central exhibition ware- tour, meetings with our employees Claudia Janka – hand.” the new Golf and the ID.3. For really mean it.” That’s why a new the powertrain house in Isenbüttel. There, and a closer look at the ID. family Autohaus Fischer-Schädler, many markets, there is nothing concept has been developed. Dealers in the Golf are discussed in detail. Also the showroom is presented with the Sascha Häuser – any sellers only know the Golf self-organized teamwork and were also met with enthusiasm.” Bad Vilbel Auto Bach, Bad Homburg more important in the coming will attend various workshops and, in on the agenda are the ID.3 and ID. new brand design. The new dealer- Mand other models as a finished ergonomic production. In year than these two models,” small groups, will have more oppor- family, charging infrastructure, WE ship is designed to be as modular and product. During the dealer confer- cockpit assembly, for exam- says Head of Experience Mar- tunity than before to get up close and services and much more. cost-efficient as possible, and many ence at the Autostadt, they had the ple, which is fully automated, keting Sandra Waidelich, who personal with the topics and discuss So why is the event being held in of its features can be implemented chance to go behind the scenes of participants are told that is responsible for planning the them together. Wolfsburg? “Both the brand and the in existing dealerships. “We hope to vehicle production during a tour of Volkswagen’s send dealers home with a positive the Wolfsburg plant. production feeling, secure in the knowledge that The tours were 40 minutes long. technologies are they won’t be hit by enormous costs,” The goal? For dealers to experience the benchmark explains Waidelich. the deep connection between the in the indus- 120 people are involved in planning Golf and Wolfsburg and to utilize try – just like On the agenda: Partic- the event. Marketing and Academy their experiences in their daily sales the innovative, ipants get to know the Sales & Services are responsible activities in keeping with the key- automated ID.3 (left) and the Golf for overseeing its organization. “I found the presentation word “The Magic of Production.” commission- (below) in the studios. However, the team also includes of the ID.3 particularly In the plants, participants can see ing process, employees from Series, Security, interesting. There is a lot how the vehicles are produced step i.e. supplying Product Marketing, Design, of talk about this car. On by step from thousands of individu- the vehicles Production, IT, the Service the whole, I will take away als parts – for example in the press with the right Factory, Visitor Services, WE shop, where a fender is formed out software “over Services, the Customer Service a lot from this day.” of a single piece of sheet metal. From the air.” Workshop, Electronics, Product Kay Everding – an exhibit, they learn how the new At the end of Technology and the Dealer Autohaus Huttenstrasse, Halle Innovision Cockpit is made from the tour, dealers Organization. “We all need to granulate and individual parts. get to know the During the dealer conference: Partici- pants from 50 countries experience the work together like a well-oiled In Hall 54, teamwork and the Golf commissioning process of the vehi- Wolfsburg plant. machine,” says Waidelich. “My family take center stage. On the cle, where the Golf is started for the compliments to the entire team.” agenda are clocked work processes, first time and “comes to life.”

Support: Wolfsburg celebrities joined City of Wolfsburg Celebrates the New Golf the campaign. 360° interview: Mayor Klaus Mohrs about the Pucker Up campaign and the city’s relationship with Volkswagen

he city of Wolfsburg has cele- to people on the street. It is their the outside, it’s still clearly recog- And how will this relationship keywords: fiberglass, 5G network, also migrate Tbrated the new Golf with a big Golf – and I mean that quite literal- nizable as a Golf. On the inside, it’s develop in the coming years? autonomous driving and charging closer to the Dominik Bittner, campaign – and honored its close ly. Around 45,000 Golfs are regis- been fully connected and modern- Hardly a week goes by when I of electric cars within the city. banks of the Grizzlys Wolfsburg relationship with Volk swagen. tered in Wolfsburg. At the same ized with the digital cockpit. Per- am not at the plant or visited by We also want to bring Vol kswagen Mittelland During an “eight-day week” time, the production of this model sonally, I’m looking forward to the Volkswagen colleagues at the town and the city closer together, in a Canal. Ehme de Riese, (representing the eighth-genera- is our livelihood. It has secured GTI – it’s always been my dream car. hall to discuss topics of mutual spatial sense. Vol kswagen needs Nordkopf Wolfsburg optician tion Golf) from February 10 to 16, many jobs and the overall existence Volkswagen trainees have been to interest. In the near future, there a greater presence in the city cen- in the city a selfie campaign took place on of the city since the 70s. We want the town hall with their Wörthersee will be increasing focus on expand- ter. At some point, the city may center and social media: Wolfsburg residents, to honor that and say thank you. GTI several times. That’s always ing infrastructure. To name a few Heinrich- Volkswagen employees and anyone been a highlight in my Nordhoff-Strasse are the who fancied joining in were invited Why did you choose this calendar. key contact points. Another to show their support for the new kind of campaign? development like we Wolfsburgers are proud of the Golf by posting a selfie of them- For many Wolfsburgers, the Golf is How do you see the had after the open- Golf, says Klaus Mohrs, shown selves puckering up to make their a car that evokes all kinds of emo- relationship between here at the world premiere last ing of the Autostadt lips form the shape of the num- tions. That’s why we decided on the Volkswagen and the city? October. would be ideal. At ber eight and tagging it with the idea of puckering up – it’s a token Both sides know that that time, Volkswagen hashtag “#8TageWoche” (“8-day of affection that anyone can show they can’t live without and the city became week”). The results can be seen on with a quick selfie. We also wanted the other. Volkswagen much more closely the city’s Instagram and Facebook to create something contemporary has always depended enmeshed. pages. that will appeal to young people. on Wolfsburg develop- In the following interview with This campaign played out on social ing into a modern and 360°, Mayor Klaus Mohrs talks about media. Digital connection, emo- interesting city where the campaign and the new Golf. tionality – these key concepts fit people enjoy living. For

the new Golf perfectly. us, it’s always been clear Alexandra Popp, Mr. Mohrs, why did the city celebrate that the city would not VfL Wolfsburg the Golf with a campaign? How do you like the new Golf? be what it is now without Wolfsburgers are proud of this I really like it. The new Golf has ev- Volkswagen. People would Puckering up for the new Golf: fans were invited to post a selfie before February 16. car. I always feel that when I talk erything you could wish for. From not have jobs. Posters in Wolfsburg city center advertised the campaign.

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The Winner Is Announced: Special Teams: The Inter Bratislava Is Transformer of the Year 2019 national Production The race for the top spot Team was very close this year; in the end, one factor To strengthen the cooperation between the plants and made the difference headquarters, production relies on multinational teams – and not just in vehicle production. Three fter a close race, the colleagues from South Africa, Slovakian plant in Brazil, and Mexico are currently ABratislava won the internal working in the Strategy division in Transformer of the Year competi- Wolfsburg. tion for production and logistics. The results from the BOM (Best Nobody’s closed of Measures) league, the index for off here cooperation between plants, were What winners look like: The team from the Bratislava plant has won the Transformer of the Year competition. decisive. This is exactly what the “Shortly after I arrived here, I told competition is meant to achieve: “Each location may be fighting for “The competition also made it figures, by the end of 2019 the Top my family that Germans are closed to get better together. themselves, but in the end, all of clear what amazing results we can 3 were clear: Palmela, Kaluga, and off and slow to make friends,” The finalists circulated a us in Production and Logistics are achieve together when the entire Bratislava. In the final round, all says Ingrid Kotvan. “But that’s not whopping 125 ideas through- winners,” summarized Chief Pro- team acts in concert.” plants were once again subjected true. Now my neighbor is my best out the production network. duction Officer Andreas Tostmann. The now-finished race was much to close examination. They were friend.” The Brazilian employee more exciting than in previous all head to head when it came to has been working at headquarters years, because for the first time, the degree of goals achieved, and since summer 2019 – as one of it took place in two stages. Af- Palmela was slightly ahead in the three colleagues who moved from ter the “Race4Transformation” Business Cockpit – so it was the their home countries to Wolfsburg qualification round with monthly lead in the BOM League that tipped for two to three years in the Pro- evaluations of measurable KPI the scales for Bratislava. duction Strategy department.

“With this internal competition, we’ve made the magic of production tangible for everyone and managed to give a new In the end, everybody wins: The finalists’ plant managers – Stefan Depka (Kaluga, from complexion on the term efficiency.” left), Oliver Grünberg (Bratislava), and Miguel Sanches (Palmela) – with Chief Production Officer Andreas Tostmann (right) and Robert Cisek, Head of Production Strategy. Robert Cisek, Head of Strategy

New Golf: Tour Through the Plants Bratislava Employees get to know new member of the compact family up close International production (from left): Ingrid Kotvan, Nadia Espinosa, and Anthonette Miller. hile Volkswagen dealers Ware currently getting to Pamplona Her area of responsibility know the new Golf in Wolfsburg involves the cooperation between (see pages 16–17), the new kid on the German headquarters and the block already went on a tour plants in ten countries, which are through the European plants to be to be aligned according to globally presented live to the Production uniform methods. Different points team. Here are a few pictures: of view, personal networks, and language skills are helpful. Nadia Espinosa from Mexico: “It really makes contact easier when I can speak with the plants in their own language.” The international lineup in the Strategy team isn’t just helpful in daily cooperation with the locations: The more different Emden the perspectives and the more varied the experiences, the broad- er the understanding and acceptance for individual measures.

Production Solves Problem in Mailroom A peck on the cheek as a greeting With 3D printer: How trainee Daniel Schmidt got the sorting machine back up and running “I was shy at first,” Kotvan says he mailroom’s sorting heard about Additive Manufactur- old, who’s in his third year of when asked about her most im- Tmachine has had a snag for ing, which uses 3D printing to solve training as a technical product de- portant insight. “I’m more myself some time now: The device just such problems. signer, to prove himself. Thomas now – and people accept me the from Switzerland is set for From then on, everything went Stein, Project Manager in Additive way I am. In Brazil, we give each Swiss letter formats. Because like clockwork. Daniel Schmidt Production: “We want to prepare other a kiss as a greeting. A lot the German formats are took care of things: He made con- our trainees for the professional of people in my team here have somewhat larger, it hasn’t been veyor rollers that were specially day-to-day, and often give them already gotten used to that.” possible to pre-sort the letters designed for the machine. To do free rein to do so.” Schmidt took Anthonette Miller from South correctly before they’re dis- this, he removed the existing roll- the opportunity, and Stein is Africa, who’s responsible for the tributed by hand into roughly ers, transferred the dimensions to proud of him: “He managed the flow of information with and to 2,000 mailboxes. The cause was CAD, and changed them until they project completely on his own.” those responsible for the individ- quickly found: The rollers under fit. After test prints with various The quick repair demonstrates ual strategy fields, is also happy the conveyor belt weren’t wide plastics, he optimized the weight, three things: How important it Good job: Trainee about the change: “I got to know enough – and were therefore strength, and surface until every- is to have the right people in the Daniel Schmidt the who’s-who in the Group, and unable to secure the position of thing worked perfectly. Schmidt right place, how easy it can some- produced new now I have a much better under- rollers for the standing of the interplay between the letters during transport on isn’t making a big deal of it: “They times be to arrive at a quick and sorting machine the belt, meaning they couldn’t had a problem, we helped them cost-effective solution, and how in the mailroom. the Group, brand, and plants.” be scanned properly. Through with it, sorted.” The project was a much it helps when departments an article in 360°, the mailroom good opportunity for the 22-year- work together.

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Europa League: VfL Faces Malmö FF Twice Europe, VfL Wolfsburg is here! In the Europa League’s round-of-32 first leg against Malmö FF on Thursday (February 20), the Bundesliga soccer club is determined to lay the foundation for reaching the round of sixteen. It all kicks off at 9 p.m. in the Volkswagen Arena. The return match will take place a week later in Sweden, starting at 6:55 p.m. on Thursday, February 27. Around 4,000 fans will accompa- ny the historic Swedish club on the seven-hour road journey to Wolfsburg. VfL manager Jörg Schmadtke expects In the snow: The Wolfsburg ice hockey players in front of their team bus. Their winter driving training began a short time later. an atmospheric, but also difficult game at the beginning of the knockout round. He’s warned against underestimating the Swedish record champions multiple With the Grizzlys: Employee on Tour times. Schmadtke sees them as typical Sweepstake promotion: Cedric Klauenberg from the Wolfsburg plant accompanied the ice hockey pros to games and driving training Scandinavian opponents – strong and never giving up. But the Wolfsburgers are the or Cedric Klauenberg, 2020 Executive Board Member Hiltrud extreme situations, and how favorites. If only because, in Sweden, started on a high: The Werner, who is also on the Grizzlys’ I as a driver have to react,” the season only starts in April. Malmö FVolkswagen employee accom- Supervisory Board, Klauenberg says Klauenberg, who felt like finished second in the league in panied the top-flight ice hockey watched the unexpected away win a part of the Grizzlys team on November last season, one point team Grizzlys Wolfsburg to an away in the German Ice Hockey League the trip. He was even allowed behind Djurgårdens Stockholm. game in Munich, and on their sub- (DEL) at the league leaders in to be present at coach Pat Nevertheless, coach Uwe Rösler (now sequent winter driving training in Munich. Corina’s final talk before in Düsseldorf) and the club parted ways Faistenau, Austria. He won the trip, The following day, the 27-year- the game in Munich. And due to differing views on their future organized by Volkswagen Sports old travelled to Austria with on the trip to Austria, the direction. His successor is Jon Dahl Communication, in a sweepstakes the Grizzlys. During the driving Volkswagen employee from Tomasson. Incidentally, Vol kswagen on Volkswagen Net. training session organized by the Controlling Central Func- is the Swedish team’s jersey sponsor. “I’ve gained lots of exciting Volkswagen Driving Experience, tions for Components insights that I won’t soon forget,” Klauenberg and the ice hockey pros took a seat on the upper Tickets for the Europa League match enthused Klauenberg after the took to the wheel in Volkswagen floor of the bus, usual- against Malmö will be available at the two eventful days. Sitting next to models. On a slalom course cov- ly reserved for players. ticket office from 7:30 p.m. ered with snow and There, he got insights into Memories: Klauenberg (small ice, the guests from everyday life for a profes- photo) with Hiltrud Werner, Wolfsburg got the sional hockey player from Grizzlys supervisory board member and Group Head of vehicles drifting. captain Gerrit Fauser and Integrity and Legal Affairs. “It was interesting the others. Klauenberg: Top: The employee receives to see how this kind “You don’t usually see the a jersey from players Fabio of car behaves in boys that close.” Pohl (left) and Christoph Höhenleitner. i Grizzlys Wolfsburg Facing Crucial Games The crunch period in the battle to make the play-offs begins for the Grizzlys in the next few days. The last three home games in the championship round will be against Krefeld on February 21, Berlin on March 1, and Nuremberg on March 6. Drifting in the The championship round will end for the Wolfsburgers in Ingolstadt on March 8. snow: The Driving Experi- ence made it possible.

How the Ad Spots for the Special United Models Were Made Looking forward to the Europa League: VfL Volkswagen had scenes shot in Dortmund with national players like Timo Werner, Leon Goretzka, and Julian Brandt midfield engine Maximilian Arnold (left).

ilming in Dortmund: Trainees Visited FVolkswagen shot the ad spots for the United special models, which Young are currently running on TV, in the Westfalenhalle. VfL Footballers 2020 is going to be dominated Ten Volkswagen trainees paid a visit by the European Championship: to the VfL Soccer Academy and got With the United special models, to know the world of young, talented Volkswagen is getting in the mood players. “We hope the trainees got an for the major event, which is being impression of the daily routine of a held for the first time in twelve young soccer player,” said Francisco countries from June 12 to July 12. The Coppi, Administrative Manager of the special models are being advertised VfL Academy. He emphasized, “The by the German national soccer team. exchange with Volkswagen is incredibly The ad, which has been running important for us, for our players to learn on German television since mid- Filming in Dortmund: Making what daily life is like for young people January, reads, “The details make the room, entering the stadium through the national players presentable outside of soccer. We want our young game.” It shows the national players the players’ tunnel, and celebrating before the cameras start rolling. talents to get an impression of what the preparing for a match in the locker after a decisive goal. professional world is like.” The United special edition is available for the up!, e-up!1, Polo, T-Cross, Golf Variant, Golf Sportsvan, T-Roc, Tiguan Allspace, Touran, and Sharan. For customers, there’s a price advan- You can find a tage of up to €3,400 – depending on video of the shoot the model. with the national soccer team here: https://youtu.be/

f2BovZ6hlAI Tour of the Academy: Francisco Coppi (right) Goal for Germany: Timo Werner and Co. with the Volkswagen trainees and Christoph celebrating for the cameras. Görtz, Head of Training.

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REARVIEW MIRROR – A Look at the History Books of Volkswagen

50 Years Ago: Turning Points: Volkswagen in 1970

Piet A. Wit, former forced laborer 50 years ago, the company initiated the technological revolution from the Netherlands, has died.

ermany’s boom years of the NSU, Volkswagen do Brasil, and Economic Miracle are slowly Volkswagen de Mexico are all seeing Forced Labor at cooling off in 1970 – but keen demand. Beetles and vans are G Variety on offer: Volkswagen had a dozen models in its Volkswagen: Volkswagen contin- performing especially range in 1970, with the new VW 1302 and K70 from Salzgitter in front. ues to grow. Addi- well in the US: With One of the tional shifts are a part 569,696 units delivered of everyday life in the there, they account for for a twelve percent increase in pay. available at dealerships in the second Last Survivors factories. one quarter of Group Profits fall from DM 330 million to half of the year, with more powerful Has Died In the annual sales. 190 million. The Executive Board, engines and almost twice as much balance sheet, the However, there with Kurt Lotz at the top, takes luggage space. Group’s turnover has are also dark clouds countermeasures with an efficiency The K70 from the Salzgitter plant, One of the last surviving risen to 15.8 billion on the horizon: Sales program and a streamlining of the introduced in November, is also pop- witnesses to the forced labor Deutschmarks. The are stuttering abroad organization. ular (see extra article below). With at Volkswagen has died: Piet company has sold because of the expen- front-wheel drive, water cooling, and A. Wit recently passed away at 2.2 million cars sive Deutschmark. The The Beetle remains an in-line engine, it’s a technological the age of 97. worldwide – six growth in deliveries the top seller trailblazer for the post-Beetle era. From March 1943 until percent more than Kurt Lotz, CEO from May 1968 and sales is accompa- The next stage in the transition to the liberation by American the previous year. In to September 1971. nied by higher purchas- Volkswagen’s bestseller is still the new engine and vehicle concepts is troops in April 1945, the West Germany, the ing and personnel costs Beetle, with 1,202,146 models sold. the 1973 Passat. The Scirocco and Dutchman, born in 1921, was sales volume has even grown by 8.3 – at the end of the year, for example, The VW 1302 has done well (see Golf follow one year later in 1974, one of about 20,000 forced percent to 725,055 cars. The models collective wage agreements will be extra article below). The newly and the Polo in 1975 – the new gener- laborers from all over Europe from the Ingolstadt subsidiary Audi concluded in Germany that provide developed Beetle model will be ation of models is picking up speed! at the Volkswagen plant near Fallersleben. He was study- ing mathematics and natural history when the pressure from the German occupiers The K70: increased in the Netherlands. Wit decided to work in the Trailblazer for Nazi armaments industry to New Model Series avert any harm to his family. he K70 was the technological Trunk open, A lifelong love with trailblazer for the generation of crates in: The T Beetle doubled highs and lows models that came after the Beetle. its luggage The key innovation: The K70, built in capacity. He became an “auxiliary Salzgitter, was the firstVolksw agen worker” in electrical main- with front wheel drive, an in-line tenance at the Volkswagen engine, and water cooling. Under plant in Fallersleben in May the hood at the front was a 1.6-liter, K70: assembly line in Salzgitter. 1943. By chance, he met the four-cylinder engine producing 75 or young Russian Olga Popowa 90 bhp. in an air-raid shelter. The two With the four-door sedan, the Salzgitter Plant: fell in love. It was a love that brand ventured into the upper mid- bound them together for life – range. The K70 was designed by Claus Starting With the with highs and lows. During Luthe, who was Head of Design at the Cold War, the bond was the Volkswagen subsidiary NSU. The Beetle: Great Product Upgrade K70 and Engines severed. Wit later married experiment ended in 1975, when the Boosts Sales fter two years of construction, the and had two sons with Inga, a Executive Board decided to discon- Asixth plant in Germany went into Swedish woman. tinue the K70 after selling more than he Beetle with extra trunk space liters per 100 kilometers. operation in Salzgitter in 1970 – with He recorded his experienc- 210,000 units due to low demand. Tand more powerful engines came Demand picked up in the second the production of the K70 (see also es in “Stadt des KdF-Wagens” With the midsize sedan from onto the market in 1970. The develop- half of the year as products were article left). In addition to the midsize (City of the Strength Through Salzgitter, the transition from mod- ers in Wolfsburg had made changes upgraded. Half of all cars shipped by sedan, employees also manufactured Joy Car). The diary was incor- els with rear engine and air cooling to the front end in particular: They the Volkswagen Group in 1970 were engines there. 5,108 employees were porated into the book Olga to new engine and vehicle concepts extended the chassis by 75 millime- Beetles. working at the location by the end of und Piet. Eine Liebe in zwei took shape. Then the next stage was ters. They were also able to lower the the year. Around 2,000 of those built Diktaturen (Olga and Piet: the Passat in 1973, which was also trunk floor, almost doubling the load engines in Hall 1. One Love in Two Dictator- produced in Salzgitter. volume. The luggage compartment In the long term, the plan was to ships), which he published could now hold 260 liters (previously build a production site for engines in with Volkswagen in 2006. Wit 140 liters) – plenty of room for the Salzgitter. Engine production was to wanted it that way because crates when stocking up on drinks. be relocated from Hanover in order he knew that there can be no Advertising for the car also focused to free up larger production capaci- reconciliation without remem- on the new trunk. The loading area of ties for the Transporter. Then, from brance and contact. That’s the bright red Beetle looks enormous. January 1971, Salzgitter also produced why he was often a guest in The advertising message was short the engines for the Audi 100. Wolfsburg as a witness, and punchy: “Because you know what The daily output in engine con- to tell students and trainees you’ve got” – a catchy slogan that’s struction rose to almost 3,800 units about the forced labor. still familiar today. It emphasizes the in 1975. Assembly also increased: The outstanding qualities that the Beetle VW 411 rolled off the production line had from the beginning: reliability in 1971, with the Passat following two You can find the book Olga and durability. years later. und Piet. Eine Liebe in At the rear was a four-cylinder The Salzgitter plant had shipped zwei Diktaturen online at flat engine that produced 34, 40, or more than 400,000 cars when the K70 Volkswagenag.com 50 bhp. The fastest Beetle model, the sales crisis and the global recession as a PDF. New segment: The K70 was a step VW 1302 LS, could reach a maximum Ad for the Beetle: a classic piece of forced the end of vehicle construction Volkswagen advertising. into the upper mid-range. speed of 135 km/h and consumed 11.5 at the location in September 1975.

mp 20 360° February 2020 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP COMPONENTS Dear Colleagues, All-Rounder: The Single-Speed Gearbox 2020 is a very special In the fully electric ID.31 from Volkswagen, a single gear is all that is needed to master every driving scenario year for Group Components. It’s the “Year of the n comparison with a sion is executed in two stages Shopfloor Super- conventional combustion Power electronics with one large gearwheel and visor”: this year, Iengine, the electric drive two smaller ones. 30 shopfloor super- in the ID.3 comes with sev- visors will be the focus eral changes: for example, the Lower noise levels of many dialog events and entire drive unit including the through precision Drive shaft with activities. What are the chal- gearbox, all the main compo- gearwheel for lenges on the shopfloor? What nents of which are manufac- the first stage The electric drive has yet an does it take for information cas- tured by Volkswagen Group other special feature. Because cades to work? From Braunschweig Components, is extremely it is considerably quieter than to Polkowice, the shopfloor supervisors compact. This is made pos- a combustion engine, the provide the perspective of teams in their sible by the relatively simple acoustics that contribute to immediate area of responsibility as part of electric motor construction, the noise levels play an im- our transformation process. In addition, as well as the “single-speed portant role. Even small faults they are developing a new participation gearbox.” With only a handful are clearly audible. As a result, concept for dialog between management of gears, it transfers the force maximum precision is required and direct employees. Read the article of the electric drive to the in the gearbox – and the in- below to learn more. wheels of the vehicle – with stalled components must be only a single speed for all driv- even more precise, in order to A further highlight in 2020: ing scenarios. To understand remain quiet. For this reason, Group Components will get why a single gear transmission the e-drive is not only tested its own innovation show with is enough, it is first necessary for its performance values the newly introduced “Tech to understand the typical fea- at the end of the production Day.” It will take place for the first time tures of a combustion engine line at the Components site in Axle drive with in Salzgitter on April 17, 2020, and will compared to an electric drive. large gearwheel Kassel, but also for its acoustic provide a platform for innovative strength for the second values. All e-drives, including in all our business areas. The site sympo- How power Drive shaft with two gearwheels stage the single-speed transmission for the first and second stage siums of the plants will take place in the meets the road for the modular electric-drive weeks following the “Tech Day” and will toolkit (MEB) for Europe and North sharpen the focus on site-related topics. In essence, the rotational speed of In an electric drive, the maximum speed gearbox is considerably America, are produced in Kassel. More on page 22. the drive determines the speed of torque is already present at low smaller in size and weight com- Significant parts of the drives the vehicle. However, the power speeds and then drops with speed. pared to a conventional gearbox. are produced and supplied by An important driver for e-mo- that is transferred to the wheels, Sporty acceleration values at low For the ID.3, which is optimized for Salzgitter, Poznań and Hanover. bility is our Chinese component the torque, may change with in- speeds are characteristic of such a its range, a single speed is adequate plants. From Dalian to Chengdu, creasing speed. On the speed curve drive. The top speed of the vehi- for all driving scenarios. 18,000 employees work with for a combustion engine, the torque cle is reached at the maximum e-components, chassis parts, seats, first rises and then falls again. rotational speed of the drive. For One speed is enough for the engines and gearboxes in a high-pressure A multi-speed gearbox ensures driving in reverse, the rotational drive of the modern age environment. Here we have created an that the desired speed or power is direction of the e-drive is simply overview of the 23 plants, products and maintained across the speed curve reversed. This is made possible The gearbox of the ID.3 is a sin- important SOPs. You can find it in the in the respective gear, and causes by the power electronics of the gle-speed gearbox with two stages. Group section on page 10. the vehicle to move forwards or e-drive, which are responsible for Due to the relatively small e-drive backwards. This keeps the vehicle the power characteristics of the in the ID.3, high rotational speeds Last but not least, I would like at the desired operating point. In e-drive, along with other compo- are required to meet a certain to thank Ariane Kilian, who an automatic gearbox, gear changes nents. A multi-speed gearbox is not power level, while torque decreas- has been on sabbatical since take place automatically. necessary. As a result, the single- es. Without the right transmission the beginning of February. She ratio, the compact electric drive has not only dedicated a lot of time and would not have suffi- energy to building up communication, cient power for starting but has helped transform Components in or climbing hills. This is recent years. Many thanks – on behalf of “High precision is required why a transmission ratio the entire management board! of 10:1 is used in the for the construction of single-speed gearbox. I hope you enjoy this issue! This reduces the rota- Yours sincerely, the e-drive.” tional speed of the drive, Thorsten Jablonski, Business Area Manager Gearbox and while increasing the Thomas Schmall Electric Drive, Volkswagen Group Components torque in equal measure. CEO To reduce the size of the Close-up view: the single-speed gearbox Volkswagen Group Components gearbox, the transmis- and gearbox housing on the production line.

JAH TER R IS E M 2020 Pronounced the “Year of the Shopfloor Supervisor” in Components Between production process and team leadership: 30 shopfloor supervisors get to grips with their role on the shopfloor 2 0 2 0

he role of a shopfloor su- shopfloor supervisors and strengthen forward to the “Year of the Shopfloor Tpervisor, qualifications and mutual dialog. In addition, a partic- Supervisor” in Components! communication cascades: Group ipation concept will be created that Components has pronounced this will allow shopfloor supervisors to Information about participants, year the “Year of the Shopfloor mediate more effectively between workshops and projects are avail- Supervisor” and placed our many employees and management. The able on the Group Connect page for shopfloor supervisors in focus. first shopfloor supervisor workshop the Year of the Shopfloor Supervisor under the keyword “Year of the Their work is an important factor will start in the coming week on Shopfloor Supervisor.” in the success of Components, February 25th and 26th. We look for they have in-depth specialist “The ‘Year of the Shop- knowledge and are the mouth- floor Supervisor’ will pieces for the teams on the shop “Through the ‘Year of create a direct line to the floor. That’s why Thomas Schmall the Shopfloor Super- management of Group created the “Year of the Shop- Components. I’m very floor Supervisor”: 30 shopfloor visor’, my colleagues supervisors and trainees from and I hope to improve much looking forward to an Kassel, Braunschweig, Salzgitter, work processes so that efficient dialog and hope Wolfsburg, Hanover, Chemnitz, we have more time for that this support will enable SITECH Wolfsburg, SITECH our teams again.” us to address problems Poland, Poznań and Polkowice Mutlu Aydogan, Shopfloor Super- openly and implement the will participate in workshops all visor in Battery System Produc- devised measures.” about their job role. The goal: to First introductions: In preparation for the “Year of the Shopfloor Supervisor” 2020, there was a tion at the Braunschweig plant Pia Arth, Shopfloor Supervisor in the more clearly define the role of our meeting between shopfloor supervisors, management and plant managers at the end of December. Operational Measuring Room at the Salzgitter plant

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What You Need to Know About the Mobile Charging Robot

Here it comes: whether Among its many benefits are the fact that, compared to it’s an underground or full electrification of parking lots and parking garages, the 1above-ground parking garage 2 robot involves much less installation work and saves costs. or an outdoor parking lot – the Drivers can choose any parking space they like because the robot charging infrastructure and its energy storage units come straight to the car and comes to the car, and charge it automatically. The mobile charging robot is cur- not the other way rently in the study phase at Group Components. No date around. The self-driv- has yet been announced for its market launch. ing robot has mobile energy storage units Yes it can: the electronic assistant uses its robotic that carry 25 kWh. Its arm to connect a mobile energy storage unit to Components to Get Its cameras, laser scan- 3an electric car automatically. The unit remains attached ners, and ultrasound to the vehicle and charges it up to 50 kW using DC Own Innovation Day sensors mean fast charging. After charging, the robot comes and The first Tech Day will be held in mid-April that it can move collects the energy storage unit again. Communica- completely autono- tion between the charging robot and the vehicle is via mously. Car-to-X or using an app. xciting premiere: and into a system provider is the EVolkswagen Group Compo- focus of the event, which will nents gets its own innovation be held in mid-April. In addition Flexible Charging Stations: show. On April 17, Components to technical experts, managers will have its own Tech Day in and employee representatives Salzgitter, similar to IVET. This from the entire Group, all Group Rollout and Outside Collaboration means that cross-divisional Management Board members will ince the end of January, CTO Karsten Wildberger, innovation power and the attend the Components Tech Day. S12 flexible fast charging made the announcement last Components product portfolio stations from Group week at the E-world trade will be showcased in a single Please note that, in future, Tech Components have been fair in Essen. The business location. There will be different Day will serve as the kick-off placed around Wolfsburg. model was developed jointly themed areas where developers event for the site symposiums in As part of a gift to the city by E.ON and Volkswagen from Group Components will the individual plants – these will to celebrate its birthday, all Group Components. The be able to demonstrate their take place in the weeks following Wolfsburgers can charge product is an innovation by innovations and their techno- Tech Day and will focus more on their cars for free for 80 the automotive company, the logical highlights while also location-specific topics such as weeks. The next milestone integration of which into an showing off their division’s product SOPs and personnel statis- will be a charging station operator system was co-de- strong potential for innovation. tics. Members of the Group Board collaboration with energy signed on the basis of E.ON’s The technical transformation and the top echelons of the works Common cause: Thomas Schmall and Karsten provider E.ON. Thomas market expertise in the field of Components to e-mobility council will also be on hand. Wildberger in front of the charging station. Schmall, together with E.ON of charging infrastructure.

“Zweitwerk” – Works of Art Made of Production Scraps Sustainable concept successfully submitted to Innovation Fund 2 by two colleagues fancy living room lamp made out of 2 with this business idea: at the end of the issues of sustainability and cre- Aold brake lines? Robin Rössler from January, the two were able to persuade ativity.” Robin Rössler and Lilly Körfer the Components plant in Braunschweig the General Works Council New Busi- will be developing further products and Lilly Körfer from the Volkswagen ness Areas Environment and Energy until the end of the year – some of plant in Wolfsburg show us with their committee and Group Board Member these will be manufactured in local project, called Zweitwerk, that produc- Stefan Sommer and will be financially social welfare institutions. Sales of the tion waste can be recycled in a stylish supported by Innovation Fund 2 for the Zweitwerk artworks are scheduled to and sustainable way. They design fur- next six months. Robin Rössler says, start at the beginning of 2021 – when nishings such as wardrobes, side tables, “Our concept fitsVolksw agen’s New the two artists will offer their products and lamps from screws, seat covers, and Brand Design perfectly – the focus is in the Autostadt, the Wolfsburg Art Looking at the material: Robin Rössler and Lilly Körfer From the plant to your wall: other car parts. They successfully ap- more and more on humans and their Museum, DRIVE in Berlin, and via with a brake disc at the Braunschweig plant. A rear-axle brake disc gets a plied for funding from Innovation Fund living space. Our products also convey their online shop. second chance as a clock.

hotline have also gone smoothly. As in areas like software and battery Questions with any major change, not everything cells. That’s because this task now “We can handle processes more ef- works out right away, but our col- lies centrally with the Recruiting & 3 leagues are doing their best and are Talent Marketing team. One import- ficiently and leverage synergies” continuing to familiarize themselves ant advantage of the new structure with the new tasks and processes. I’d is that processes can be handled like to take this opportunity to praise more efficiently since we can lever- the entire HR team for their dedica- age synergies. Challenging times lie Why was the Human Resources departments. This allows us to ensure tion during this time of change and ahead. I have no doubt that One HR department reorganized? that departments receive even better how well they’ve handled everything. will make a positive contribution. I’m 1 There are various reasons support and advice on strategic issues I would also like to thank all our very much looking forward to work- for the reorganization of Human with all HR instruments, especially Components colleagues for joining us ing with the Components HR team Resources to One HR: first of all, we during the transformation. on this journey. and my other colleagues to shape wanted to standardize our processes this journey together. to a greater extent so that we can How did the first few weeks How does the new structure Wolfgang Fueter, make better use of digitalization. We go? support us in Components with Head of Human Resources also wanted to streamline our han- 2 We have been working real- 3 the challenges we face? dling of employee queries. We have ly hard to prepare for the switch to The new structure helps us to focus Volkswagen Group achieved this by launching the HR One HR and I can say that the first even more closely on the needs of our i Components Advisory Center, which employees can few weeks at the Components plants employees and departments. With our reach through various channels – by have been positive. Our HR business new roles, we will be able to become You can find more location- specific info about One HR in The Head of HR at email, telephone, or in person at the partners are currently in the process even more specifically involved in the Service Point. The different ways of of introducing themselves in their strategic issues facing the depart- this issue’s location pages. Components on the contacting us make information more respective departments and ex- ments, which will enable us to press restructuring of the accessible and we are able to speed plaining the new HR model to each on with the upcoming challenges Human Resources up our processing of cases. Our busi- department. The initial feedback in Components, such as employee ness partners, a recently introduced we’ve received through conversations transformation. The new structure department to become concept, also play a significant role as has also been positive. The launch of will make it easier for us to recruit One HR these colleagues work closely with the the ticketing system and the service specialists – including outside ones –

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The Battery Cell Division at a Glance Names & News Ariane Kilian, previously Its activities range from increasing battery capacity to optimizing sustainable production processes Head of Communication and Conformity at Volkswagen olkswagen Group and production has been combined Group Components, left Components is responsible to create the new Battery Cell CZ: BATTERY CELL DIVISION CZ-E: IN-HOUSE CELL DEVELOPMENT Components for a sabbatical for batteries from end to end division, led by Frank Blome, since Frank Blome is head of Components’ Matthias Ullrich and his team will help V newest business division. Previously, the build expertise in the development of in- on February 1, 2020. for the entire Group, dealing with January 1, 2020. Here we introduce focus of the Center of Excellence (CoE) for house battery cells. The department is also everything from cell development which activities and subject areas Battery Cells was on supplier management responsible for the product development Altan Temiz, previously to battery recycling. To meet this are covered by the new business and developing expertise in battery cells. process, from the design and construction In 2020, the colleagues will focus on the of battery cells, to testing and analytics, as Site Manager for FAW purpose, battery cell development division, or CZ for short. production of battery cells. well as simulation. Volkswagen at the Chengdu branch, took over projects CZ-C: COOPERATIONS CZ-P: PLANNING & PROCESS in the CoE for Technology Frank Blome will initially take over the DEVELOPMENT (CCB-T) at the Braunschweig plant on management of the department along- Thomas Hoffmann will remain Head of January 1, 2020. side his main role. The goal: managing Planning & Process Development. In joint ventures and investments, such as addition to the development of expertise Northvolt Zwei and QuantumScape, identi- in production process, which was started Holger Zeidler, previously fying new demand and further developing in 2018, the department is also responsible Head of Product Center the value creation strategy for batteries. for the planning and process development of battery cell factories worldwide. The 4, took over the manage- CZ-M: DEVELOPMENT OF goal is to build “best in class” gigawatt ment of Product Center 3 factories, from conception to implementa- (CMS-O3) at the Salzgitter SUPPLIER CELLS tion, in collaboration with partners. plant on February 1, 2020. In addition, Frank Blome will continue to oversee the development of supplier cells, and is responsible for the product defini- CZ-Q: BATTERY CELL QUALITY tion, serial development of supplier cells Axel Zimmermann will coordinate quality Volker Selbach, previously and product management. management for supplier battery cells Head of Business Area in the Group, as well as for battery cell Management in the Engine modules for VW Passenger Cars. The goal CZ-Z: BUSINESS AREA MANAGEMENT is the approval of high-quality suppliers, & Gearbox division, took Roland Hübler will be responsible for strat- the development and qualification of over the management of egy, resource management, committee suppliers to automotive standards, and the Engine Assembly Planning (CMS-P1) in work, and administrative duties. The goal: field observation and damage analysis of the complete integration of the CoE in cell modules and batteries. Joint Venture Salzgitter on February 1, 2020. Group Components, as well as defining the Activities will also provide support, with The leadership team of the new business division (from left): Thomas Hoffmann, accompanying strategy and processes, and the aim of building up a quality manage- Torsten Drabent, previously managing committee activities. ment organization. Axel Zimmermann, Frank Blome, Matthias Ullrich, and Roland Hübler. Head of New Projects at MAN Truck & Bus Munich, took over the management of New Power Units for the One Year into Components’ ONE M@web Site Group/brand (CB-P) in Wolfsburg on MISSION 2025 Strategic Program Tour Completed January 1, 2020. The potential of Components and Martin Strassburg, pre- Objectives, fields of action, and initiatives will continue to guide Group Components in 2020 strengthening of collaboration between viously Head of Quality sites: both these topics were the focus Assurance at the Kassel site, he first year as an independent focuses on four different goals: cus- 2019, and introduced a reporting sys- of the M@web (Measures@web) site took over the management Tbusiness unit under the umbrella tomer and product, team and leader- tem. Ludwig Fazel, Head of Strategy tour last year. To this end, Helene Erlich of Quality Assurance for the of the Volkswagen Group is behind ship, responsibility and integrity, and at Group Components remarked: “I and Julia Sophie Bese from Components Group Components, Seats and Chassis us. That means our strategy program excellence and process. Behind these would like to thank everyone in- Strategy visited Braunschweig, Kassel, (CQ-G) in Wolfsburg on January 1, ONE MISSION 2025 is celebrating its goals are three fields of action respec- volved for their enthusiastic support: Salzgitter, Hannover, and the Wolfsburg 2020. first birthday too. ONE MISSION 2025 tively and 34 concrete projects. The we have created and developed a Chassis plant, as well as Motor Polska, Thorsten Meeske, previous- objective: to powerful program that will not only Volkswagen Poznań, and Volkswagen ly Head of Product Center remain compet- help us focus on the contained topics, Sachsen, at the end of the year. On site, 3 Cubic Components itive and ensure but also help us be perceived as an in- the two site managers, M@web officers and colleagues from Controlling and in Salzgitter, took over the company’s dependent brand within the Group!” the production system presented the Business Area Management future viability. In 2020, ONE MISSION 2025 will central elements and new features of in the Engine and Foundry division in Together with remain the basis for Components’ Reporting for 2020. The next site tour is Salzgitter on February 1, 2020. project man- future viability and competitiveness. already in planning. agers and GCI To this end, the direction of the pro- Ralph Kimmich, previously patrons (Group gram and the GCIs will be reviewed Head of Axle Assembly Components and further streamlined during Julia Sophie at MAN Truck & Bus, Initiatives), the strategy meeting in March. In Bese and took over the manage- colleagues from addition, agile new work approaches Helene Erlich ment of Individual Parts in (right) with Components will be tested with the relocation of Karsten Mechanical Production (CCW-M) on Strategy con- several colleagues to Hall 6 (see page Röder in January 1, 2020. tinued to refine 16) – with the support of coaches Hanover. Strategy colleagues (left to right) during a meeting with Ludwig Fazel and expand the from the Agile Center of Excellence. Lars Kunz, previously (right): Anastasios Kalaitzis, Klaas-Simon Jenke, and Nicole Bartodziej. initiatives in Head of Individual Parts in Mechanical Production (CCW-M), took over the management of Technology (CCW-T) on January 1, 2020.

Frank Niessen, previously SPEED+ Award: Best Teams Head of QA Product Technology Engines at Audi Hungaria Zrt., took to Be Awarded in March over the management of QA Award 2020 proceeds to the next round with two new categories Purchased Parts/Test Laboratories (CMS-Q1) on December 1, 2019. i The points have been counted March 24, when Thomas Schmall will The Process Excellency and Tool Costs categories and the rankings are settled – announce the winners at this year’s the biggest question is: who will SPEED+ award ceremony at the PROCESS EXCELLENCY solving technology and cross- win gold at the SPEED+ award Wolfsburg phaeno. What is being measured? departmental collaboration 2019? Did the teams from Audi, The relative improvement of three Seat, and Skoda, who took part The next round of the SPEED+ key process figures in lead time, More information in the awards for the first time, awards is already underway: the performance, and quality, as well More information is available succeed? Or will the formidable first plant tours began at the end of as the relative improvement in the on the location pages. Dates Polish plants prevail again? January in Hanover, Kassel, SITECH method scan. Feb 20–21, 2020 Polkowice: During plant tours, international Wolfsburg, Puebla and Silao. In participants from China and 2020, six more plants in China will Who won the last two years? TOOL COSTS QSL Regional Conference South/Central America demon- join the competition. The number ●● Hanover casting (2017) The relative saving in tool costs is Feb 25–26, 2020 Wolfsburg: strated a keen competitive spirit of participating plants will then be and Motor Polska (2018) evaluated compared to the actual Workshop on the “Year of the too. And how did the German 29. There will also be two exciting costs of the plant during the award Shopfloor Supervisor” plants fare? All that’s left to do new categories: environment and FACTORS FOR SUCCESS year, as well as its networking activi- Mar 19, 2020 Wolfsburg: is cross their fingers and wait for diversity. ●● Thorough shopfloor systematics, ties. In previous years, colleagues Works Council Meeting process-orientated team building, from Salzgitter (2017) and Silao targeted use of problem- (2018) won out over the competition. Mar 24, 2020 Wolfsburg: SPEED+ Award Ceremony

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Transform Projects from the “Old” Transform Minds A Look at the Minds Continue to Pick Up Speed Volkswagen Some ideas from a pitch with Thomas Schmall were included in ONE MISSION Passenger Cars Brand he second round of the Wollenhaupt set out to develop a sustainable Dealer Confer- Transform Minds program (Bid Man- seat made of recycled materials and Tstarted a few months ago agement in a low-CO2 manufacturing process. ence and a Lot with 34 new colleagues from the Kassel), have Their board pitch was convincing world of Components. But what now joined and they have developed their Sus- of Good Ideas ideas and projects to transform the proj- tainable Seat project into an Inno- Wolfsburg: dealer conference Components have the 12 Transform ect team. vation Fund I application. Follow- in the Autostadt. In this inter- Minds participants from the first “Setting up ing their successful presentation view, Sandra Waidelich, Head of round developed? Background: the direct sales to the Innovation Committee, they Experience Marketing, explains Transform Minds program, which offers us the are now receiving financial support the major event. launched in the fall of 2018, offered opportunity from the fund. “Our success so interested colleagues the opportu- to generate far is right down to teamwork,” nity to contribute their own ideas revenue Daniel Chodorowski stresses. “The to the Components strategy. Many for Com- learning journey is what exciting events were held for the ponents,” inspired us, and we went 12 Transform Minds participants in Sebastian on to push the issue Volkswagen saves 30 million the months that followed – includ- Sauer ex- internationally. We are euros thanks to its employees’ ing the big ideas pitch with Thomas plains. “The very pleased that the good ideas. One year of mod- Schmall in March 2019. What hap- next six project will now ernized idea management at the pened with their ideas? We’d like to Our colleagues in Transform Minds Round II, led by project manager and months will continue and will Transform Minds alumnus Sebastian Sauer (right), work out options for German locations has been update you with the current status direct sales of original parts. show how be led by Katrin.” a success: employees have sub- of two pitch projects here: Compo- mitted 25,720 suggested Group Components, formerly UA nents can make a success of it.” improvements. “Setting up direct sales of gen- in Braunschweig), and Karsten uine parts”: an initiative with Küper (UA in Bra unschweig) was The Sustainable Seat project: added value for the Road to 6% included as an initiative in the teamwork gets a financial Environmen- The “Setting up direct sales Components strategy shortly after incentive tally friend- NEW of original parts” project with the Executive Board pitch. Now, Transform Minds participants ly: the Transform Minds alumni two Transform Minds participants Katrin Tessmer-Rost (SITECH sustainable seat Sebastian Sauer (Head of Fuel from the current group, Thorsten Wolfsburg), Tomasz Niewadzi developed Cell Development in Salzgitter), Gläsner (TechLab KC Technik (SITECH Września), and Daniel by Trans- Klaas-Simon Jenk e (Strategy in Braunschweig) and Christian Chodorowski (SITECH Polkowice) form Minds. Components Do You Speak English? SITECH Sp. z o.o. and Motor Polska “To Go” Opportunities to learn in English at Components Are Real “Pearls of the Economy” Group Components is turning 1! To mark this occasion, we have compiled the most important information for eamwork across borders: many ing options from the Volkswagen he “Pearls of the Polish Econ- you in one practical leaflet – including Tof our colleagues work daily Group Academy – you’ll also find Tomy” were announced in information on ONE MISSION 2025, the with international locations and contacts who can advise you on December at the Royal Castle in Road to 6% performance program and work through the medium of qualification formats. Warsaw. The business magazine our future products, which are already English. In order to expand or re- FYI: you can use your performance Polish Market awarded the prize to undergoing installation in the ID.3. fresh their language skills, manag- review to talk to your supervisor companies that were able to prove ers and employees receive targeted about possible language qualifica- their mettle in various categories. support as needed: the “English tions. A survey was sent out to 2,621 language support on the job” companies in Poland – of which qualification scheme will launch only 91 met the criteria. In the “Big 130% as a pilot project at the German Pearl” category, which includes The environmental KPI for Components locations and will run companies with a turnover of more Components: C-UEP until mid-2020. The participating than one billion złotys (234 mil- departments have already been lion euros), SITECH Sp. z o.o. won Managing directors Adam Holewa (r.) After the fourth quarter of 2019, informed and will soon begin the first place and Motor Polska third one thing is clear: Components has of SITECH Sp. z o.o. and Dirk Strümpfler qualification process. GroupLearn place. Congratulations to our Polish of Volkswagen Motor Polska accepted the not only achieved its annual envi- also offers a wide range of learn- colleagues! awards. ronmental goal – it’s exceeded it by 30 percent. At year end, the C-UEP is at 130 percent. That’s an impressive and sustainable figure! FYI: The C-UEP (Components – Umweltentlastung Hall 6 – The New Components HQ Produktion, which translates to “environmental impact reduction in produc- Some 200 colleagues moved into a new agile workspace at the East Gate at the end of January tion”) indicates quarterly how much of our annual environmental target (energy reduction, CO2 emissions, wa- he time has finally come: after many months of ter, waste, and VOC) has already been T After achieved through efficiency projects planning and construction and measures in Components. work, around 200 of our colleagues from the central On a Personal Note divisions and business units of Group Components have Dear Ariane, moved into Hall 6. The aim is Before You worked with us to set to bring the business areas and up communication for Group central departments, which Components – with a media port- are currently widely dispersed folio, events, and change proj- around the Wolfsburg cam- ects. We worked hard, had a LOT pus, closer together. In future, of fun, and learned so much Hall 6 will be home to: Thomas from you! Schmall and his office team (C), Thank you for that and all the the central business area organi- zations (CM, CG, CC, and CX), the best for the future! Before: Hall 6 in its raw state. After: an open plan concept and agile workspaces with communication (CK) and strategy Your team meeting rooms and telephone cubicles. (CU) departments, the management of the development compo- program planning and supply chain nents (CE) and our colleagues from (CO-2)), and the chassis development locations. In addition to the office ing rooms and telephone cubicles. CE-X (high-voltage systems 2nd team (CCW-E). The flexible and open space for the The piazza – the open hall space life and recycling), the manage- office building promotes teamwork departments involved, explicitly downstairs – will be used to hold ment of production planning/ between business units and is open agile workspaces are planned for vis- regular town hall type meetings in control (CO, our colleagues from to colleagues from all Components itors. The hall also offers many meet- order to engage in shared dialog.

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