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The war against Corona continues: Volkswagen wants to be on the front foot when it comes to recog- nizing cases and putting a stop to chains of infection. This is why the company is setting up its own test- ing facilities at its German locations. Test results will be provided by a Employees from the Wolfsburg plant new center at Wolfsburg hospital. with members of the Golf family: (from left to right) Lars Brandt, → PAGE 2 Katja Utermöhlen, Michael Fromme, and Rebecca Schrader. The Entire Golf Family Is Now Based in Wolfsburg US Monitor Praises Even the Variant is now produced at this location – Plant Manager praises employees Volkswagen Independent compliance monitor he new Golf Variant can move is that every generation of plant is now focusing primarily on entire Golf family under one roof: Larry D. Thompson has now fin- now also call the Wolfsburg the bestseller has rolled o˜ the the new Volkswagen ID. family in- “The Golf is – and always will ished his investigations. He reports, Tplant home, as this location production line in Wolfsburg – cluding the ID.3 and ID.4, and from be – an icon. And luckily for us, we “ Volkswagen is a better company is responsible for all derivatives ever since the Žrst Golf around 46 next year it will also be looking at don’t just have the one Golf, but a today than it was three years ago.” of the new Golf. In addition to the years ago. Even the Variant is no electric vehicles for two other Group whole series of impressive deriva- → PAGE 5 basic models, this also includes stranger at the largest Volkswagen brands: Audi and Seat. tives, too.” the Golf GTE³ with plug-in hy- site, as the Wolfsburg employees The plant manager has extended brid, which essentially combines a actually spent 13 years producing “The Golf is – and always will be his thanks to all Wolfsburg-based Software Org: combustion engine and a battery, it here from 1993 to 2006. – an icon” employees, who have been working the Golf GTI⁴, the Golf R-Line, the The seventh generation of the especially hard over recent weeks How It Works Golf Alltrack£, and several more Golf Variant was still being made in Wolfsburg Plant Manager Stefan and months hard to ensure every- besides. The great thing about this Zwickau until June of this year. That Loth is proud to now have the thing runs smoothly. Chief Human Resources Officer Gunnar Kilian and Martin Hofmann, Head of HR for the new Group company, discuss E-Offensive Gains Momentum personnel planning in a 360° interview. Customers receive first ID.3¹ and series production of the ID.4² starts at the Zwickau plant → PAGE 3

he Volkswagen e-of- the world’s largest growth our ID. family,” fensive is running segment – the compact Brandstätter Olympic Dream T full steam ahead: The SUV class,” explains Ralf adds. brand has now delivered its Brandstätter, CEO of the Lives On Žrst ID.3 models to cus- Volkswagen brand. “After 300,000 cars tomers at the Autostadt in the ID.3, it’s already the from Zwickau Two top athletes at Volkswagen: Wolfsburg, the Transparent second model based on Canoeist Sabrina Hering-Pradler and Factory in Dresden, and in the modular electric-drive The Zwickau plant Judoka Giovanna Scoccimarro talk the retail sector. toolkit (MEB).” Going is playing a key about their temporarily shattered What’s more, series forward, the ID.4 will be role in the system Herbert Diess: Olympic dreams. production of the sec- Ralf Brandstätter, built and sold in Europe, change towards Group CEO road-tested ond member of the ID. Volkswagen Brand China, and later also in e-mobility: For the the ID.3 on vacation. family is also now under- CEO the US. “This is how we’ll Žrst time, a large way in Zwickau. “With the ID.4, scale the MEB platform around car factory is being Volkswagen is expanding its range the world, creating the econom- completely converted to electric vacation to road-test the ID.3 on a to include a fully electric vehicle in ic foundation for the success of mobility. All conversions will be trip from Munich to Lake Garda in completed this year Italy. He shared his experiences on according to sched- social media, which have proven And here it is: the ID.4. ule. In the 2021 incredibly popular worldwide. production year, Silke Bagschik, Sales Manager for roughly 300,000 the e-mobility series, shares her electric cars based views on the ID.3 in retail in our Sustainability: on the modular 360° interview. She explains, “The electric-drive tool- vehicles are now available to view Advisory Board kit (MEB) will come and test drive at dealers. We expect o˜ the assembly line that this will give a new boost to Remains in Zwickau. orders.” The Sustainability Advisory Board Together with And how do you charge an elec- and the Volkswagen Group have his daughter, tric vehicle? One of our 360° editors extended their cooperation for Volkswagen Group tried it out and shared his experi- another two years. At the heart of CEO Herbert Diess ences in the Volkswagen Passenger the sustainability strategy lies the took advantage Cars brand section. company’s reported carbon neutral- of his summer → PAGES 7–9 ity by 2050. → PAGE 11

kp-wo ¹ ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0 | ² ID.4: The vehicle is a near-production-ready Golf concept | ³ Golf GTE – (NEDC) fuel consumption in l/100 km: combined 1.7; power consumption in kW/h/100 km: combined 12.4; CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 38; efficiency class: A+ | ⁴ GTI (180 kW / 245 bhp, with 7-speed DSG) – (NEDC) fuel consumption in l/100 km: urban 8.6, highway 5.3, combined 6.5; CO₂ emissions in g/km (combined): 149; efficiency class: C | › Golf Alltrack – This vehicle is a near-production-ready concept car and is not yet on sale. GROUP 360° September 2020

Names & News VOLKSWAGEN BRAND War Against Klaus Zellmer, former CEO at Porsche Cars North America, has Corona: been a Chief Sales, Marketing, and After Sales Officer for the Volkswagen Volkswagen brand since mid-September. He’s succeeding Jürgen Stackmann, who is now Leads by Example leaving Volkswagen. Zellmer was with Porsche for 23 years before making The company is setting up its own test this move, prior to which he was at containers across many of its sites the Nürtingen Institute for Automotive Economics where he began his career olkswagen and the city of jointly developed process in in 1994. He moved to Porsche in Wolfsburg are on the same place to prevent the spread 1999 and held various posts here Vpage when it comes to han- of the virus, which involves Open wide! A healthcare worker takes a swab. including Head of Sales and Marketing dling COVID-19: They both want to identifying all those who at Porsche Leipzig, Head of Marketing, act fast to detect cases, interrupt have come into contact and later Chair of the Management chains of infection, and prevent with infected individuals,” explains still lie ahead. “Coughs-and-colds infection both at work and at home. Board at Porsche Germany. In 2015, the potential closure of company Dr. Daniela Kirstein, Senior Company season is right around the corner, Chains of infection should not be Zellmer moved to Atlanta as CEO of departments or public institutions. Physician in Braunschweig and which means – just like every allowed to arise in the
rst place,” Porsche Cars North America. This is exactly why Volkswagen is Project Manager for Corona Testing year – many people are going to be asserts City Councilor Monika Jürgen Stackmann setting up its own testing contain- at Volkswagen. The measures in place suering from coughs, sni™es, or Müller. worked for the Group ers at its German locations. Test have proven success- sore throats. This is With this in mind, the city has for ten years. His results will be provided within ful in all cases to date. going to make it even boosted its capacities to make it career began at Ford 24 hours at most by a new center These quick- harder to distinguish possible to track chains of infec- in 1989, where he held at Wolfsburg hospital. In several
re processes have a common cold from tion. “We have trained around the positions of Manag- cases, this has allowed coronavirus ben particularly a suspected case 50 employees on the track-and- ing Director and General Director for infections to be detected at an early advantageous at of corona,” notes trace system, but we could easily Sales and Marketing before making stage and, most importantly all, the Wolfsburg and Kirstein. An early u increase this number if the situ- the move to Volkswagen. In 2010 he prevented from spreading. Braunschweig sites, as vaccination is strong- ation requires,” explains Müller. became Chief Sales and Marketing These walk-through containers “we
nd out the result ly recommended this Volkswagen has an excellent Officer at Skoda, before taking over as have already within a few hours of year (see extra article system in place to manage points of Head of Group and Brand Marketing been installed at the swab in an ideal on this page) to try to contact and thereby identify chains two years later. In 2013 he moved to the Wolfsburg, scenario. In fact, this prevent people from of infection in no time. No room for confusion: The sign Spain as the CEO of Seat, and in 2015 Braunschweig, was the case with a shows where to get tested. suering with two he became Chief Sales and Marketing Emden, Kassel, con
rmed infection in illnesses at once. Officer for the Volkswagen brand. Salzgitter, and Braunschweig,” explains Kirstein. This The city of Wolfsburg is also pre- Hanover loca- meant that three people who had come paring for the challenge ahead. “To- i Christian Vollmer, Chief tions, and some into contact with this person could gether with Volkswagen, we have Production Officer for 2500 employees be tested immediately and placed in built up enough laboratory capacity Test Containers Seat since 2018, has volunteered quarantine at home. The in-house test, to implement a test strategy from Around 100 throat swabs are cur- been appointed Chief to be tested in Dr. Daniela Kirstein, track, and trace system implemented a single source in the plant and in rently being taken every day in the Production Officer for the
rst few Project Manager by Volkswagen is also supporting the the city: This joint strategy com- test containers. If necessary, this the Volkswagen brand days alone. Of public health authorities. prises straightforward testing at number could increase to 2,400 as of August this year. He these, seven suspected cases were Infection rates have been man- Volkswagen, immediate evaluation tests per day. The Healthcare takes over from Andreas con
rmed (as of mid-September). ageable to date; however, the experts of results in our laboratory, and – at division has access to a sufficient Tostmann, who is now “If a test is positive, rapid follow-up at Volkswagen and in the city of the same time – rapid follow-up number of test kits and other CEO of MAN Truck & is absolutely essential. We have a Wolfsburg know that critical times of contacts to interrupt chains of materials for this purpose. Bus. Vollmer has been with Volkswagen for around 20 years, holding Prevention: Protecting Against Coronavirus in Day-to-Day Work a number of posts including Head of

Automotive Production at Volkswagen HAND HYGIENE: SNEEZING AND NO HANDSHAKES: MAINTAIN Wash your hands COUGHING: Do not shake hands Slovakia, Head of Production at DISTANCE: Wherever regularly with Always into the with others; it is a possible, maintain Volkswagen in Shanghai, and Vice soap and water crook of your common transmis- at least 1.50 meters for at least arm, your sleeve, sion path for germs President of the SAIC Volkswagen joint (6 feet) between you 20 seconds or a handkerchief and viruses venture. Tostmann has worked for and all other people the Volkswagen Group for around 30 years. Positions he has held include Plant Manager in Salzgitter, Head of Volkswagen South Africa, Head of Volkswagen Slovakia, and Chief Pro- Flu Vaccinations: An Invitation from Group Healthcare duction Officer at Seat. Free of charge, voluntary, and recommended by Volkswagen physicians FINANCIAL SERVICES Alexandra Baum-Ceisig t’s fall, which means people are protect other people around you who to try and put a stop particular, where the hygiene level can has been Head of HR Istarting to think about u shots again. may not be able to be vaccinated them- to illnesses that can be be catastrophic, often adopt an exagger- & Organization for But the situation is a bit dierent this selves. counteracted with pre- ated or even outright bizarre approach Volkswagen Financial year due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dr. Lars Nachbar, Head ventive measures. This to entry and controls. A u shot also Services since August. First things
rst, the u shot is entirely of Group Healthcare, “when it comes applies even more so in reduces the risk of attracting attention She follows in the foot- voluntary. Volkswagen Healthcare has to this year’s u vaccinations, we can’t times of a pandemic, as when taking temperatures at airports steps of Christiane Hesse, once again teamed up with healthcare forget that corona really has put us in the structures required to Dr. Kai and being confronted with potentially now retired from the partner Audi BKK to invite employees to a new situation. We simply have no cope with it, such as lab- Sickmann negative consequences like quarantine Group. Baum-Ceisig has get their shots. All employees are invited idea how a simultaneous infection or oratories, health author- or compulsory testing.” been working for the for a vaccination free of charge and on one that takes hold shortly afterward ities, and health system capacities, Group for around 13 a voluntary basis, no matter their health may develop. That’s why should be freed up as much as possible.” years. In 2016 she took insurance company. Anyone who is not we’re recommending The u shot also makes sense from the i over as Head of Tempo- insured by Audi BKK just needs a form that all employees take travel medicine perspective. “It’s one Flu Vaccination rary Staffing for AutoVision accessible via Volkswagen Net. advantage of the u shot of the most important travel medicine Vaccinations start in early October. For in Wolfsburg, and from 2018 she Bene
ts of the u shot include to at least minimize the vaccinations of all. In fact, in uenza more details on the vaccination start was Head of Human Resources for a reduced likelihood of severe u and risk caused by the u is the most common illness travelers date, locations, and appointments, Administrative Areas at Volkswagen secondary illnesses, such as pneumonia, virus.” According to Dr. pick up that could be prevented with a check the healthcare pages in the in Wolfsburg. Her predecessor, Hesse, and fewer hospital stays due to in uen- Kai Sickmann, Head of simple vaccine.” Another consideration Dr. Lars Personnel Portal on Volkswagen Net. had been Head of HR & Organization za. What’s more, in addition to reducing International Healthcare, Nachbar to bear in mind: “We’ve observed that from 2009. your own risk, you’re also helping to “it’s always important developing and emerging countries in

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Mood Barometer: Names & News VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Carsten Intra took over Take Part Until October 11 as CEO of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles 116,000 employees at Volkswagen AG called to action – huge photo campaign intended to encourage participation (VWN) in September. His predecessor Thomas round 116,000 Volkswagen Nico Hoppe from Quality Assurance Sedran has taken over as AG employees have until in Kassel shares his story: “The Head of Investment AOctober 11 to answer the 24 coronavirus pandemic was a real Management for questions in the Mood Barometer challenge for me – particularly in Commercial Vehicles and voice their opinions on topics the beginning since my daughter and Mechanical such as cooperation and leader- Hanna was born at the start of Engineering for the ship, information, the workplace, March. I was able to spend the Volkswagen Group and and work processes. “We might be first eight weeks at home with her reports directly to Gunnar Kilian on the experiencing diƒcult times right through a combination of annual Group Executive Board. Since 2017, now, but we still want to hear what leave and reduced hours, which Intra has been Chief Human Resources our employees have to say,” explains gave us a great opportunity to get Officer and Industrial Relations Director Chief Human Resources Oƒcer to know each other and figure out at MAN, as well as a Member of the Gunnar Kilian. “Here at Volkswagen, our new lives together. It really has Executive Board at Traton, responsible we know that we would never be been invaluable for me to be able for Human Resources and IT. With his able to achieve our goals as a Group to stay at home. I work in my living doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, without the full support of our room, or out on the rooftop terrace he brings extensive experience from team.” It is so important to take the if the weather is nice, and can still the commercial vehicles segment to his opportunity to get feedback and watch my daughter grow up by my new role as CEO at VWN. Sedran holds drive change. side. My family and I couldn’t be a doctorate in Economics and has been This year, the Mood Barometer is more grateful to Volkswagen for working at Volkswagen since 2015, prior accompanied by a photo competi- being so accommodating and re- to which his roles included CEO at Opel. tion to encourage employees to get Susanne Böhm, HR Development in sponding so flexibly to this difficult involved. The hope is that the cam- Wolfsburg (pictured with her husband Ingo): situation.” SKODA paign will also cover people’s expe- “Corona has meant we have been working Thomas Schäfer, formerly riences of the coronavirus issue. As from home a lot. Of course it’s a shame that CEO at Volkswagen in corona has changed our lives both we haven’t been able to see much of our i Africa, took over as CEO professionally and socially, the sur- colleagues, but on the other hand we have at Skoda in August. He vey is taking place precisely because been very efficient with our work. It’s even takes the reins from of the situation we Œnd ourselves in made the childcare situation easier. We have How to Bernhard Maier, who rather than in spite of it. become closer as a family, too, as we have take part has now moved on after Some employees have already tak- been eating together more and generally five years in the post. en the opportunity to get involved, communicating better. We wanted to take part in the photo competition as we think To take part in the survey, A Mechanical Engineer- including Nico Hoppe from Quality it’s important for people to share their opinions. After all, no one’s going to hear what visit www.stibam.de. ing graduate, Schäfer Assurance in Kassel, Susanne Böhm you have to say if you’re just mumbling away to yourself in the spare room. It’s great began his professional You will then need to log from HR Development in Wolfsburg, that you can take part using your smartphone, which makes it even easier. It barely career at Daimler back in using either your PKI and Peter Nollido from Recruitment takes any time at all.” in 1991 before making card or your user ID and and Talent Marketing. the move to Volkswagen in 2012. He password. If you have any was originally responsible for over- problems, please contact seeing the Group’s foreign production, the dedicated helpdesk which involved tasks such as handling Peter Nollido from Recruiting and Talent Marketing in Wolfsburg at +49 5361 933 003. negotiations on new production sites. says: “I think it’s great to have the chance to use the Mood Barometer The survey opened on From 2015, Schäfer was Chairman and and get involved in the future development of the company. In fact, September 14 and ends Managing Director of Volkswagen Group I would encourage all of my colleagues to do the same.” on October 11. South Africa, where he was responsible for Group Brand Development in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region. Car.Software Organization: An Interview With Gunnar Kilian and Martin Hofmann Hot topics include personnel planning and the appeal of the new Group company

oing forward, Volkswagen will be soon as the decision was made. It was a of our company in this area, which atmosphere. The teams have only been So what are the next steps? Gdeveloping most of the software really exciting experience for every- is so important to us in terms of our together for a few weeks, and there will Hofmann: Our successful recruitment in its vehicles in-house. This move will one involved. The speed of the entire strategy going forward. be around 500 new colleagues by the challenge allowed us to transfer the see the newly created Car.Software process was particularly well received end of the year who need to be inte- recruitment process originally started organization, which will employ up by the applicants – even by those who grated into the growing organization by the brands to the CSOs and round to 10,000 digital experts in the future, unfortunately didn’t make the Œnal cut. and its new processes. We also mustn’t oœ all of the application processes. We play a key role. Chief Human Resources According to the feedback, they forget that we are spread will now look at honing our selection Oƒcer Gunnar Kilian and Martin felt they had been treated fairly, out across various processes in the software area further Hofmann, Head of HR for the new since they didn’t have to wait locations in Wolfsburg, so that we are able to take a more tar- Group company, share their perspec- very long at all to Œnd out where Berlin, Ingolstadt, and geted approach when reaching out to tives on personnel planning. they stood. the Stuttgart area, so tech candidates. there has been limited Kilian: Our end goal is clear. We You recently hired 385 new employees How are things going then for the scope for people to really really want to up our competence in in just two days. What’s the selection new Group company in terms of get to know each other the digital sector and develop more process actually like? personnel? so far due to corona. But of our software ourselves. This is Hofmann: We were delighted to Kilian: We’re deŒnitely on the we can already feel the why the Car.Software organization receive several thousand applica- right track. Over the last few motivational spirit in will play a crucial role going forward, tions, actually. That said, we are still weeks and months, we’ve seen the air – and anything is as this is the key to our transforma- very much in the start-up phase and around 1,800 employees from Martin Hofmann, Chief Human possible with our positive tion into a software-driven mobility Gunnar Kilian, Chief Human need to improve the structure of our the Volkswagen, Audi, and Resources Officer, Car.Software “hands-on” mentality. company. We know we can already Resources Officer personnel processes, so we decided to Porsche brands make the move organization Kilian: It’s not always count on extensive expertise within use this to our advantage and create to Car.Software organization. easy to start a new role our own brands and our Group com- a kind of recruitment challenge. Our Most of the employees who were What is the atmosphere like within the from scratch in an entirely new panies, so we are now incorporating team worked closely with the Works oœered an employment contract on new organization? environment – not least during this into the Car.Software organiza- Council and our partners from the the basis of a Group secondment Hofmann: Many employees are in- these uncertain times. It takes some tion to put it to optimum use. Creat- brand HR divisions to put 680 short- also agreed in the end, with the credibly excited about their new roles. courage to take a leap like this, which ing better internal synergies is just listed candidates through their paces. Œnal Œgure coming out at around 85 They couldn’t be more enthusiastic is why I would like to thank all of our one side of the coin. The other side is After some deliberation, we were able percent. I have to say, I think that’s about what’s around the corner. That’s colleagues who have been willing to where we look at bringing more top to narrow this pool down further and a great result. It shows how attrac- not to say there isn’t any hesitation, join us on this journey. They are all talents from the tech sector on board invite 385 talented individuals to come tive Car.Software organization is but I think that’s only normal when making an invaluable contribution to secure our place at the top of the on board. The best thing about it is and that our employees are keen to you move from a traditional environ- to ensuring the future of the entire automotive industry – even in times that we were able to issue contracts as actively shape and build the future ment to a new one with a start-up Volkswagen Group. of digitalization.

k 3 GROUP 360° September 2020 Markus Duesmann: Collaboration Within the Group is the Key to Success What the new Audi boss and CEO has planned for the Car.Software organization

mack dab during the height of substance. In the †rst few of the coronavirus pandemic, months, I got to know so many SMarkus Duesmann took over great people with such high quality as CEO of Audi. In an interview standards, an outstanding spirit with 360°, the 51-year-old reveals of innovation and, above all, a how the brand has recovered from willingness to embrace change. the lockdown measures, where the And I’ve gotten the impression that Car.Software organization journey the whole team is now raring to go. is heading, and why he likens the That’s a good feeling. We have a Artemis project to a speedboat. great deal of potential here at Audi and we want to take advantage of that. Mr. Duesmann, there are certainly more favorable times to take over You’ve already made a number of as Chairman of the Board of Man- changes in your first 100 days. Tech- agement than at the height of the nical Development has been reorga- corona virus pandemic. You had nized, as has Series. What does this actually originally planned to hit the involve? ground running with Audi. To remain successful in the long term, we need to be eŠcient. Our aim is to o‹er our “ I think of the Car.Software customers a pro- gressive, compet- organization as the driver itive, pro†table and sustainable of digital transformation product portfo- lio. Reorganiz- within the Volkswagen ing Technical Development At Audi since April: Markus Duesmann sees a great deal of potential in the four-ringed brand. Group.” and Series pays o‹ precisely in this respect and were entrusted with two key agile team and will revolutionize Exactly. I think of the helps us develop future-oriented issues: Mission the way we move forward. The Car.Software organization as the The situation has of course been our models more quickly without Artemis and the Car.Software goal is a highly eŠcient electric driver of digital transformation uniquely challenging for all of sacri†cing our high quality stan- organization. What are your plans? model that will take its place within the Volkswagen Group. This us. The †rst item on the agenda dards. In future, the structure of First, it’s incredibly important on the starting line in 2024. The digital transformation will decide the was naturally crisis management. Series will mirror the evolution of to me that we all work together †rst Artemis model was also the future of the automobile. That is why Now it’s good to see that Audi has the automobile to become a mobile within the Group to make optimal †rst time we were able to use our I am so sure that the path to our own picked up speed again. device. Series will focus on much use of synergies. All the brands proprietary operating system, operating system is the right thing more than metal cladding in future; collaborating on e-platforms is VW.OS. to do for millions of our vehicles. What has your impression been of electronics architecture will be key. one of the keys to making electric Software skills will be so formative in your new role over the past few mobility successful. Our cross- That’s what you’re working to the coming years. By 2025, we want to months? In your role as Head of Group brand Project Artemis is a bit like develop in the Car.Software have developed more than 60 percent Audi is doing really well in terms Research and Development, you a speedboat. It’s driven by a small, organization... of the software needed ourselves.

First Six Months: 1,194 Reprimands and Written Warnings Volkswagen is sanctioning misconduct: for example, grilling in the Production hall led to a written warning

ven seemingly small indiscre- †res on compa- the company’s success can only be Current Statistics and written warnings in the †rst Etions can lead to serious con- ny premises are based on fair, customer-oriented and Terminations and reprimands half of 2020. 317 employees were sequences and result in sanctions. prohibited for legally compliant conduct. That’s terminated for conduct in vio- A group of employees had to learn safety reasons. because it’s the only way to prevent All told, 62 Volkswagen Group lation of the rules. These com- this lesson the hard way when they The grill trig- detrimental e‹ects on the company, companies with 1,000 employees panies employ around 477,000 had a barbecue in the middle of a gered the †re employees, and business partners. or more received 1,194 reprimands people. Production hall last year. Those alarm. The hall involved received written or verbal had to be imme- warnings. They were also †ned. diately evacuat- Category Dismissals The reason for the sanctions? Al- ed and produc- though holding a barbecue is a genial Head of Group Fire tion was forced Working hours (e.g. unexcused absences) 123 way to bond with colleagues, open Protection: Torsten to shut down. Starke Property crimes/fraudulent activities, incl. incitement 43 The †re depart- ment arrived just a few minutes lat- Discrimination, bullying, stalking 4 er. The unauthorized barbecue break Sexual harassment 10 brought production to a standstill. That meant multiple vehicles could Failure to perform work due 30 not be produced as planned. “Open †res or the use of personal electrical Workplace disturbance of the peace (e.g. assault, threats, or insults) 17 appliances can quickly lead to †res, Violations of the alcohol and drug policy 33 which can endanger the lives of colleagues. That’s why both of those Accepting advantage, corruption, conflict of interest (e.g. use of insider knowledge) 1 things are not permitted without Breaches of data protection provisions and duty of confidentiality 3 express approval from Health and Safety and/or the local †re depart- Violations of occupational health and safety requirements 11 ment,” says Torsten Starke, Head of Group Fire Protection. Volkswagen Harming the company’s image 2 publishes statistics on misconduct Other violations of labor law obligations (e.g. violations of codes of conduct, violation of traffic rules 40 and the resulting sanctions every on company premises, or illicit secondary activities) six months. The aim is to show that

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Rail Transport Monitorship Comes to an End Soon to Go Green Executive board and management continue to work intensively to bring sustainable cultural change Volkswagen Group Logistics will have switched all its domestic rail trans- port of materials and vehicles with he independent compli- Volkswagen a stron- Deutsche Bahn to green energy by the ance monitor, Larry D. ger company, but the start of 2021. This will save more than T Thompson, has conrmed end of the monitor- 26,700 metric tons of CO₂ emissions that Volkswagen has met its obliga- ship is not the end annually, compared to the regular tions in the settlement with the US of our journey,” says energy mix. Currently, the number of Department of Justice to develop Herbert Diess, CEO transports using green energy is at and implement a compliance pro- of the Volkswagen 95 percent. In addition, more goods gram, which will prevent and iden- Group. “I am com- will be transported by rail: Volkswagen tify violations against anti-fraud mitted to contin- wants to increase the percentage of and environmental regulations. uously improving vehicles transport by rail from the In the course of the monitor- our company and its current 53 percent to 60 percent by ship, Volkswagen has updated culture, just like all 2022. “This green energy campaign is and strengthened its structures, my colleagues on the an important part of our decarboniza- processes, and system in many executive board. This tion strategy,” says Thomas Zernechel, areas of the business, includ- attitude is crucial if Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics. ing the Technical Development, we want to achieve To make this possible, Deutsche Bahn Governance, Risk Management, our goal of producing will utilize electricity from wind parks Compliance and Legal divisions. safer, more intelli- Larry D. Thompson also functioned as an independence compliance auditor. The photo shows him and hydroelectric plants. with Hiltrud D. Werner at the presentation of the second audit report in September 2019. In June Volkswagen has intro- gent, and 2020, Thompson submitted his third and final audit report. This report did not find any new viola- Zernechel adds: “Volkswagen trans- duced and expanded emission- tions against the relevant settlements with the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the ports a greater volume of goods by rail the whistleblower sys- free vehi- Department of Justice, the Californian Attorney General, the Environmental Protection Agency, and with renewable energy than any other tem, strengthened the cles for the the California Air Resources Board. car manufacturer in Europe. Along processes to prevent customers with the carbon-neutral production of corruption and cartel of today electric vehicles, this is an important violations, and created and future generations.” ● Introducing Together4Integrity ● Expanding the whistleblower element in being able to hand vehicles a due-diligence process During the monitorship, Group-wide to promote integrity system by investing in processes, in the Volkswagen ID. family over to for business partners. Volkswagen introduced and compliance at Volkswagen, human resources and IT infra- customers without a CO₂ footprint.” The company has also almost 300 new or as well as activities promoting structure In normal operation, Volkswagen „attened hierarchies, revised internal regula- cultural change ● Publishing an employee survey uses more than 190,000 freight cars ● decentralized deci- Herbert Diess, tions and guidelines: Introducing a Group-wide, univer- conducted by the Ethics and per year. On average, 38 long-distance sion-making and given Chairman of the Board ● Establishing a Group sally applicable Code of Conduct Compliance Initiative and 157 short-haul freight trains deliver more responsibility to of the Volkswagen Compliance Committee materials to the plants – amounting to its brands and regional Group and an HR steering around 100,000 freight cars per year. companies, so that they committee in the Group, “ The end of the monitorship is Meanwhile, around 90,000 freight cars can make the right decisions for as well as a new division for deliver around 900,000 vehicles from their specic markets. environment, health, and safety not the end of our journey.” Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, “Thompson and his team at the Volkswagen Group of Skoda, Seat, Porsche, and Volkswagen have supported us in making America Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess Commercial Vehicles to 40 hubs, distri- bution centers and seaports. “Every metric ton transported by rail automatically reduces CO₂ emissions by 80 percent. Now Volkswagen is Hiltrud D. Werner on the End of the Monitorship going the extra mile and switching to CO₂-neutral, green transport. We are The executive board member thanks Larry D. Thompson and hundreds of Volkswagen employees very pleased here at DB Cargo, but not as pleased as our environment will be,” says Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta, Member arry D. Thompson has made a the diesel crisis will guide all our only in the Integrity, Compliance, of the Management Board for Freight Lsignicant contribution to the actions as we continue to pro- Risk Management, and Legal Transport and CEO at DB Cargo. transformation of the company. His mote an open and honest culture divisions, but also in vehicle independent, impartial, external of integrity and compliance. We development, HR and be- review of our company helped us appreciate the work of Thompson yond, for their constructive create the systems and processes and his team very much. I would cooperation and tireless “that will enable us to grow as also like to thank the hundreds of support over the last Names & News an organization. The lessons we employees across the Volkswagen three years.„ have learned while overcoming Group and its subsidiaries, not AUTOSTADT Mandy Sobetzko, previously consultant to CEO Herbert Diess, joined the Autostadt management Questions Looking back on I mentioned that Volkswagen is a board in September. the entire period better company today than it was Claudius Colsman, Head 2 of your monitor- three years ago. Volkswagen em- of Park Operation and 4 ship, which lasted just ployees should know that this was Events since 2017, over three years, how possible because of their hard work has followed the Larry D. Thompson, would you characterize and resolve to change. The monitor call of Chief Human independent US Monitor Volkswagen’s cooperation and the monitor team may have Resources Officer at Volkswagen with you and your team? played a small part in this transfor- Gunnar Kilian and is I would describe the mation, but the company is better building a new division, the “ Volkswagen is a relationship between because of its employees – because Culture and Change Factory, in the monitor team and of their resolve to make Volkswagen the Volkswagen Group Academy. better company Volkswagen as one of a better company. Sobetzko has a degree in business respect and profession- administration and has been than it was three al partnership. Early on, Do you have any final with the Group for 16 years. She Larry D. Thompson, shown here at a press conference at the monitor team and thoughts about the end of started her career as a trainee years ago” the brand tower in Wolfsburg in September 2019, openly answered journalists’ questions. the executive board of 4 your monitorship? at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg in the Volkswagen Group This may be the end of my moni- 2005. After holding various jobs in What conclusions can you processes are in place. The company agreed that we had a common goal. torship, but it’s not the end of the Procurement, she was appointed draw after ending your management has made firm com- Our common goal was simply to make relationships and friendships I have to the General Secretariat of 1 monitorship at Volkswagen, mitments to the vigorous continua- Volkswagen a better company, and made in the course of my three Volkswagen AG in 2015. She was a examining the state of compliance tion of its integrity and compliance that was the basis for all our work years in Germany. I have been a consultant for Herbert Diess from and ethics in the company? efforts, and there are excellent together. lawyer for 46 years. I have done 2017. Colsman has a degree in Volkswagen is undoubtedly a processes in place for oversight by many things in my legal career, but economics and has worked for the better company today than it was the Supervisory Board. I believe What is your message to the it was a particular honor and a priv- Volkswagen Group for 15 years, three years ago. The company Volkswagen has a clear path ahead management and the em- ilege to work with my colleagues at including as Head of Events & is on the right track; it will take of it for a sustainable and success- 3 ployees of Volkswagen as Volkswagen to make Volkswagen Sponsoring in Communication, Head hard work, but I believe that the ful integrity, ethics, and compliance Volkswagen looks to the future and a better company, and I wish them of Experience Communication, and right organizational structures and program. your monitorship comes to an end? every success for the future. as a spokesperson for Corporate Social Responsibility.

k 5 360° September 2020 GROUP Herbert Diess: ID.3¹ Test Drive on Vacation The Group CEO drove to Italy in the new electric car and shared his experiences on social media – he also tested out an e-surfboard and e-bike

vacation and test drive in one: Herbert Diess went A away on his summer va- cation in the new ID.. He drove from Munich to Lake Garda, so he could get a feel for the vehicle in everyday use before it is sold to customers. Extraordinary: The Group CEO shared his experiences with the public on the social net- work LinkedIn – which generated lots of headlines! “On vacation in an electric car – impossible? On the con- trary! I collected a car for my summer vacation in Italy from Electrified: Herbert Diess at the wheel of the ID.3, the the ID. pop-up store in Munich flagship of Volkswagen’s new generation of e-vehicles. with my daughter, Caro,” wrote Diess, before starting his journey. wanted to test the electric car in ture, driving Rumors soon started swirling real conditions. character- that the Volkswagen CEO secretly He kept the public updated on istics, and Satisfied on arrival in Italy: Group had engineers follow him. False! social media, sharing his experi- conver- CEO Herbert Diess drove to Lake Diess drove unaccompanied, as he ences with the charging infrastruc- sations Garda in the ID.3. with his daughter about the user experience. As tisement of the Test: Diess rode the MIG-S well as praise, he also had a ID.! e-bike from Ducati in Italy. few criticisms for some of the After his ‹ner details. For example: The vacation, he charging stations were not published a accurately displayed by the report of his GPS, and were about 200 me- experiences ters o“. This, he says, is not as on LinkedIn. convenient for the customer Conclusion: as it could be. “The ID. is Shortly before departure: Herbert Diess and his The unusual vacation cool! This car daughter, Caro, collect the ID.3 in Munich. was covered by many media feels like the outlets and was seen by more future. It will give many people an de‹nitely remember this summer than six million people – entry point to e-mobility and grant vacation for many years to come. Athletic: Herbert Diess flits across Lake even the Tesla community was them many special experiences It has shown me that we are on the Garda on the Audi e-tron foil, an electric talking about it. Diess achieved his – just like the Golf and the Beetle right track here at Volkswagen – the surfboard. goal: to create a powerful adver- have done for generations. I will future of cars is electric!”

Moria: Donation COVID Aid: 663,983 Euros Names & News to Alleviate RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Given to Terre des Hommes IN THE VOLKSWAGEN GROUP Suffering Frank Welsch, Head of Employees donate to children’s charity for medical and social projects Development for the he Volkswagen Group and Volkswagen brand, will T Siemens AG are donating a total olkswagen employees help the to Terre des Hommes. A global Bernd Osterloh: “Our work with hand over the man- of ‹ve million euros as humanitar- Vpoorest of the poor: Employees crisis like the COVID-§¨ pandemic Terre des Hommes is a success agement of Research ian emergency aid for refugees in at the German sites have donated can only be overcome by working story spanning 20 years. With their and Development in the Moria and Greece. After the cata- 663,983 euros to the coronavirus together.” generous donation, our colleagues Group, which he previously strophic ‹re at the Moria refugee emergency aid program of Terre are writing the next chapter. They performed alongside camp of the island of Lesbos, the des Hommes. The fundraising Gunnar Kilian: “Our coronavirus should all be proud of this amazing his other roles, to situation of people living there has campaign was initiated by the ex- emergency aid shows that our em- achievement. It will help thousands Ulrich Widmann in dramatically deteriorated. They are ecutive board and Works Council ployees won’t turn a blind eye to of people who need it the most.” September. Back- currently being temporarily housed in June. The ground: The division on Greek navy ships and in make- children’s char- Birte Kötter: has streamlined consider- shift tents. The donation will be ity will use the “Thanks to ably under Welsch’s leadership received by the German Red Cross funds to support the incred- and restructured its activities. Its focus to support its aid activities. medical and ible gener- is on creating and implementing CEOs Joe Kaeser and Herbert Diess social projects osity of the meaningful synergies in the Group. explain: “We all saw the shocking at Volkswagen Volkswagen Widmann has worked at Audi since images from the camp at Moria locations in workforce, 1999. Most recently, he was head and in Lesbos. The situation of the Brazil (São Terre des of the Audi/Porsche project center refugees is dire; most of them have Paulo), Mexico Hommes will “Premium Platform Electric,” as well as lost what little possessions they had. (Puebla), India be able to Head of Strategy/Business Process for They don’t have many of the basic (Pune), and implement Technical Development in Ingolstadt. essentials they need. In this situa- South Africa many proj- tion, we consider it our humanitarian ( Uitenhage). ects in the VOLKSWAGEN SOUTH AFRICA responsibility to help these su“ering CEO Herbert regions worst Robert Cisek, previously people, including both adults and Diess, Works a“ected by Head of Production children, swiftly and unbureaucrati- Council the coronavi- Strategy for the cally. Experienced aid organizations, Chairman Bernd rus crisis.” Volkswagen brand, such as the Red Cross, guarantee that Osterloh, and Handing over the donation: Gunnar Kilian (from left), Herbert Diess, Terre des Hommes Chair will become CEO of Birte Kötter, and Bernd Osterloh. our donations will reach those who Chief Human The annual the Volkswagen Group need it quickly, and that refugees will Resources Of- fundraising South Africa. He will suc- be taken good care of.” ‹cer Gunnar Kilian have now met su“ering, even in a crisis – some - campaign for Terre des Hommes ceed Thomas Schäfer, who is now Volkswagen had already donated with Birte Kötter (Chair of Terre thing I am very proud of. In order as a long tradition at Volkswagen: CEO of Skoda (see page 3). Robert one million euros to refugees at risk des Hommes) for the symbolic pre- to provide the right aid, we have employees ‹rst waived an hourly Cisek studied mechanical engineer- from the coronavirus pandemic back sentation of the check. worked with the aid organization wage to bene‹t Terre des Hommes ing and holds a doctorate in indus- in April. In addition, Volkswagen’s Terre des Hommes to analyze back in May 1998. Since then, the trial management. Before joining refugee assistance program has Herbert Diess: “I am very im- where the coronavirus pandemic fundraising campaign has become Volkswagen, he worked at McKinsey initiated and now coordinates an pressed by the generosity of our has had the worst impact on peo - a regular ‹xture, and has so far ‹- and BMW. At BMW, he was responsi- integration scheme that prepares employees. My colleagues on the ple. As a result, every cent of our nanced more than 250 aid measures ble for industrial engineering and the young refugees for education and the executive board have also unan- donation will be used where it is for street children and su“ering press shop in Dingolfing. Cisek joined job market. imously supported and donated most needed.” families. Volkswagen in March 2018.

k ¹ ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/ km: 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0 7 GROUP ID.3 GROUP Baby, You Can Drive My E-Car: The Fun New ID.31 Subjective impression: 360° editor Tobias Schwerdtfeger test drives the new compact e-car

eral support but I feel well support- on the pedal, I send the ID.3 into the of the tires, some wind. But that’s ed. The center console, which is not race for my favor. Those who have all. You just glide along. My little test Dynamic cornering: The ID.3’s connected to the dashboard, o‡ers only experienced combustion engine drive around the region is almost electric motor makes it a plea- sure to drive. plenty of space. Keys, mobile, cereal dynamics will have an aha moment in like a wellness program. After the bars, a bottle of water. Everything the ˆrst few meters. In the compact ˆrst few kilometers, I stop looking can be quickly stowed away. And, e-car, a gentle pressure on the pedal nervously at the range indicaindica-- there’s still space for a second unit. is enough to trigger considerable tor. The distance covered The large panoramic roof, measur- acceleration. This topic comes up and the kilometers ing more than 1 square meter, is a regularly when you discuss electric deducted match. No special highlight in the true sense vehicles. Experienced e-car drivers false promises. My of the word. If you don’t see the agree that they’re “always ˆrst o‡ on verdict after a light here, you have only yourself to a green light”. And it’s true, the rear- two-hour drive: blame. Very clever: the glass panel wheel-drive car has incredible for- wonderfully can be closed with a blind. And of ward thrust. The electric motor gen- relaxing. Like course, it only takes a quick swipe erates 204 bhp and 310 Nm of torque. that holiday of the ˆnger. 100 km/h in 7.3 seconds. Respect. But feeling. A hot all that fun aside, what impresses candidate The control center me most is the quiet. You can’t hear for my anything. Ok, almost nothing. Only a own All that is surely very complicated quiet purr when you start. The sound garage. We could be friends: 360° editor Tobias in an electric vehicle. Di‡erent Schwerdtfeger gives the ID.3 a positive verdict. to what we’re familiar with in any case. It can do so many new things, it’s always online and can be operated by voice control. But don’t worry. The truth is, every- Elon Musk drives A striking rear: The ID.3 is not thing is right where it belongs – and timid when it comes to looks. the automobile of tomorrow. Well, The interior where you’d expect it to be in a the ID.3 today, I’m standing right in front Volkswagen. You’ll be searching in On his German tour, Tesla boss n theory I know a lot about the of why it has the potential to drive of the automobile of tomorrow. How on earth did they manage to ˆt vain for the traditional “radio but- Elon Musk was keen to meet ID.3. But I don’t know what Volkswagen to the front of e-mo- And I got it wrong. The ID.3 is an a Passat interior into a compact car? ton”. Everything is done by touch Volkswagen Group boss Herbert Iit’s like to drive the e-car from bility. A huge burden, I think to eye-catcher that Œaunts its dif- That is the puzzling thing about here. That’s something you have Diess. The two went for a spin in the Zwickau plant. That’s about myself, as I look the ˆrst-edition ferentness. Minimalist and clear. the ID.3’s generously dimensioned to get used to. But if you can use a the ID.3 at Braunschweig Airport. to change. This is the – entirely ID.3 in the eyes. The headlamps give Big wheels that are almost closed. interior. The answer is MEB. The smartphone, it won’t be long before Diess answered the Tesla boss’ subjective – story of my encoun- the compact e-car a friendly face. By no means timid when it comes technical concept with short over- you ˆnd your way around the ID.3’s questions from the passenger ter with the brand’s electric hope Is it looking back at me? I can’t help to looks. But the design is never hangs and a long wheelbase pro- control system. And even digital seat. Afterwards, there was lots of bearer. but smile. 1-0 to the ID.3. overwhelming. It makes the new vides the space of a medium-sized novices needn’t worry: The ID.3 praise for the compact e-car for its They say these 4.26 me- car feel cozy and familiar. With its car – and that whichever seat takes care of its driver. performance in this price seg- ters are about to change the Looks large roof-edge spoiler, the e-car you’re in. What’s more, the driver ment. Diess posted the video of Modern, clear, and the drive on LinkedIn: it reached ( Volkswagen) world. Climate looks very sleek and dynamic. and passenger sit in a comfortably The driving experience uncluttered: the neutral, fully interconnected 30 years ago, I was convinced that However, the real quantum high position. Behind the easy-grip more than 400 million people ID.3’s control center. and, most importantly, fully cars would be able to Œy in 30 leap with the ID.3 is under the steering wheel you always feel in Is it on already? Yes, it is. I let the worldwide! electric. Sounds like the car of years’ time. And that they’d look bodywork: it is the ˆrst model to control. The comfortable seats are brake go and the e-car starts moving. tomorrow. But it’s here now. like saucers with wheels. That’s be based on Volkswagen’s MEB great for longer journeys. Some I catch myself thinking: “Just like a CEO selfie: Herbert Diess and Elon Musk. And it’s ready to o‡er evidence how I, as a ten-year-old, imagined platform. have complained about a lack of lat- normal car.” Pressing down lightly

Team achievement: “Everyone Is Smiling When They Get Out” Silke Bagschik is proud Free Online Training of the work done in the What customers and dealers think of the ID.3: Interview with Head of Sales and Marketing Silke Bagschik e-mobility division. PRESS COMMENTS “Electric Mobility and Me” he current situation made he got out I asked him how the car now? Anyone open to getting to Complete seven learning modules in 90 minutes Tit impossible to invite was to drive. He grinned and said: know a new technology and help The savior is coming dealers to a major presentation “Mega!” That was when I knew that the climate in the process, anyone The Volks-e-wagen is n time for the launch of the ID. have to be completed at the same event for the ID.3 – so the we, as a team here in the heart of who wants an exciting and fully – albeit slightly Ifamily, a new online training time. The total time required to ID.3 went to them. In this Wolfsburg, had brought something interconnected car with a phenom- finally here program by the Volkswagen Group complete the program is 90 min- interview with 360°, Head of amazing to life. enal amount of space and amazing delayed Academy provides an overview of utes. You can book your place on Sales and Marketing E-mobility driving performance – they should e-mobility at Volkswagen. It was Group Learn using the reference Silke Bagschik reveals what Do the customers see it that way, really get behind the wheel of an developed by Volkswagen Academy ID 52007469. employees experienced when too? How has the car been received ID.3. It’s worth it. Salzgitter and is suitable for all they presented the car to dealers, on the market? levels of knowledge. why TÜV is issuing a special We have more than 25,000 orders How have dealers responded to the An opening quiz and seven certiˆcate for the ID.3, and what from pre-bookers, i.e. customers new e-car? Automobile 2.0 short learning modules impart her special ID.3 moment was. who reserved a car a year ago and There’s something I should ex- Will it be the Golf The strengths lots of knowledge on current have now ordered it without ever plain before I answer that ques- ID. models, drive concepts Silke Bagschik, did you have a seeing it, let alone driven it. We get tion. In the past, when we’ve of the of the and the Volkswagen electric special ID.3 moment? the feeling that people have been wanted to present a new car from VW ID.3 strategy. The free online train- To tell you the truth, there were waiting for it: for an electric car Wolfsburg to dealers, we’d usually 21st century? ing deals with customer fears two. The ˆrst was the moment – a Volkswagen – with long range organize an amazing event, invite (and its and clears up fallacies about in the development phase when that can handle all the day-to-day everyone here and present the au- weaknesses) electric mobility. tomobile in all its glory. This time, The learning module and necessity being the mother of the knowledge check do not invention, we had to ˆnd another partners really liked having the In this respect I’m convinced that “We get the feeling that people way. It simply wasn’t possible to whole dealership team trained in the great popularity of e-mobility put on a major event. What did peace “at home”, directly, and as we’re seeing at the moment is not have been waiting for this car.” we do? Instead of inviting dealers equals. We’ve therefore decided to only down to the attractive grants to come to us, we ˆrst trained do exactly the same with the ID.4. for our products, but also to peo- ID.3 I’LL SHOW YOU YOUR WORLD Silke Bagschik, Head of Sales and Marketing E-mobility everyone digitally before then That also saves a lot of CO 2. ple’s attitudes, which have under- visiting the dealers with the car gone a lasting change. There is a – and we presented the ID.3 and Has the coronavirus impacted on strong desire to do something for we all knew that what we had requirements placed on it. That trained the dealership employees e-mobility and the ID.3 specifically the climate – and thereby also for was going to be the face of the incredible sign of conˆdence in on site. The same scene played out in any other way? society. That’s why a lot of custom- Silent power: The WAZ ID.3. No more tinkering – build the product and the Volkswagen everywhere: as soon as we arrived There is much more focus now on ers are now resolutely going in this it just like that. That was very brand speaks for itself. The vehicles on the forecourt in the car, every generally being more conscious of new direction. And they can do that moving. The second moment are now available to view and test last one of them in the workshop the way we deal with society, our- with a good conscience because verdict on the new ID.3 I have stored away as a spe- drive at dealers. We expect this would drop their tools to come selves, and those around us. People TÜV has issued the ID.3 with a “Cli- cial memory is a conversation to give a new boost to the order see the new ID.3 and go for a seem to think more about the mate-Neutral Product” certiˆcate. with a chassis engineer. He was numbers. Because let’s be honest, drive. Everyone had a smile on consequences of what they do than The Volkswagen ID.3 is o¬cially a testing the prototype and when what reason is there not to switch their faces when they got out. Our was the case before the pandemic. CO2-neutral vehicle.

k k ¹ ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW/energy 8 consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0 | Œ ID.4: The vehicle is a near-production-ready concept 9 GROUP 360° September 2020 Technical Development: Next BPE Milestone Achieved Lead Manager Oliver Brenneis redesigns the air-conditioning component construction kit

he “Best Performance Engineer- Air-conditioning strategy now set for 2025: ing” (BPE) program has been Oliver Brenneis is responsible for BPE com- ponent construction kits in Wolfsburg. Trunning in the Group’s Technical Innovation Fund II: Development (TD) division for a good six months now. 360° spoke with Oliver to standardize the heaters and use the Applications Brenneis (39), who has been BPE Lead same modules for both platforms. It is Manager for the air-conditioning com- with this in mind that we formed the Still Open ponent construction kit since the start “Air Conditioning and Central Thermal The Innovation Fund II is now moving into of this year. Management” team, which works with the accelerator phase for the third time all experts in the Group to develop the with nine intrapreneurs – or entrepreneurs Where is BPE at right now? most uniform air-conditioning and within the company – and their seven We have actually made considerable thermal management systems possible. innovative business ideas. Under the progress so far. The lead managers have It really is a huge cog that we’re turning motto “Your new future”, the application started work and, at the end of June, we at the moment within the Group, but it phase for colleagues interested in working de“ned the strategy for the air-condi- only works if everyone pulls together. on one of the future projects has been tioning component construction kit in running since the beginning of September terms of budget and personnel as far as and will continue until October 2. The only 2025. This sees us hit our next milestone. i condition is that managerial approval must have been granted. So what does this mean for the air-condi- “Best Performance Following on from the application tioning component construction kit you Engineering” phase, the teams have twelve exciting are responsible for? weeks ahead of them in which to validate As developers, we were naturally very “Best Performance Engineering” their business plan, which involves check- keen to establish the technical strat- (BPE) is a building block within ing its value, using it to build a prototype egy of the component construction the Group’s “Together 2025+” strategy. The aim is to strengthen on the respective topic, testing it out with kit together with its module families: our strategic activities into one TD divi- more e‡ort, since we are implementing the Group’s development network customers, and developing it further. Which modules do we still need? Which sion. In the case of air conditioning, this the program during our ongoing opera- across the various brands. 41 lead The aim is to work together to complete do we need to develop? We also want to will be my team in Wolfsburg, which is tions. But we really have to look at it as managers will be responsible for a pilotable prototype, with products and establish a greater level of standardiza- being set up at the center of a network an investment in a positive future. the technology strategy and mod- services equally represented. tion between the modules, and we are of locations and brands. We will press ular development of component “We are excited to see what excep- well on the way to achieving that, as we ahead with our development at the What strategy are you pursuing with your construction kits based on the “one tional results our colleagues will come will be reducing the number of existing location where we are able to leverage air-conditioning module? for all” philosophy. Going forward, up with together,” modules from 35 to 25. Adopting this ap- the greatest synergies and where we Together with our colleagues working a project team under the guidance enthuses Taylan proach for all component construction have the greatest level of expertise – all on the e-traction component construc- of the lead engineer as “General Ay, Group Works kits is an essential prerequisite when without ever losing sight of our “one for tion kits, we are starting with both the Developer” will handle develop- Council and Coordi- it comes to shaping the rapid develop- all” mantra. modules and the platforms. To take an ments for all brands in a bid to nator of Innovation ment cycles in the e-mobility sector. example, in one platform we heat the make more efficient use of the Fund II. “The recent What does the BPE project mean for you interior via water heat exchangers, in technical development resources second pitch has How do you plan to achieve that? and your team? another via an electric heater in the within the Group. already shown how First and foremost, by bundling all of At the moment it means signi“cantly air-conditioning unit. Our aim here is quickly progress can be seen. With Taylan Ay, the active support Group Works Council of other colleagues, I am expecting to Future Heads: see interesting further developments in no time.” Network of 300 Employees Incidentally, the Innovation Fund II Focusing on tomorrow team has redesigned its website and Cruising populated it with new information, details electrically of completed projects, and a list of the hat role does ethics play in the way to becoming a technology “rm.” through colleagues currently on the lookout. For future of Volkswagen? Future The Communication and Political the capital: W Test drives more information, visit http://innovations- Head Daniela Blaschke has teamed Sciences graduate, who has just com- can now be fonds2.wob.vw.vwg/bewerbung/html. up with her colleagues to look for pleted her doctorate and works in Ex- booked in answers. The ternal Relations, sees the “Futures of DRIVE. 31-year-old has Ethics” project as a personal stroke of i been a member of luck. “We really threw ourselves into the Future Heads the various topics, and I learned so network for the much in the process on a professional, Now in Berlin: DRIVE Offers Innovation Fund II past two years. methodical, and even personal level.” “I was asking They dedicate up to 20 percent of Test Drives in the ID.3¹ The Innovation Fund II was myself what my their work to network projects, with launched as a result of the col- next step was at managerial approval. And it’s time Experts accompany guests on a tour through the capital lective bargaining agreement for Volkswagen, as I’ve well spent, according to Blaschke. She the future concluded between never been overly now also uses the network for topics he DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Fo- through the capital. These will, of Volkswagen and the IG Metall excited about Future Head: she is working on in her division – Trum is o‡ering people the oppor- course, be subject to comprehensive district management for Lower traditional assis- Daniela Blaschke and vice versa: “The boundaries can tunity to try out the new Volkswagen health and safety measures. Bookings Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. The tance functions.” blur a little, but everyone bene“ts ID.3 as part of the “START TO DRIVE can be made by emailing fund supports new and innovative It was a colleague who told her about from the synergies and opportunities ELECTRIC” fringe exhibition. event@drive- Volkswagen-group.com business models from future-ori- the network: “The ability to choose to share ideas.” Test drives allow DRIVE visitors to or calling 030 2092 1300. Last-minute ented fields such as health, our own topics, think ahead, and share experience the “rst fully electric car bookings can also be made directly at education, environment, energy, them with the company together – in the ID. family for themselves and the DRIVE service counter. mobility, and digitalization. The now here was something I could get see what they think. Those willing to This opportunity runs in tandem main focus of Innovation Fund II is i excited about.” Around 300 employees try it out can expect to take advan- with the “START TO DRIVE ELEC- boosting competitiveness and sus- across the Group are active members tage of the very latest technology TRIC” exhibition, which has been tainably safeguarding employment Future Heads of the Future Heads network, united combined with an all-new driving running since the beginning of the at Volkswagen AG. The innovation The Future Heads network was capabilities of employees are by their passion for what’s coming experience. Interested visitors can year and covers the many facets of established in 2017, with members relied upon in the development of next around the corner. The Future sign up directly at the DRIVE forum, electric mobility including range, in- coming from almost all brands and new business ideas. Participants Heads carry out research, o‡er advice, over the phone, or via email. frastructure, and charging. Under its divisions of the Group. It focuses are given the opportunity to act and develop ideas. According to The ID.3 combines electrifying “Pioneer of Electric Mobility” tagline, on the topics of mobility; social, as entrepreneurs and to realize Daniela Blaschke, “It makes sense for performance with pioneering design the Porsche Group brand is showcas- ecological, and economic develop- a business idea. The project can us to now be looking at the role of eth- and ranges suitable for everyday use. ing its view of the world of electric ments; and the role of ethics. For either start in one division and ics, compliance, and law. What does A Volkswagen Driving Experience drives and o‡ering insights into its more information, contact Daniela stay there or else be continued in technology do to people and society? expert will be on hand to explain electric mobility history, which has Blaschke. another division within the Group What is our responsibility as a com- the essentials of electric driving been characterized by a pioneering or as a spin-off. pany? These are key questions on our and accompany guests on their trips spirit from the very beginning.

k ¹ ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 10 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0 360° September 2020 GROUP

Sustainability Advisory Board: Volkswagen to Extend Collaboration Says Herbert Diess, “We want to strengthen the dialog with our Sustainability Advisory Board”

olkswagen is extending its collaboration V with its independent Sustainability Advisory Board Introducing the New Members of the by two years in hopes of More Sustainability Advisory Board: vigorously pushing ahead with collaboration to come: the company’s sustainability Group CEO goals. At the heart of the Herbert Diess Rebecca Harms served as a Mem- Magdalena Gerger has served as sustainability strategy lies the with Georg ber of the European Parliament CEO and President of the Swedish company’s goal of reported Kell, Spokes- from 2004 until 2019. During this company Systembolaget AB since carbon neutrality by 2050. person for the time, she fought in 2009. The company serves Volkswagen In addition, Rebecca Harms, Sustainability particular to implement as an instrument for former Member of the European Advisory more stringent environ- government alcohol policy, Parliament, and Magdalena Board. mental and consumer pursuing the aim of curbing Gerger, CEO and President of protection standards alcohol consumption in Swedish company Systembolaget drive and correct our strategy.” on strategic issues of sustainability in the European Union. Sweden. One of the focal AB, have been appointed as Diess thanked the Sustainability Ad- and social responsibility. The board, Harms was a member points of Gerger’s work is her the board’s two newest mem- visory Board for their cooperation so now made up of nine experts, works of the Committee for effort to consistently bolster bers. Group CEO Herbert Diess far. The independent board has pro- independently and contributes to the Industry, Research and the company’s attractiveness stressed that sustainability is a vided crucial stimulus in dealing with decision-making process with exten- Energy (ITRE), the Com- Rebecca Harms as an employer and its crucial factor for the company’s the diesel crisis and formulating the sive powers to inform, consult, and mittee of Inquiry into corporate culture, as well success. He said, “ Volkswagen Group’s integrity principles. In addi- take initiative. Emission Measurements as opening up a dialog will only march on successful- tion, the Sustainability Advisory Board On the agenda for discussion with in the Automotive Sector between the company and ly into the future if we make has provided support for the Group’s the Sustainability Advisory Board (EMIS) and the Commit- society. She previously held changes. The independent climate targets and decarbonization are the CEO Alliance for Reform, tee on the Environment, leading roles in international Sustainability Advisory Board is strategy through intensive discussion. Resilience and Recovery (R3) initiated Public Health and Food food and consumer goods becoming ever more important The aim is to make the Volkswagen by Diess and the Advisory Board to Safety (ENVI). Harms concerns, including Arla for our Group in the midst of Group carbon- neutral from a Œnancial support the EU Green Deal, aspects of began her political career Foods, Nestlé, and ICI Paints. this transformation. We want to perspective by 2050. corporate governance and integrity, in 1994 as a member of Gerger began her career in strengthen this dialog, and we The Sustainability Advisory Board employment in times of increasing the Parliament of Lower 1990 as a corporate consul- will not shy away from critical is comprised of members from digitalization and electric mobility, Saxony. Magdalena Gerger tant in London. discussions. The board’s inde- around the world, and was creat- and sustainable action in internation- pendent expertise is helping to ed in 2016 to support the Group al markets. i HERBERT DIESS, Group CEO: GEORG KELL is the Founding Director of the “We want the Volkswagen Group to be United Nations Global Compact and Spokes- Sustainability carbon- neutral from a financial perspective person for the Volkswagen Sustainability Advisory Board by 2050. We have a clear plan and specific Advisory Board: More information about the measures in place to meet that goal. But “We on the Sustainability Advisory Board Sustainability Advisory Board is achieving this will still require a great deal combine our mandate with our duty to clearly available here: of effort. That makes the contributions and articulate our demands and address them within https://www. Volkswagenag.com/ momentum provided by the Sustainability the company. We can see that sustainability en/sustainability/sustainability- Advisory Board all the more important. We as a strategic goal is now firmly anchored within council.html need this kind of critical support. That is why I am the Volkswagen Group. We look forward to so pleased to add the strengths of Rebecca Harms and Magdalena continuing to forge ahead on this path. After all, the The 2019 Sustainability Report is Gerger to the board. Ms. Harms brings her environmental policy best thing Volkswagen can do to protect the available here: experience at the EU level to the table, and Ms. Gerger is a true role climate is to take a pioneering role and https://www. Volkswagenag.com/ model for sustainable business management.” show others the way forward.” en/sustainability/reporting.html Group Environmental Talk: Climate Change Is Just Another Opportunity Round table discussion on the goTOzero environmental mission statement, climate targets, and electrification hat environmental protec- “We have to see climate Wtion goals has Volkswagen change as an opportunity for set itself? How important is new technologies and busi- electric mobility? What contribu- ness models. Environmental tion can Production and Logistics protection does not neces- make? CEOs, top managers, and sarily mean going without: works council representatives electric vehicles charged with discussed these and other issues electricity from renewable at the Group Environmental Talk energy sources will continue held in the Autostadt in mid- to ensure individual mobility September. Employees were able in future.” to follow the event live via 360° Herbert Diess, Volkswagen Net and the 360° Group CEO Participants of the Group Environmental Talk in the Autostadt: from left, Ulrich Widmann, Jürgen Rittersberger, Volkswagen App, and could even Michael Jost, Herbert Diess, Hiltrud D. Werner, Oliver Blume, Gerd Walker, and Dirk Rosenau-Tornow. ask questions. 360° is here to bring you the highlights. “ goTOzero is not just a promise that we will handle issues “Sustainable action is a matter of lead- of sustainability responsibly. It is something our colleagues “ We take a holistic approach to ership. And integrity always includes the environmental protection – from are actively demanding and are helping to shape. Our ap- question, ‘Is my decision compatible with proach has to be to do more than what the law requires of development to raw materials, environmental protection?’ Those in manage- from manufacturing to actually us. For us, one thing is clear: job security and environmen- ment positions at our company need to be open tal protection can go hand-in-hand.” using our products, all the to their employees expressing these concerns.” way to recycling.” Dirk Rosenau-Tornow, Hiltrud D. Werner, Head of Group Works Council CEO Oliver Blume, responsible for environ- Integrity and Legal Affairs mental protection within the Group

k 11 GROUP 360° September 2020

More News from The Smallest Unit in the System Group Components A strong future: The coronavirus Battery cells – the technological key to electric mobility pandemic is having a major impact on the global economy – and the Volkswagen Group is no exception. he modular electric-drive round cells, while others To ensure Components remains com- toolkit (MEB) and the use prismatic cells, and petitive and viable for the future, the TID.š1 as the ­rst model others still use pouch Reshape ONE MISSION 2025 program built using the platform have cells. All three come with is being launched. started a brand-new mobility their own advantages and chapter for the Volkswagen disadvantages. Capacity, brand and the Group as a energy, cost, safety, and Transform Minds and the Year of the whole. Electricity is needed service life are all par- Shop Floor Supervisor: The appli- to run this electric vehicle – ticularly relevant criteria Pouch cell used in vehicles cation phase for the third round of stored in a drive battery com- for use in the automotive like the ID.3. Transform Minds – The Battle – is prising multiple battery cells industry. Volkswagen has now closed. The 30 new Transform connected in modules. opted for pouch Minds will start These cells are the key and prismatic cells in its in early October. components behind elec- electric vehicles, which ues to develop future cells. When i Components’ tric vehicles, accounting allow it to achieve the pilot production of battery cells Year of the Shop for around 40 percent of best performance across began in late 2019, knowledge of Read more about the Bat- Floor Supervi- added value. all of these criteria sustainable production process- tery Cell division of Group sor is pressing overall. This covers es was further optimized at the Components and the ahead as well, What cells (and the high demand for plant. The aim is to use the expe- Northvolt Zwei joint venture with digital dreams) cells, maintains market rience gained to reach the top of in the Components section on workshops and are made of Round competitiveness, and the entire battery value creation pages 18 to 19. a campaign at cell ensures future viability. chain in future. Consequently, the the plants. All of the major battery Northvolt Zwei joint venture in cell manufacturers in the auto- Working hand-in-hand with Salzgitter will be the Volkswagen motive industry use lithium- battery cell manufacturers Group’s ­rst proprietary cell chemistry. How- The battery specialists: The Group ion cells. Key components battery cell pro- ever, solid state cell is bundling all its battery expertise include a lithium metal oxide Group-wide, expertise and duction facility by technology promises and innovative capacity in Group compound on the cathode and skills surrounding lithium-ion 2024. a signi­cant increase Components. A new Battery division graphite on the anode. Oth- technology are being bundled Pouch cell in energy density. The was launched on January 1, headed er cell components include at the Battery Cell Center of The path to lack of liquid electro- up by Frank Blome. carrier foils made of copper or Excellence (CoE) at the the future lytes means graphite will no aluminum, an intermedi- Components plant longer be required in solid fuel ate separator and a in Salzgitter. There, The aim of continuing to develop cells. The result will be a great- liquid electrolyte battery cells undergo future cells is to increase energy er range with shorter charging 100 (see infobox). development, testing, density while reducing weight. times, plus additional bene­ts in percent However, pilot production, and For example, today’s pouch cell terms of weight, volume, and cost. di erent man- quality assurance. used with the MEB platform Volkswagen is currently working ufacturers use This will allow the has an energy density of around with US start-up QuantumScape di erent cell for- Prismatic Group to set its own 260 Wh/kg – and the only way to as a part of a strategic partnership Strong performance: Colleagues mats: some use cell standards as it contin- improve on this is to modify the to research just this. in Polkowice and Salzgitter have achieved scores of 100 percent on i their quality certification audits.

How Battery Cells Work More information As the smallest unit in a battery divided by a separator that is per- ions travel back toward the cathode, The entire Components edition system, battery cells can store meable to lithium ions. Everything is where the current emitted can be Electro-- of 360° is available at: lyte energy and then release it. They surrounded by a conductive liquid – used for energy consumption. In the https://bit.ly/31We6XT convert electrical energy into the electrolyte. During charging, the ID.3, the battery cell is designed as a

chemical energy (charging) – lithium ions make their way from the pouch cell. The current MEB battery Anode and vice versa (discharging). cathode toward the anode, emitting system uses several of these cells.

Its most crucial components electrons to the cathode. They pass Multiple cells are interconnected to Cathode are two electrodes: the anode the separator and absorb electrons at a module, and multiple modules to a Separator and the cathode. The two are the anode. During discharging, lithium battery system. Charging Discharging

Project Pegasus Successfully Concluded Cross-divisional team worked to develop a highly integrated system approach for electric drive train

rom the engine to the chassis, increasingly working to expand as develop a highly integrated sys- The approach in- Ffrom the electric drive to the a system supplier in view of the tem approach for an electric drive volves a clear reduc- steering: Group Components outside competition. train complete with an e-motor, tion of high-voltage manufactures numerous com- To that end, a project team was high-voltage battery, and other cables, plugs, cooling In focus: ponents for the Volkswagen put together at Components. Head- ancillary units. system, control units, the electric Group’s vehicles. In addition ed up by Karsten Köllner, twelve The team focused on ­ve points: and weight with the drive train in a vehicle. to manufacturing individual colleagues from Components 1. Comprehensive optimization of electric drive train. The components, Components is formed an interdisciplinary team to the electric drive train system results developed so far demon- 2. Formulation strate that functional and mechan- The Pegasus project team from Components of di erent ical integration can signi­cantly from the Innovation Fund I. integration decrease costs and installation In addition to cross-divisional concepts space. During the process, the team cooperation, the project bene­ted

Christian Arend Benito Ullrich Andre Borowski Georg Friedrich Lührs 3. Highly is examining whether the approach in particular from early involve- Gearbox and Gearbox and Gearbox and Gearbox Electric Drive Electric Drive Electric Drive and Electric Drive integrat- could also be used for subsequent ment by the Development, Value division division division division ed thermal generations of the modular electric- Engineering, Procurement, CoE, management drive toolkit (MEB). and Series divisions. The inter- module Back in early July, the project disciplinary project and develop- Dirk Weber Udo Schriever Philipp Lackmann Markus Meier Chassis and Chassis and Engine and Cast- Engine and Cast- 4. Optimal uti- was presented to Herbert Diess ment work was carried out using Battery System Battery System ing division ing division lization and and the Group board during Group agile methodology under the division division combination Components Tech Days and the guidance of the Agile Center of of control approach was validated. The ­rst Excellence. Colleagues also took

Kai-Uwe Juch Gerd Stöhr Torsten Leifert Karsten Köllner units patent registrations have also been advantage of the open concept Gearbox and Gearbox and Gearbox and Gearbox Electric Drive Electric Drive Electric Drive and Electric Drive 5. Integrated submitted, with successful com- of Hall 6, the Group Components division division division division functional pletion of the project imminent. headquarters in Wolfsburg, in and software The concepts being developed will carrying out their work, comple- Teamwork: The colleagues worked on the project in addition to tackling their everyday responsibilities. architecture undergo further work with support mented by digital workshops.

k 12 ¹ Power consumption in kWh/100 km: 15.4–14.5 (combined); CO₂ emissions in g/km: 0; efficiency class: A 360° September 2020 GROUP Four Purely Electric SUV Models Announced for the Chinese Market China CEO Stephan Wöllenstein: Volkswagen now number one for SUV buyers

he range of sport utility Volkswagen’s largest portfolio of A strong group: The Tiguan X will vehicles in China is set to SUVs worldwide. This once again make its market debut later this year, Tgrow from ten to twelve underscores just how important expanding the company’s portfolio. models by the end of next year. China is to our brand,” said This was the announcement Wöllenstein. made by Stephan Wöllenstein, Volkswagen brand board mem- The specifics of the plan ber and CEO of Volkswagen for the new models China, in a presentation in Chengdu, China this week. The Tiguan X will make its market “ Volkswagen remains debut later this year. The series the clear rst choice for version of the large crossover SMV Chinese buyers. And we’re concept will launch in 2021. Anoth- now number one for SUV er large SUV will make an buyers as well,” he said. By appearance in 2022. Along the end of 2021, Volkswagen with the Tiguan L PHEV in China will launch another and the Tayron GTE, the four purely electric SUVs from “agship Touareg PHEV the ID. family on the Chinese plug-in hybrid SUV will market. “China represents follow.

Volkswagen brand board member and CEO of Volkswagen China: Stephan Wöllenstein.

“ Volkswagen remains the clear first choice for Chinese buyers. And we’re now number one for SUV buyers as well.” On the road: driving to the presentation through the mountains near Chengdu. Stephan Wöllenstein

k 13 360° September 2020 A Look at the Brands GROUP

40,000th Cult VWs Transformed Flying Spur Manufactured into Playmobil Miniatures Classic VW Beetle and Bus to be added Sedan made by hand to the collection at the start of 2021 40,000 models of the Flying Spur luxury sports sedan have been Playmobil and Volkswagen will and even a bed. The Beetle, on the manufactured by Bentley at its be joining forces next year to other hand, will feature a roof rack Crewe location. The British luxury transform two cult vehicles into and plenty of accessories for a fam- brand broke this record back in Playmobil format for the very first ily outing. The two classic Playmobil August. The first generation of the time in the form of the Bus and miniatures will soon be available luxury sports car was launched in the VW Beetle. The Playmobil T1 to purchase from Volkswagen The Skoda Enyaq iV: the first electric car from Mladá Boleslav. 2005. Fast-forward to the third Camping Bus will come complete Accessories and general retailers. generation and virtually everything with a seating area, travel kitchen, Watch this space! about it has now changed – in- The World Premiere Coming soon from cluding its name: Back in its first Playmobil – generation, it was known as the Beetle and Bus. of the Skoda Enyaq iV Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Today, the Flying Spur boasts 467 Skoda showcases first MEB model in Prague kW/635 bhp, races from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, and reaches The Skoda Enyaq iV was re- anniversary celebrated by the a maximum speed of 333 km/h. vealed to a worldwide audience brand this year, which marks All three models were con- in Prague earlier this month. 125 years since Skoda was ceived, designed, and manu- The SUV is the first electric car founded by Václav Laurin and factured in the English town of from Skoda to be based on the Václav Klement. According to Crewe – the home of Bentley. modular electric-drive toolkit Thomas Schäfer, Skoda CEO, This is where Bentley employees (MEB). It will be available with “The Enyaq iV marks the start celebrated the record-breaking two drive variants, achievement of their flagship three battery sizes, model. 250 employees manufac- rear-wheel or all-wheel tured the Flying Spur in around drive, and five perfor- 100 hours – entirely by hand. mance levels ranging from 109 to 225 kW (148 to 306 bhp). Manufactured in Mladá Boleslav, the Enyaq Porsche Starts New iV has a range of up to 510 kilometers in the WLTP cycle, making it fully of a new era for Skoda. I would “9:11” Podcast suitable for everyday use. A like to thank the entire team “9:11” is the name of Porsche’s and Porsche boss Oliver Blume particular highlight comes in the that contributed to getting new audio venture. In the first about corona and the impact it has form of the exclusive Enyaq iV the Enyaq iV on the road. It’s Impressive handiwork: Employees podcast, Communications Director had. The podcast is available on Founders Edition, of which only turned out to be a great car made the Flying Spur in around Sebastian Rudolph talks to former Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and in the 1,895 have been made. This and I couldn’t be prouder of the 100 hours. BILD Editor-in-Chief Kai Diekmann Porsche Newsroom. figure represents the incredible team.”

CO‚ Underground 3D Printing Saves Time Facility in Iceland filters CO from the air Tools made in 15 hours

Audi is working together with The system sucks in air and feeds tools and objects In the 3D printing lab: Swiss start-up Climeworks to store it into the CO2 collector, which for the assembly Parts can be made sig- CO2 underground. The world’s contains a special filter material nificantly faster. line. The main largest direct air capture and that absorbs the CO2 contained in advantage of 3D storage facility for the fossiliza- the air. Once this filter is saturated technology is the tion of atmospheric CO2 is being with CO2, it is then heated to 100 speed at which Ready for delivery: the Divo with its built in Iceland. The plant will filter degrees Celsius to extract the the parts can be eye-catching taillights. 4,000 tons of CO2 from the air CO2 molecules. Water then flows manufactured. per year and mineralize it under- through the plant and transports Taking exterior Bugatti Divo: ground. 1,000 tons of this will be the carbon dioxide around 2,000 mirrors by way of taken from the atmosphere by meters underground. Here, the example, conven- Delivery Climeworks on behalf of Audi and CO2 molecules react with the tional processes Underway stored permanently underground. basalt rock and convert to carbon- can take weeks to Absorbing this amount of carbon ates over the years. This allows produce a mold Deliveries of the Bugatti dioxide naturally would need the CO2 to be stored permanently A 3D printing lab at Seat is for the mirror. The 3D printing Divo are now underway, with around 80,000 trees. underground. capable of producing prototypes engineers can now receive a the first supercars start- and components for divisions file with the design and send it ing to leave the Molsheim including Design, Production, to the printer just like a docu- workshop back in August. and Logistics up to ten times ment. Fast-forward 15 hours The entire series is limited to faster. The 3D printing technolo- and the part is ready to go. If just 40 models. The Bugatti gy not only saves a great deal of you want to change the mirror Divo boasts an 8-liter W16 time but also offers real flexibil- again, reproducing the mold not engine with 1,500 bhp, and ity for vehicle development and only takes a lot of time, but also a top speed of 380 km/h. production. costs a lot in terms of money The supercar is named after Seat’s 3D printing lab is home and resources. If you’re using the successful French racing to nine printers, and 80 percent the 3D printer, all you have to do driver Albert Divo, who was of the parts printed here are is modify the design file. Seat also a plant driver for Bugatti prototypes for use in vehicle hopes to start incorporating 3D from time to time. The

Facility in Iceland: Audi stores CO2 underground. development, although they are technology to an even greater Bugatti Divo costs around also used to create customized extent going forward. five million euros.

k 15 360° September 2020 VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS

The ID.4¹: The second model Names & News based on the modular electric-drive toolkit, also known as the MEB. Personnel changes in the Small (G1) and E-Mobility (G4) product lines: Michael Bäcker, previously Head of the E-Mobility (G4) product line, moved to Volkswagen China Investment as Head of Purchasing in August. He was succeeded by Andreas Krüger, previously Head of the Small (G1) product line. The new Head of G1 is Martina Biene, previously Head of the Volkswagen Brand in South Africa.

Andreas Krüger’s ¹ career began at Volkswagen in Wolfsburg in 1991. After management positions in Changchun (China), Curitiba (Brazil), Emden, and Mosel, he became Head of Product Line Small in 2008, then The E-Family Is Growing: Head of Body Shop Planning. In 2012, Krüger was appointed Head of the Pilot Series Center. Here Comes the ID.4 He’d been in charge of the Small product line since 2017.

Martina Biene Brand’s first purely electric SUV goes into production in Zwickau began her career in Volkswagen’s he company’s e-oen- SUV class,” says Ralf Brandstätter, the US. This is how we’ll combustion engines German Sales sive continues to gather CEO of the Volkswagen brand. scale the MEB platform just recently, the sec- division in 2001. Tspeed: “With the ID.4, “After the ID.3², it’s the second around the world, creat- ond model of the ID. She took over as Area Volkswagen is expanding its model based on the modular elec- ing the economic founda- family is now coming Sales Manager for Belgium range to include an all-electric tric-drive toolkit (MEB). In future, tion for the success of our o the assembly line.” and Luxembourg in 2006. She vehicle in the world’s largest the car will be built and sold in ID. family.” Zwickau plays a established national product growth segment, the compact Europe, China, and later also in Thomas Ulbrich, Chief key role in the sys- marketing in 2008, and later led E-Mobility O’cer: “We tem change towards international product marketing. are right on schedule in e-mobility: For the –rst She was Head of Volkswagen the Volkswagen brand’s time, a large car factory Passenger Car Brand South transformation process Ralf Brandstätter, is being completely Africa from 2018. towards e-mobility. CEO of the converted to electric Volkswagen brand The ID.4 now follows mobility with invest- Michael Bäcker on the heels of the ID.3. ments of around 1.2 bil- began his career The successful start of lion euros. All conver- in Factory and series production for the sions will be completed Infrastructure Elegant ID.4 is an extraordinary this year on schedule. Planning in 1991. ambient achievement in light of In 2021, the –rst fully He assumed interna- lighting: the major social chal- electric production tional management positions interior view of the ID.4. lenges of recent months, year, around 300,000 at Volkswagen do Brasil and and my praise and thanks electric cars based Volkswagen Group China. Bäcker go to the Volkswagen on the modular elec- took on responsibility for Group team in Saxony and to all tric-drive toolkit (MEB) Procurement Exterior starting members of the ID. team. Thomas Ulbrich, Chief will roll o the assem- in 2012, and then Procurement Where we were building E-Mobility Officer bly line in Zwickau. Connectivity/E-Mobility in 2018, before becoming Head of G4 in 2019.

Jozef Kabaň was Background: The Design of the ID.4 appointed Head of Volkswagen Design Good design is always functional – the body and passenger compartment, One new feature that all The ID.4’s front seats are in July. He succeed- in an electric car, wind resistance which is strongly drawn in towards the ID. models have is the ID. both sporty and comfort- ed Klaus Zyciora (né plays a major role in the vehicle’s rear. In addition, there are numerous Light – a light band under able. In the ID.4 1st Max˜, Bischoff), who took over respon- range. “The electrical design evolu- meticulously executed details. For ex- the windshield. It assists the which will make its debut for sibility for Group Design. Kabaň tion in the ID.4 also means that we’ve ample, the body of the taillights together driver in many situations with the German market launch, began his professional career in paid very close attention to aerody- with the large roof-edge spoiler ensure colored light effects that can they carry the quality seal of Exterior Design at Volkswagen in namic issues,” explains Klaus Zyciora, that the flow breaks off neatly. be intuitively understood. Klaus Zyciora, the Campaign for Healthier 1993. He moved to Audi in 2003, Head of Volkswagen Head of Group Design, who designed The new SUV will initially be available The ID. Light helps the driver Backs (Aktion Gesunder where he became Head of Exte- Group Design the car together with his team in his with rear-wheel drive, with an electric as they get into the car by Rücken, AGR). They can rior Design in 2006. From 2008 previous position as Head of Design four-wheel drive to follow. signaling that the car is ready to drive, be adjusted electrically in a variety to 2017, Kabaň was responsible for the Volkswagen brand. The ID.4 And the interior? Driver and passen- and that it is unlocked or locked. It of ways, and a massage function is for design for the Skoda brand. achieves an excellent drag coefficient gers get in through large door openings, highlights notifications from assistance integrated into their pneumatic lum- He moved to BMW in 2017, and of 0.28. The most important factor sit on high seats, and enjoy as much and navigation systems, and announces bar supports. The materials underline to Rolls-Royce as Head of Design for this is the flowing basic shape of space in the back seat as a conventional brake prompts and incoming phone the feel-good lounge character. in 2019. SUV of the next larger class. Not to men- calls. In conjunction with the naviga- The seat covers of the two future tion that plenty of luggage can be easily tion system, the ID. Light helps you get ID.4 edition models are animal-free. Danny Auerswald stowed away – the trunk offers a capaci- through traffic without stress: Flashing They’re made of a combination of has been Site ty of 543 liters with the rear seats up. means it recommends changing lanes, artificial leather and ArtVelours – a Manager in Dresden The instrument panel seems to and it can warn the driver if their ID.4 is microfiber material consisting of 20 since August. He float – it’s not connected to the center in the wrong lane. percent recycled PET bottles. was previously the console, which is designed as a separate head of the Malaysian component. When darkness falls, the plant. Former plant ambient lighting, available in 30 colors, “ High seating position and manager Lars sets striking accents in the interior. Dittert has taken unbeatable room: pure over Volkswagen freedom. The ID.4 is go- Saxony’s fourth “ A new dimension of e-mobility – the ID.4 is the ing to win over a lot of site in St. Egidien. SUV drivers – it’s already Auerswald began his second series e-vehicle in our factory and sets new career at Volkswagen in 2013 standards. It’s the Group’s first fully electric SUV and wowed me.” after five years at Volkswagen comes from Saxony.” Christian Riemer, employee in Final Vehicle Consulting. He was appointed Assembly at the Zwickau plant Demi Grimm, employee in Final Vehicle Assembly at the plant manager in Malaysia in Zwickau plant August 2016. mp ¹ ID.4 The vehicle is a near-production-ready concept car | ² ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); COŽ emissions combined in g/km: 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); COŽ emissions combined in g/km: 0 17 VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS 360° September 2020

Questions New Trainees 3 Start at Volkswagen Starting dual apprenticeships and dual degree courses: 271 women and 879 men are new aboard

Murat Aksel (48), Chief Procurement Officer for the Volkswagen Brand since July “Developing ¹ New Skills”

Murat Aksel, you’ve been 514 new talents have started in Wolfsburg alone: Due to COVID-19, they were only welcomed in small groups this year. in your new position now 1for almost 100 days. What 400 new talents have started electronics engineers for automation What effects has the corona- is your initial impression of their careers at Volkswagen technology, and electronics engi- virus had on training? your assignment and the team? 1again this year. 1,150 trainees neers for information and systems People in the industry say that and students have joined since the technology has the highest number “It’s still not possible “We find Volkswagen procurement plays in beginning of September. The 271 of new entrants (339). After them to run our regular ourselves in the Champions League; it’s one women and 879 men are beginning are automotive mechatronics operations in the an exceptional of the best there is. I can now their training in ve commercial engineers, mainly for system and training centers. situation. Natural- confirm that. I’ve met a profes- and 25 technical professions, or high-voltage technology (125), and We have there- ly, this is a pity for our trainees. sional and effective team. The working towards one of 20 dual mechatronics engineers (110). fore developed It might take longer for the new assignment and responsibility degrees. Among the commercial profes- individual plans year group to integrate into the are huge: To help shape the In the 2020 training year, sions, industrial managers (33) are for each professional company. We ask for understand- future of Volkswagen. After all, Volkswagen is also o€ering an IT the most numerous group. Among group and year group. The groups ing on that front. I think it’s good in Procurement we control 70 quali cation program for 200 junior the dual study programs, computer are divided into smaller units, that we’re paying attention to who percent of the costs incurred in software developers in Faculty 73. science, computational engineering, sometimes starting at different needs what support in the mo- the production of a vehicle. In addition, 50 people will receive a and automotive computer science times. There will still be home ment. Of course, our new trainees study grant after successful training are the most frequently chosen working days accompanied by mustn’t be sent directly to work What will you change next at Volkswagen. subjects (50). instructors. I’m convinced that we from home; they have to settle in your department? Women make up about a quarter have implemented good ideas and in at Volkswagen first. However, 2 The decade that lies behind Technical careers are the of these newcomers. Here’s how the that the trainees and dual students older year groups can be trusted us was characterized by growth, number one priority new Volkswagen brand trainees and in particular have coped with this to get to grips with their training both in terms of products and students are divided between the crisis with great discipline so far. materials from home on some markets. That growth is going to The majority of the latest newcom- plants: Wolfsburg 514, Hanover 172, For that, I’d like to thank everyone.” days.” flatten out in the coming de- ers are starting a dual apprentice- Emden 99; the Group Components Christoph Görtz, Director of Vocational Gerardo Scarpino, cade, and there are several new ship. Among the technical profes- plants: Braunschweig 94, Salzgitter Training in Wolfsburg Works Council Coordinator influences on the markets. Take sions, the group of IT specialists, 91, and Kassel 180. all the computer manufacturers who are suddenly building cars. Suddenly we have a glut of new competitors. We’re also currently Step-by-Step Explanation: in the middle of a transforma- tion in drive technology. We are experts on what lies behind us. How to Charge an E-Vehicle Now we’re suddenly dealing with batteries and new, complex soft- ware. We need to develop new Visual instructions using the tools and skills to make sure we example of the ID.3¹ remain effective.

How do you intend to take 1 the team with you on this 3 journey? “We Charge”: 150,000 Closeness is very important charging points across to me when working with my Hold the charging card against Europe with one card team. Of course, things are a the blue symbol below the In addition to the little more difficult with spatial charging station display. “Charge & Fuel” card, proximity at the moment. But I customers can also use Gave charging a try: Jesko Giessen (Internal Communications). also mean connectedness in a the new “We Charge” more general sense. I don’t wait card from Volkswagen. for someone to come to me. I 2 Access over 150,000 charging points Lots of new charging points: Volkswagen progresses actively address the employees, across Europe with this charging card. “We Together with its dealers, the Volkswagen brand will in- ask them what they’re passion- Charge” is integrated into the We Connect stall 11,000 charging points by 2025. They’ll be available ate about, what goals they want ID. app. Customers will receive the card at Volkswagen plants – and at the 3,000 Volkswagen to pursue, where they need my The charging station display when their ID.3 is delivered, or they can dealers in all major cities. The majority of those will be support. I’ve moved my office to shows “Insert plug”. order it via the app. publicly accessible. be where my employees work. I want to be right in the thick of it. That is important to me. We’re a team. I don’t have to get anyone excited about the new technol- 3 4 5 6 7 ogies anymore. My impression is that the team is keen; the enthusiasm is there. For exam- ple, we’ve just set up a unit that As soon as the green light lights Now connect the vehicle To stop charging, hold the Once “Charging completed” Finally, remove the large deals with all processes related up at the charging station connec- with the large charging card against the charging appears on the charging sta- charging plug from the to batteries. We’re ready. tion point, plug in the smaller of plug. station again. tion display, remove the plug. electric car. the two plugs there.

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Launch Experts Learn from Each Other: Questions Program Starts With Boris Filo from Bratislava 3 Sent to Wolfsburg for three years – knowledge transfer with the whole team

oris Filo, the launch man- quarters come together Bager from the Slovakian to beneˆt from each multi-brand plant in Bratislava, other’s experience. has been with Central Launch Within headquarters, Management (PMA) in Wolfsburg Filo gets to know the for around three years. He helps launch projects at an to ensure a smooth production early stage. That’s com- Christian Vollmer, launch for a future Volkswagen pletely new. Chief Production Officer product. The start-up is in Filo has been with the Group full swing. He returns for the Volkswagen brand for ten years and is well versed in to the plant around a since August the launch business. He’s super- year before the start vised various launches in his of production, and is home country. responsible for the For Filo, the most important operational launch “Keen to qualities of a launch manager are business. He imple- clear: “You’re both a police o‡cer ments the collected Set the and a ˆreˆghter for the project. expertise from head- Reacting ‹exibly and quickly is quarters directly into Example of immensely important in my job.” the project. Additional ID.3¹ production: Two Volkswagen employees in Zwickau install the headlights. Every detail is important for a smooth launch. Under the new approach, the launch managers from ‘We, Not Me’” launch managers from the inter- all over the world are national plants and head- expected to stay at headquarters itself,” emphasizes Filo. headquarters. Together, they further for about two years. The new approach creates a develop processes and increase What were the first few Filo is supported by early net- closer link between the plants and launch excellence. weeks at Volkswagen working with the global launch 1 like? manager community and access It’s very easy to explain: I to experience and best practice i used the last few days and approaches from other projects. weeks mainly to get to know This enables him to act e‡cient- Launch Management: the production team better. ly and e“ectively in his project. What’s New In addition to the first rounds At the same time, the with my direct reporters, I plants’ involvement in the Launch Management was also optimizing launches is the early also took the opportunity to early phase of the product restructured when the central nomination of a plant’s launch visit the first production sites development process makes departments were reorganized manager. and find out where we stand it possible to incorporate the in mid-2019. Central Launch The processes and standards of in production today, in many experience and requirements Management (PMA) was set up in the launch business are designed discussions with a wide variety of the plants and production Project and Launch Management based on experience values from of production staff. I’ve found early on. This ensures imple-imple (PM). This is where knowledge the plants, presented to central that I have a highly motivated mentation starting from launch and information from all over the committees, and further devel- team that has achieved a lot in release in the factory. “It brings world is coordinated and trans- oped. Every division can benefit recent years. Now in Wolfsburg: Boris Filo clear advantages for everyone ferred. A further building block for from that. from Bratislava. involved and for the new product What plans do you have for the brand? 2Many exciting things are happening in Volkswagen Together on the Path to Carbon Neutrality production right now. Digita- lization is progressing rapidly Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles production strengthen cooperation in many places, new vehicle launches are planned, and he Production divisions for the More information there are several challenges Tbrands Volkswagen Passenger You can find more surrounding productivity and Cars and Volkswagen Commercial information on the efficiency. We as a production Vehicles (VWN) are strengthening production environmental company are going to make a their cooperation on environmental strategy on the Net. major contribution to prepar- matters. ing the Volkswagen brand for For almost a year now, a successful 2021. Production has been pursuing a Basically, I’d like to continue new approach to minimizing the a lot of things, but also reas- impact of the company’s factories sess them at individual points, on the environment. Climate- together with the team. This neutral production is a central part includes the important topic of of Volkswagen’s environmental launches, to which we will pay strategy. It is also a key aspect of the even greater attention in the Zero Impact Factory environmental future. Josef Baumert, Head of Production and program, which replaces the previ- Logistics for VWN ous strategy Think Blue. Factory. With Think Blue. Factory., the How would you de- production divisions succeeded in scribe your manage- reducing the environmental impact ment style? Christian Vollmer, Head of Production and 3 per vehicle produced by a quarter I have a highly experienced, Logistics for Volkswagen Passenger Cars “With Think Blue. Factory, in 2018 compared to 2010. And we’ve already set ourselves the professional team here that is now they’re taking things further. very well-practiced, that has Volkswagen Passenger Cars and goal of halving our environ- already overcome several chal- VWN are also working more closely mental impact by 2025. But lenges, and that has already together on Zero Impact Factory, “We’re building on the solid foundation we won’t stop after this goal achieved great results in the again focusing on the synergies that we’ve built together, expanding our has been achieved. With Zero past with their hard work. I’d between the two brands. The new like to build on this founda- program is signiˆcantly more objectives, and continuing to pursue Impact Factory, we’ve defined tion together with the team. complex than its predecessor. In them together. The new goal: carbon- our vision of a factory without And while doing so, exemplify addition to resource use and emis- neutral production. In future, we’re any negative environmental teamwork and a “we, not me” sions, Zero Impact Factory’s goals going to focus even more intensively on impact. The only way we can attitude. also include new topics such as biodiversity, low-CO2 commercial the key figures with the greatest envi- achieve this goal is together.” vehicles, and the exemplary ecolog- ronmental impact at the plant.” ical actions of each individual. mp ¹ ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0 19 VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS

Compact Athlete: The Golf GTI
More Space: The New Golf Variant Product expert Jürgen Pützschler talks about his highlights during a press driving event World premiere: The station wagon is longer than its predecessor, there’s more legroom in the rear, and the trunk volume has been increased uring the plant holidays, jour- cision. Understeer Dnalists had the opportunity is eliminated in all to test drive the new Golf GTI in areas. The new vehicle he new Golf Variant cele- Wolfsburg. Product experts like dynamics manager is brates its world premiere: The new Golf Variant: more spacious, Jürgen Pützschler, responsible for responsible for this – a dynamic, and digital than ever before. T The compact station vehicle dynamics development, as higher-level control wagon is now even more spa- well as professional racing driver system that now net- cious, dynamic, and digital than and Volkswagen factory driver works DCC and XDS as ever before. Its groundbreaking Benjamin Leuchter, were on hand chassis components.” features include more space, ex- to answer editors’ questions. According to the tensive standard equipment, and Almost 45 years after the world developer, the sus- new drives with mild hybrid and premiere of the „rst Golf GTI in pension is even more twin-dosing technology. Also de- 1976, the eighth generation of the sporty than in the buting in parallel is the new Golf compact sports car also stands for conventional Golf: Alltrack, a four-wheel drive Golf sporty design. The new GTI is ™at- “The dynamic chassis Variant with SUV genes. Presales ter, more stretched, and more dy- tuning and the com- for the Golf Variant have begun namic than its predecessor. New bination of wheels in Germany, with other European features include the illuminated and the 19-inch tires countries to follow in stages. grille clasp, the open bumper at newly developed for the GTI also the one hand and super sporty on six-speed transmission, the At 4,633 mm, the new Variant the front, the GTI di†user at the provide signi„cantly more grip the other,” says Pützschler. engine delivers an outstanding generation is a full 66 mm longer rear, and the multifunction touch when cornering. The improved The compact sports car is combination of longitudinal than its predecessors. The wheel- sports steering wheel. front axle transverse lock pro- powered by a 180 kW (245 bhp) and lateral dynamics. Put base is now at 2,680 mm, a 50 mm But the GTI is also a synonym vides more traction and driving 2.0-liter TSI engine. The ex- simply, the new Golf GTI is an increase. This increase in length for dynamic driving. Pützschler: pleasure. This shifts the power to pert’s conclusion: “With both outstanding car.” changes the proportions and makes “The new Golf GTI is markedly the outer wheel on the corner.” the optional the vehicle appear ™atter and more more agile in the lower speed Another highlight: Selecting the seven-speed elongated. 1 range. In the high-speed range, driving pro„le. “It means you DSG trans- we’ve increased stability and have two di†erent characters in mission and steering pre- one vehicle: super comfortable on the manual

“We’ve made the newest gen- “The new Golf GTI is even more responsive eration of the Golf Variant even to the driver’s needs. It does what you ask it bigger, more digital, and more to do – even better and more directly than its predecessor. The total package fits. Thanks to the efficient. This package will get perfected engine-gearbox combinations com- many customers excited about bined with the chassis, the car is absolutely suitable this car in the compact station for the race track. At the same time, the GTI is perfectly suited for comfortable, everyday driving.” 2 wagon segment.” Benjamin Leuchter, professional motorsport driver and Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand Volkswagen factory driver Digital cockpit: Jürgen Pützschler in the new Golf GTI. New Golf Hybrid Models: An Interview With Karlheinz Hell Jochen Sengpiehl: Advertising the New Golf The Head of the Compact product line talks about the five versions The Head of Marketing provides insights into the campaign for the Wolfsburg compact car

r. Sengpiehl, the campaign for We made a is to take things a step The same applies for the technical skills of around 100 people, n international press How do the Golf eHybrid and Mthe new Golf has picked up mistake there, further a new cam- direction. In the case of the Golf including employees, the agen- Adriving event was held GTE differ? speed once again and can now be and didn’t paign, that’s the wrong 6, for example, value and quality cy team, and the production in Wolfsburg’s Autostadt. We address di†erent target seen in various media. How does notice the approach – and in the were at the heart of the campaign; company, went into the cam- Automotive editors were given groups with the two vehi- that feel for you? racist elements end, it won’t lead to while with the eighth-generation paign for the new Golf. It’s been the opportunity to test drive cles: The new Golf GTE is After the brand’s change to New of the video good results either. It’s Golf, the technical focus is on Volkswagen’s biggest and most the new Golf hybrid models. the sporty one. It’s even Volkswagen and after ID.3, this is in the overall much more important digitalization. The new Golf is the extensive campaign ever. It con- Volkswagen experts were on site more dynamic than its pre- now the opening of our third major context of the to trace the essence of most digital Golf of all time. Our sists of around 600 elements. For to answer their questions. 360° decessor, has more power, chapter on the marketing side. We campaign. the product and tell a advertising is therefore primarily comparison: The campaign for spoke with Karlheinz Hell, Head and also shows its sporty don’t have a bias towards any of We are very credible story about geared towards the inner values of the Golf 4 consisted of about 40 of the Compact Product Line and orientation visually through our products, but of course it is sorry about it. We succeeded in the new Golf. elements. Marketing isn’t only the man responsible for the Golf. extensive details in the something very special to create an that. What doing that with the done in newspapers, magazines, interior and exterior. The advertising campaign for the Golf. especially new Golf. We focused How big is the circle of people who and television anymore. The The new Golf is available in five eHybrid is the comfort-ori- I would even go so far as to say it’s depresses me is on lifestyle and tech- worked on the campaign? channels we manage today are hybrid versions: What are they ented one – the design an honor for any marketing profes- that this video nology. Volkswagen is The ideas and implementation as diverse as the new Golf itself. and how are they language is more under- sional. Because was part of a colorful and diverse. different? stated. We’ve signi„cantly the Golf, like series of short Volkswagen The new Golf’s hybrid models increased the electric range the ID.3, is part clips aiming to show exactly the customers know what cover the entire range of cus- in both vehicles, making of Volkswagen’s opposite of what has now been tak- life is all about. The Golf tomer needs – starting with the multiple trips possible en- DNA. It em- en away from it: namely, diversity. is your partner in every new mild hybrid eTSI, which tirely in e-mode. Predictive bodies every- The foundation on which the whole situation in life. Driving will be available this year with navigation helps „nd the thing we stand campaign is built is diversity, the the new, digitalized Golf In front of the car towers in Wolfsburg: Karlheinz three di†erent engines. The Hell with hybrid models of the new Golf. most suitable route. for – what emphasis is on otherness and joy of means getting in touch current range currently includes 3 Volkswagen life. This also includes showing a with the joy of life. That the 1.0 eTSI with 81 kW (110 bhp) Another personal question: represents. It’s same-sex couple as protagonists in is what we believe in – and the 1.5 eTSI with 110 kW (150 Which product gets your heart Jochen Sengpiehl, perfect for any- a video. and what we want to bhp). Just a few weeks later, the Why is Volkswagen offering so many hybrids. Metaphorically speak- belt starter generator supports the pumping the most? Head of Marketing one, from stu- convey in the advertising 1.5 eTSI with 96 kW (130 bhp) electric Golf versions – but no more ing, we’re building a bridge to our combustion engine and ensures a Of course, every vehicle and every for the Volkswagen dents to chief The advertising for the Golf is almost for the car. will join the range. Also new is e-Golfs? all-electric vehicles like the ID.34. powerful start and a lively driving drive system has its own individual brand physicians. as legendary and award-winning as the Golf eHybrid, a comfort-ori- Demand from our customers for With the new MEB platform, it experience. This technology also strengths, and as series manager, With the Golf, you’re always in the car itself. Does that hamper or How long did it take to ented plug-in hybrid with a hybrid vehicles is growing, for o†ers the best conditions for fully allows you to coast. Here, the TSI every model is dear to my heart. good hands. It’s a faithful compan- inspire you? prepare the campaign? system output of 150 kW (204 example with the Passat. Many electric driving. unit isn’t just uncoupled in over- But my family loves the GTE. My ion, like a friend in every situation With the Golf, we always talk We started work on the bhp). For sporty drivers, we o†er people appreciate the advantages run mode, but actually switched wife appreciates driving locally in life. about a leadership campaign. We new Golf two years before a GTE just like in the seventh of our conventional drives. At the How does the eTSI mild hybrid work? o† completely. This signi„cantly and emission-free in the city, and are thus positioning a product its market launch. At the Golf generation. With a system same time, they’re curious about In the Golf eTSI, a belt starter reduces consumption and increases is excited about the thrust of the A previously published ad video that is at the top of its segment. beginning, there’s a „rst output of 180 kW (245 bhp), it’s electric mobility and want to generator, which acts as an electric driving comfort. When braking, electric motor. My daughter has caused an uproar because of its Of course, this is a very special meeting with the design- more powerful while also o†er- contribute to reducing emissions. motor, supports the TSI power unit. the generator converts the kinetic fallen in love with the look and questionable content. Not an easy challenge – but one we were hap- ers, who show us where ing an even greater range than We’re responding to this demand This o†ers two advantages: When energy and charges the extra 48- makes intensive use of the info- burden for a reboot, is it? py to accept. However, if your aim the car could go visually. its predecessor. in the Golf with a wide range of starting o† or accelerating, the volt battery. tainment options. Know what life is about: marketing campaign for the new Golf.

mp mp š Golf Variant 2.0 TDI SCR 110 kW (NEDC) power consumption, l/100 km: urban 4.9–4.7 / highway 3.ž–3.5 / combined 4.1–4.0; CO‹ emissions combined, g/km: 108–104; efficiency class: A+ Golf eTSI (110 kW / 150 bhp) – NEDC: fuel consumption in L/100 km: urban 6.1–5.9; highway 4.1–3.9; combined 4.8–4.6; CO‹ emissions combined in g/km: 111–106; efficiency class: A. Golf eHybrid – NEDC: 20 Ÿ Golf Alltrack – vehicle is a near¢production¢ready concept car and is not yet on sale fuel consumption in l/100 km: combined 1.4–1.2; power consumption in kW/h/100 km: combined 11.6–11.0; CO‹emissions combined in g/km: 31–28; efficiency class: A+. Golf GTE – NEDC: fuel consumption 21 in l/100 km: combined 1.7; power consumption in kW/h/100 km: combined 12.4; CO‹ emissions combined in g/km: 38; efficiency class: A+. ”ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW: energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); CO‹ emissions combined in g/km: 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW: energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); CO‹ emissions combined in g/km: 0. ˜Golf GTI (180 kW / 245 bhp, with 7-speed DSG) – NEDC: fuel consumption in l/100 km: urban 8.6, highway 5.3, combined 6.5; CO‹ emissions combined in g/km: 149; efficiency class: C. VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS 360° September 2020 E-Mobility: How Volkswagen’s Accessories Range Is Changing 360° interviewed Managing Director Börries Lorenz-Meyer – a portfolio of roughly 50 special products for the ID.3¹

ow are Volkswagen’s accessories cure enough, since the demand for times upside down. Not so with this changing to adapt to the com- everything to do with bicycles has product. A special bearing means the Hpany’s electric o ensive? And risen so sharply during the COVID logo is always positioned the way what are the general trends in the ac- phase. it should be with every turn of the cessories business? 360° caught up with wheel. Our true fans aren’t the only Börries Lorenz-Meyer, Management The Golf 8 has also been launched. ones who love that! Spokesman of Volkswagen Accessories, What special offers are available for to discuss this. the Volkswagen brand’s endurance runner? i How has Volkswagen Accessories been Here, too, we have about 50 vehicle- preparing for the mass launch of elec- speciˆc products on the starting line: Volkswagen tric mobility? several rim designs, aerodynamic We have a clear aim for electric mo- components, a plug-and-play sound Accessories bility: we want to o er our customers system, and all kinds of roof super- The wholly owned Volkswagen the most comprehensive portfolio of structures – even kayak brackets. subsidiary based in Dreieich near accessories available of all our com- We also o er lifestyle highlights for Frankfurt am Main and Wolfsburg petitors. For example, we have about Börries Lorenz-Meyer has been Management Spokesman since May. Here, he the Golf in general, not to mention a was founded in 1974 as Votex, 50 vehicle-speciˆc accessory products shows off his favorite products from the Volkswagen Accessories portfolio. sporty GTI collection that’s especially and currently has around 250 em- just for the ID.3. popular. ployees. Volkswagen Accessories offers around 6,000 products for What are they? Next year we will launch an ID. activity The charger cable portfolio will What is your favorite product from the 120 markets – mainly original ac- Classics like a wide range of rims and walker toy car for our littlest drivers. certainly establish a trend, just like huge range of Volkswagen accessories cessories for the Volkswagen and snow chains, protective products like It’s all rounded out with cross-vehicle connectivity products today. We’ve on offer? Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles mats, door protection strips and trunk accessories, from the mobile espresso sold well over a million units of the That’s a di˜cult question. I really like brands, alloy wheels, complete liners, but also mirror caps with dy- machine and cooler to the valve cap Volkswagen telephone charging our portfolio, almost 6,000 items – wheels, and lifestyle products. namic indicators and various charging with the Volkswagen logo and the care cable. And there are always millions we have so many chic and useful Tip: Volkswagen factory employ- cables, including boxes for storage. Also products. As you can see, we’re well of sales of ”oor mats, complete accessories. If I had to highlight one ees receive a 20 percent discount important is the slot for the bike rack. prepared. None of our competitors wheels and rims, and emergency product, it’s one of our top sellers: on all accessories and lifestyle In addition, we o er a carbon-neutral o er such a broad product range. kits and key rings. Nevertheless, the dynamic hubcap. Normally, products. You’ll find more infor- ID. lifestyle collection with another there are some remarkable trends the hubcap in the center of the rim mation in 360° Volkswagen Net. 15 or so products – from bath towels What are the general trends in the to watch, especially in bike racks rotates with every turn – and our to backpacks, everything is included. accessories business? at the moment. We can hardly pro- beautiful new brand logo is some-

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VfL Player Olympic Dream Lives On Shoots Interview: Sabrina Hering-Pradler and Giovanna Scoccimarro would have just recently returned from the Tokyo Games Goal of the Month Anna Blässe pulls ahead of nterview with two peak athletes Hering-Pradler: I myself am fa- who work at Volkswagen: Sabrina miliar with enough examples of David Alaba I Hering-Pradler (28, canoeing) and athletes who had planned to enter Giovanna Scoccimarro (22, judo) the workforce after the Olympics or nearly 50 years, ARD has on postponed Olympic dreams, this year. They have now had to Fselected a “Goal of the Month.” Volkswagen as an employer, and the consider whether they could a”ord Now the winning medal goes to new Arteon. to continue their sports careers Wolfsburg: Anna Blässe’s 2:2 equal- for another year. Fortunately, izer in the DFB Cup ‹nal against How deep was the hole you fell into Giovanna and I don’t have those SGS Essen was voted “July Goal of when the Olympics were cancelled due worries. Our jobs at Volkswagen the Month” by spectators. “I’m very to COVID-19? The Summer Olympics give us security. happy that my goal won, and I’d like would have been held in Tokyo from Scoccimarro: It’s something that to thank everyone who voted for late July to early August. many other athletes envy us for. me,” says the 33-year-old, who com- Hering-Pradler: If I’m honest, the Sometimes it’s only the top-level ath- pleted her training at Volkswagen disappointment was within reasonable letes that receive support. If for some and took some time o” a few years limits. Especially reason their perfor- ago to play professional soccer. since the news of mance no longer meets The mid‹elder relegated Bayern the Olympics being “We’re going expectations, for ex- Munich defender David Alaba (28.16 postponed didn’t to keep going ample due to an injury, percent) to second place with 28.84 really come as a sur- they’ll get dropped. percent of the votes cast. “This prise. We had been and get We, on the other hand, award is also a great sign of how expecting it in the have the certainty of women’s soccer is now being seen,” days leading up to geared up for having a good job here says Blässe. This is the 14th time in the announcement. at Volkswagen – “Goal of the Month” history that a By the day it became the Olympics regardless of how woman has won. o‡cial, my training next year.” we perform. But Blässe and her team did group and I already end up losing in the Champions knew that we would Canoeist Sabrina Hering-Pradler You not only League ‹nal. Defeat came against just keep going and spend a lot of Olympique Lyon, 1:3 (0:2), at the get geared up for the 2021 Olympics. time in the hall or on the water, ‹nal tournament in Spain. This Scoccimarro: That ‹rst moment, but also in the car – be it on the marked the seventh win for the my world collapsed a little bit. I had way to training or to competi- French women in this competition, fought so hard to compete in my ‹rst tions. What driver assistance the ‹fth in a row. “It just wasn’t Olympics, and I was looking forward system can you no longer go quite enough. But still, on behalf to it so much – and then a virus without? of the entire Volkswagen team, I’d comes along and upsets your plans. Hering-Pradler: Over the like to congratulate VfL Wolfsburg’s That was depressing. But for us judo- past few months I’ve done a female players for a fantastic sea- kas, those who quali‹ed for this year lot of commuting between son,” says Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of will still be quali‹ed for next year. So our apartment in Hanover the Volkswagen brand. Champion, postponed isn’t cancelled. and my training group in cup winner, and second-best team Berlin. I’d hate to travel the in Europe in 2020 – this is “the Many colleagues have been simmering A2 without the automatic scorecard of a true champion,” with excitement along with you. How distance-regulating assistant Brandstätter continued. did they react to the postponement? (ACC) now. Hering-Pradler: Many have asked where I go from here and what Speaking of cars, you were will happen. I’ve found that really both on the road in the new touching. In the months leading up to Arteon for the first time. What were Judoka Giovanna Scoccimarro (left) and canoeist Sabrina Hering-Pradler with the new everything, they’d eventually gotten your impressions? Arteon: one dressed for practice, the other in elegant evening wear. Both top athletes say, “We like to get dressed up sometimes. And we clean up good!” a ‹rst-hand impression of how much Hering-Pradler: It’s a really, really I had invested in competing in the awesome car. Sporty… Olympics. Scoccimarro: …and elegant at the Scoccimarro: It was similar story same time. It really draws every- i for me. It’s good to know that your body’s attention, whether in front colleagues care about you and have of the Olympic base camp or down- Top Athletes at Volkswagen your back. One of my coworkers even town. It’s a car for every occasion. attended one of my last competitions Hering-Pradler: I especially liked Sabrina Hering-Pradler (28) and Commercial Vehicles in Hanover. in Düsseldorf before the virus hit – he the large infotainment system Giovanna Scoccimarro (22) are The Olympic bases for canoeing wanted to see for himself. display. I like it when the GPS is officially employees of Volkswagen and judo are located there in Lower displayed in full. And the Travel Sports Communication. To allow Saxony’s state capital. Volkswagen There was much to be read about ath- Assist in the new Arteon is great as both athletes to combine work and regularly exempts Hering-Pradler letes who were suddenly plagued with well. It makes journeys in stop-and- top-level athletic performance, and Scoccimarro from work for existential fears after the Olympics go tra‡c and through construction they are deployed at Volkswagen competitions and training camps. Great jubilation: Anna Blässe celebrating were postponed. sites noticeably more convenient. her goal against Essen. Founding VfL: Contemporary Witness Helmut Bork Looks Back The Verein für Leibesübungen Volkswagenwerk was founded 75 years ago in Wolfsburg

ongratulations! The Verein für departments. The “75 years of VfL some of the city’s inhabitants could CLeibesübungen Volkswagenwerk – Wolfsburg” anniversary is, above all, a be turned into a sports club. The now known as VfL Wolfsburg – was celebration of the registered associa- reason? Permission from the English founded 75 years ago, on September tion headquartered in Elsterweg. occupational forces was required. But 12, 1945. It originally consisted of What exactly happened 75 years on September 12, after some back and seven departments: gymnastics, cal- ago? Perhaps the last contemporary forth, the time had come. isthenics, handball, chess, tennis, cy- witness who can report ‹rst hand The anniversary also means that cling and boxing. A soccer department is Helmut Bork, now 91 years old. the VfL isn’t the only one celebrating was not among them at ‹rst, but was As early as the summer of 1945, he its 75th year; Bork is, too. And, to his created two weeks later, as contem- recalls, he and his fellow campaigners knowledge, he’s the only one. “I don’t porary witness Helmut had joined forces. “That must have know if there is anybody else. I could Bork remembers. been sometime in June. We young, be the last one left.” At the turn of the athletically inclined people of the By the way, Bork is a former millennium, today’s city gathered together in a pub in Volkswagen employee. He was ‹rst VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball Heßlingen. Two groups formed. employed in Materials Management, GmbH split from the One wanted to play soccer. But that and later in Payroll Accounting and club as a whole, which wasn’t for me, especially since I had in the Human Resources department. continued to exist – at already been an enthusiastic gymnast In 1989, after more than four decades Founding member: Helmut Bork today and in the early some points grow- during the war.” But it would take a at the Wolfsburg plant, he went into years of the VfL. He’s proud of his membership card. ing to more than 40 few more weeks before the wishes of retirement.

mp 23 VOLKSWAGEN PASSENGER CARS 360° September 2020

Tunisians at – A look at the Volkswagen history books Volkswagen – REARVIEWMIRROR Past and Present

The first workers from Tunisia were In electroplating: brought into the Volkswagen plant in Salem Abdelfattah May 1970. The legal basis for them com- (center) with ing was the German-Tunisian Agreement colleagues in Hall 3. on the Employment of Tunisian Workers 50 Years Ago: of 1965. By the summer of 1970, 200 Tunisians had begun working on the production lines at the Wolfsburg plant. Back then, the largest group of foreign The First employees were the Italians, with 8,078 people working for Volkswagen. Men from Turkey, Greece, and Spain also worked in Volkswagen’s plants. Tunisians Working at By the end of 1970, the number of Tunisian employees had grown to 836 workers. The number of employees the Wolfsburg Plant ultimately topped out at more than 1,500 in Wolfsburg and the other plants in Contemporary witness Salem Abdelfattah remembers the early days 1972. 1,181 Tunisians left the company when Volkswagen massively reduced he rst workers from Tunisia the third group that arrived by train its workforce during the 1974 sales came to Wolfsburg 50 years in February and I lived in Heidwinkel crisis. One year later there were still 304 T ago. Like the Italians, Turks, near Grasleben for half a year,” says Tunisian employees in Wolfsburg, and Greeks and Spaniards before them, Abdelfattah. He had already signed 231 in 1976. Most of them lived with they initially worked mainly on the his employment contract with their families in the high-rise buildings production lines. One of the rst Volkswagen in the fall of 1970 when Two generations at on Oebisfelder Strasse. generation of Tunisian employees he was still in Tunisia. As a “metal Volkswagen: Salem The first Tunisian on an IG Metall works at Volkswagen is Salem Abdelfattah. laborer,” he received a gross wage of Abdelfattah with his daughter, Ines Chebil, council list was Abdelkebir Gritli in 1990. He took up work in the Body Shop in ve Deutschmarks per hour, accord- at the Autostadt’s Ahmed Neffatti also applied in 1994. 187 February 1971 when he was 24 years ing to the collective wage agreement. Customer Center. Tunisian migrants were working at the old. He stayed with Volkswagen for 33 The Tunisians commuted to their German plants in 2007. By last year, this years before retiring early in 2004. To shifts with a factory bus. Most could number had more than halved: in 2019, this day, the man from Monastir lives only speak their native language and met his future wife, Heidemarie Shop in Hall 1. In 1978, he switched 71 Tunisian employees remained, almost with his family in Wolfsburg. French. The factory provided them from Burgdorf. They married in 1976. to electroplating and then drove 60 of whom were employed on a perfor- The Beetle was booming when the with an interpreter for the rst few She and the now-74-year-old have a parts between the Press Shop and mance-based or time-based wage. 1970s began. The plant in Wolfsburg days, which also helped to train family with ve children. His daugh- Assembly in the halls on Südstrasse was urgently looking for new work- them safely on the line. “Germany ter, Ines Chebil, works at Volkswagen as a forklift driver from 1993 until his ers, and found them in Tunisia. The was an unknown country for us back as an administrative assistant in early retirement. The pay was just rst 200 Tunisians were brought in then, and we didn’t understand the German Sales. right. Unlike some of his countrymen, by the Volkswagen plant in May 1970. language,” says Abdelfattah about The rst thing Abdelfattah learned Abdelfattah had no desire to return By the next year, 929 of them were what were sometimes di¦cult days was how to insert parts into the to Tunisia. “This is where I had and working in the German plants, 884 at the beginning. His conclusion: welding machines in the Body Shop. still have a good time with my family. of them in Wolfsburg. “I was part of “But everything went well.” He soon He later did the same in the Press Wolfsburg became my second home.”

30 Years Ago: 70 Years Ago: The Golf Country The Oldest Sets Early SUV Trends Road-Legal Bus

Golf for o„-road, the rst of its ters. Of course, the conver- n extremely rare Volkswagen A kind, with a rustic look, plenty sion program also included ABus can be found in Ferdinand Piëch (1937–2019) of ground clearance, and four-wheel an underride guard and bull Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ drive – this was the Golf Country, bars at the front and rear. classic car collection – this powder One Year Ago: launched in 1990. Employees at the One characteristic feature blue panel van’s name is So e. It’s Wolfsburg plant built the compact of the Golf Country is the The pioneer of compact considered the oldest road-legal Ferdinand Piëch o„-road vehicle based on the Golf spare wheel mounted on the SUVs: the Golf Country. Volkswagen Bus in the world. This II Syncro, which was equipped with trunk, which swings round T1 rolled o„ the assembly line on Passes Away permanent four-wheel drive and a 98 to the side when the trunk August 5, 1950, with chassis num- On August 25, 2019, Ferdinand bhp 1.8-liter engine. The four-door lid is opened. 30 years later, the o„-road Golf is a ber 20-1880. It was delivered to Piëch passed away – after models nished in Wolfsburg were Back then, the elevated Golf was sought-after classic. The “compact Hildesheim as a commercial van. a one-of-a-kind career. On then converted in Graz by terrain spe- rarely seen on the streets. The Golf SUV” was the early trendsetter for Its later history is lost, having been April 1, 1963, the grandson cialist Steyr. First, a ladder frame was Country is and remains “the Golf for the later SUV success stories of the housed in the collections of various of Ferdinand Porsche began placed under the car. This increased individualists,” as an advertisement Tiguan and T-Roc. Volkswagen enthusiasts. In the early his tenure at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. the ground clearance to 180 millime- from the year 1990 also conveyed. 1990s, it reappears when a Bus fan Porsche KG. He took over from Denmark buys it. There the as Head of Testing in 1966, Bus is also christened So e. The before joining the Management 60 Years Ago: Volkswagen Becomes a Publicly Listed Company Danish owner drives more than Board in 1971, where he was 20,000 km with So e. They often responsible for technology and olkswagenwerk GmbH, ( Aktiengesellschaft or AG in Court. Previously, on July 21, 1960, drive to Bus meetups, where So e external development. Vwhich had been in business German) on August 22, 1960, and the Bundestag had overwhelmingly is always the oldest. The vehicle Piëch joined Audi in 1972 since September 1938, was was entered in the commercial accepted the law on the transfer of returns to Volkswagen Commercial and, as CEO, shaped the com- renamed a stock corporation register of the Wolfsburg District shares in Volkswagenwerk GmbH, Vehicles at the end of 2014. When pany into a premium brand a limited liability company, into saying goodbye, the Dane said tear- from 1988 on. Piëch then be- private hands. 60 percent of the fully, “I know that the best place for came CEO of Volkswagen AG in company’s capital stock is sold as her is her home.” 1993 and was elected Chair of people’s shares, while 40 per- the Supervisory Board in 2002. cent remains in the hands of the At the helm of the com- federal and state governments, pany, Piëch pushed ahead ensuring state inœuence on the with internationalization and company. The new stock corpo- brought Bentley, Lamborghini, ration published its rst annual Bugatti, MAN, and Scania into report in May 1961, shortly before the Group. the rst ordinary shareholders’ He resigned from his meeting in Wolfsburg. In the positions at the Volkswagen Report on the 1960 Fiscal Year, the Group in 2015. He died on new CEO Heinrich Nordho„ was August 25, 2019. In an obit- able to report that Volkswagen uary, he is quoted as saying, had built over 860,000 Beetles “I only ever wanted to build and vans, thus increasing its sales Built in Wolfsburg: the oldest street-legal Bus in the world. cars.” From GmbH to AG: the entry in the commercial register. by 30 percent.

mp 24 360° September 2020 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP COMPONENTS Dear Colleagues, A Strong Future The future is electric: Reshape program will secure the future viability and competitiveness of Group Components after the coronavirus pandemic Volkswagen is investing heavily in e-mobility, he coronavirus pandemic has remains competitive and viable for ONE MISSION 2025” program. This nine modules, each of which is over- and Group had a worldwide economic the future, the direction of the Group will place the focus on the current seen by a designated individual from Components T impact – and the Volkswagen Components strategy program ONE challenges of production, liquidity, the company management and busi- will play a key role Group is no exception. To ensure MISSION 2025 was reviewed and and digitalization. ness division management of Group with end-to-end respon- that Volkswagen Group Components revised to create the new “Reshape The Reshape program is divided into Components. sibility for batteries. One thing is clear: battery cells are at the heart of e-mobility (page 12) – that’s why we are bundling our expertise and innovative strengths Financial Group-wide in our Battery Cell divi- ONE MISSION 2025 governance Stop bleeding model sion. From the Center of Excellence in Salzgitter to our joint venture with 123 Northvolt: In this issue, we present all the responsibilities, disciplines and projects of the business division on a Reshape double-page spread (pages 26–27). Future portfolio and strategic Business segment E-platform production planning portfolio strategy Our innovative strengths and specialist know-how 456 is advancing technology in 2.0 the Volkswagen Group: In the project “Pegasus”, an interdis- ciplinary team of twelve has devel- Optimization personnel oped a highly integrated system administrative Digitalization transformation approach for an electric drive train divisions Focusing on what’s important: Components is with an e-motor, high-voltage bat- 789 being made future-proof with the nine modules tery, and other ancillary units. More of the Reshape program. information about the project can be found on page 12. The modules “Financial Develop- ment” (2) and “Stop Bleeding” (3) The COVID crisis has had concern the future direction of included in the ONE MISSION the year, and to incorporate the re- an immense economic ˆnancial reporting, securing the 2025 strategy program, but will sults and impetuses in the updated and social impact world- short-term liquidity of Volkswagen be given higher priority for the strategy program, ONE MISSION wide, and poses a huge Group Components and ensuring short-term future. The goal is 2025 2.0. challenge for the Volkswagen Group. that the goals of the performance to ensure that structures and In Components, we launching a tar- program “Road to 6%” are met. processes of Group Components geted response to the crisis with our The modules “Future Portfolio” are viable for the future and to “The Reshape program will Reshape program. This way, we can (4), “Business Division Portfolio” continue to support the transfor- pull the right levers to secure the fu- (5), and “e-Platform Strategy” (6) mation of the workforce. Innova- allow us to respond to the ture viability and competitiveness of concern all aspects of the pro- tive digitalization approaches will Group Components. Read the article gression of Group Components’ be an important tool. effects of the coronavirus on the right-hand side of the page to product portfolio. This takes into All the existing Group pandemic in the short term, learn more. account the proˆtability of ex- Components Initiatives (GCIs) of isting products and deˆnes the the ONE MISSION 2025 strategy and to secure our competitiveness and Yours sincerely, future direction of the portfolio. program will continue as they are, future viability for the long term.” The modules “Optimization and are bundled in the Reshape Thomas Schmall of Administrative Areas“ (7), program as a separate module Ludwig Fazel, Head of Strategy at Volkswagen Group Components CEO “ Digitalization” (8), and “ Human (1). The goal is to complete the Volkswagen Group Components Resources” (9) are already Reshape program by the end of

Transform Minds: “THE BATTLE” Begins

he application phase for the know-how to help transform Transform Minds will develop creative input. In the semi- Tthird round of Transform Components and serve as multi- concrete projects in ten subject ˆnal, the ˆve best projects are Minds is now closed! From the pliers for the Components strate- areas in teams of three. selected and further developed beginning of October, the 30 new gy in the plants. The Transform Minds will by the teams. The remaining Transform Minds will start what By the end of the application pitch these project ideas to Transform Minds will support is probably the most demand- phase in late July, many col- the heads and managers of the ˆve winners of the semi- ing round of the program: “THE leagues from the German and the Components division, or ˆnal and inject fresh momen- BATTLE.” international Components plants “ coaches”. The teams and coach- tum into the projects. In the Colleagues were sought from had seized the opportunity to es choose each other and work ˆnal, the coaches will select Salzgitter to Polkowice and from apply for three of 15 subject areas, together on their project. Exciting the winning team, whose Wolfsburg to Györ, who can use ranging from digitalization to workshops will once again pro- project will be implemented in their creative input and expert charging infrastructure. The vide the Transform Minds with Components.

Digital Workshops and Campaign: Year of the Shop Floor Supervisor Gains Momentum

etween the manufacturing the role of shop ¢oor supervisors to participants will present their proj- Bprocess and team leadership: a standard KPI system for shop ¢oor ects online. The ˆndings and ideas The 30 shop ¢oor supervisors and supervisors. generated by the workshops will be trainee shop ¢oor supervisors, In order to collect feedback from incorporated in the further progres- who are participating as multipli- the shop ¢oor supervisors and give sion of the projects. ers in Group Components’ Year them the chance to contribute their Meanwhile, the campaign for the of the Shop Floor Supervisor, own ideas and input, workshops Year of the Shop Floor Supervisor will have started working on projects will be held in Kassel, Salzgitter, begin at participating sites. The aim at their plants with the support Braunschweig, Wolfsburg Chassis, of the campaign is to show appre- Clear message: slogans from the of the plant managers. The six SITECH Wolfsburg, Chemnitz, and ciation for the work that shop ¢oor Year of the Shop Floor project themes of the Year of the Hanover until mid-October. Due to supervisors do and demonstrate how Supervisor campaign. Shop Floor Supervisor range from the current situation, the project important they are for Components.

mk 25 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP COMPONENTS 360° September 2020 360° September 2020 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP COMPONENTS The Battery Specialists Joint Venture The Battery Cell division of Components is responsible for battery cells Group-wide With Northvolt Group’s first cell factory at the Salzgitter Components plant

he car of the future runs things battery cell. German and Swedish collabo- AB. The factory will produce lith- on electricity. That’s why The goal is to bundle cell A ration in cell production: The ium-ion batteries from 2024. The 82 % men 4.000 m² pilot line T the Volkswagen Group is expertise and know-how, and Approx. 25 cell factory “Northvolt Zwei” will be CEO of the joint venture is Fredrik investing heavily in building to master battery-related issues 18 % woman series projects 2.500 m² labs created based on the CoE for bat- Hedlund, previously Chief Strategy expertise in the development and and trends as quickly as possible. tery cells at the Salzgitter compo- O£cer at Northvolt AB. production of battery cells. The This will reduce dependency on nents plant as a joint venture of the The company will work with the Group is bundling all its exper- Asian providers and strengthen Volkswagen Group with Swedish individual departments of the Battery tise and innovative capacity in Volkswagen’s position as a bat- battery manufacturer, Northvolt AB. Cell division (see below). Volkswagen Group Components. tery manufacturer. Cooperation 3 Volkswagen will construct the nec- (QuantumScape participation, The division is represented Volkswagen Group Components Some 300 experts are already Approx. employees essary buildings and infrastructure. FYI: Northvolt AB is a Swedish 400 QuantumScape IV, Northvolt AB at three locations (Plan 2020) is responsible for batteries from developing, testing, and piloting participation, Northvolt Zwei, (Wolfsburg, Salzgitter, The Volkswagen Group is investing company based in Stockholm end to end, dealing with every - innovative production methods Gotion participation) Beijing). almost one billion euros in the con- which develops lithium-ion bat- thing from cell development to to manufacture rechargeable struction of a 16-Gigawatt battery teries for electric cars and energy Facts about the Battery Cell division battery recycling. lithium-ion batteries at the cell factory shared with Northvolt storage solutions. Since the beginning of this Center of Excellence for bat- at the CoE in autumn 2019, the cells in Germany, and setting its centralized location. year, Frank Blome and his team tery cells (CoE) at the Salzgitter Volkswagen Group has started own benchmarks by bundling Collaborations and joint ventures in the new Battery Cells division plant. With the opening of the building expertise in the devel- development, testing, and pilot (see right) will also be managed have been responsible for all pilot production of battery cells opment and production of battery production of battery cells in one by the business division. WE NEED YOU: Join the Battery Cell Division “In the Battery Cell division, we are driving for- “With our young, dynamic team from twelve different rom growing the business We are looking for motivated and The internal job listings for the following email address: ward the development of battery cells as key countries, we are the point of contact for everything to Fdivision to working on joint committed employees who want Battery Cell division are avail- alexander.dittrich2@ components of e-mobility and engineering do with battery cells for the entire Group. I am proud ventures, from quality assur- to work in an international team, able on the Volkswagen Por- Volkswagen.de. new standards so that we can quickly launch of my colleagues’ fantastic work and commitment to ance to development: Do you helping to grow and shape the tal at: Me at Volkswagen – Job think and act outside the box? business division. Market – Internal Job Board. series production.” building up our new business division.” Our colleagues in the Battery Prospective applicants can also Thomas Schmall, CEO of Volkswagen Group Components Frank Blome, Head of the Battery Cell division Cell division need your support: How to apply: contact Alexander Dittrich at the

w Responsibilities of the Battery Cell Division (CZ)

PLANNING & PROCESS DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SUPPLIER CELLS/PRODUCT & PORTFOLIO COLLABORATIONS & DIVISION MANAGEMENT CZ-P Employees are working on the pilot line for the production CZ-E Development is focused on cell materials and com- CZ-M MANAGEMENT CZ-C Together with the Group and the brands, this depart- of cell prototypes at the Salzgitter components plant. New ponents for anodes, cathodes, separators and elec- The employees of CZ-M are responsible for the develop- ment is responsible for the strategic management and process technologies are being developed and tested there. The CZ-P is also trolytes. In addition, employees are responsible for cell components, ment of supplier cells and the product and portfolio management of cells and target attainment of all cell and battery collaborations, such as the joint responsible for planning and establishing the pilot line, as well as training bat- including requirement management, concept development, design modules. Key areas in pre-development, concept development and series de- venture Northvolt Zwei or Volkswagen’s participation in QuantumScape tery specialists. and construction, and also oversee technology management, along velopment include requirements management, simulation, life cycle analy- and Gotion. The department is also responsible for screening market par- Employees of the division also act as service providers for planning and pro- with benchmarking and the design-to-cost process for the cell. sis and test management. Technology roadmaps form the basis for compre- ticipants and collaboration partners, as well as managing contract vol- cess development, both for the Group and external partners, and are respon- The simulation of the electrical, thermal, or mechanical aspects of hensive portfolio management. This includes the creation of a battery and umes and committee presentations – along with implementing business sible for the digitalization of cell production. In addition, CZ-P is responsible cells, as well as cell aging, are also the remit of CZ-E. Employees are also cell cycle plan. CZ-M is also in charge of battery module management via the division processes. for the process testing and production of innovative prototypes in the automo- responsible for the analysis of cells, semi-™nished products and cell ma- Battery Steering Committee (SKB) and the Group Research Committee for In addition, employees are responsible for ensuring information and tive format, as well as analysis, evaluation and decision-making, and not least, terials, and conduct electrical, environmental, and safety tests on the bat- Batteries (KAK), including module and variant management. Finally, the de- planning processes, tracking objectives, and risk management and com- project and construction management for factory construction. tery cells. partment also acts as an interface to the local regions and the Group brands. pliance for the entire Battery Cell division.

QUALITY ASSURANCE CZ-Q Employees at CZ-Q are responsible for the quality of supplier battery cells in the Group, battery cell modules for the Volkswagen brand and the in-house cells of the pilot line, and sup- Leadership team of the port Volkswagen joint ventures with establishing a quality management Battery Cell division: (from organization. A quality concept is being developed for the products and left) Thomas Hoffmann (Head processes of the electrode production, cell construction, and cell condi- of CZ-P), Dr. Matthias Ullrich tioning areas of the pilot line. As well as building expertise in the quality (Head of CZ-E), Dr. Axel of primary materials, the division is developing and implementing quality- Zimmermann (Head of CZ-Q), assurance measures. The QA department coordinates the quality requirements, grant product Frank Blome (Head of CZ), and process approvals to cell and cell module suppliers, develop and train Dr. Günther Mendl (Head of suppliers in automotive standards, and conduct ™eld observations and dam- CZ-M) and Thomas Lehnert (Head of CZ-C). age analysis of cells and cell modules Group-wide. Lastly, the department is ‹ responsible for determining quality guidelines and long-term, competitive quality goals for itself.

mk mk ¹ ID.3 Pro Performance, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 16.9–15.4 (WLTP); 15.4–14.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 26 0; ID.3 Pro S, 150 kW/energy consumption combined in kWh/100 km: 17.7–15.9 (WLTP); 14.1–13.5 (NEDC); CO₂ emissions combined in g/km: 0 27 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP COMPONENTS 360° September 2020

100 Names & News Percent Top Marks Sabrina Bewersdorff, Patrick Wegehaupt, previously Head of NE previously em- in the Certification Audit Controlling, assumed ployed in Project Strong performance by colleagues in Polkowice and Salzgitter the role of Business Management PMP, Division Controller became Head of Smart few weeks ago, a certication at Chassis and Battery Excellence & One Mission audit was conducted by Systems on June 15, 2020. 2025 (CU/3) on August 1, 2020. A the German Association for Quality at Motor Polska in Ralf Heil, previously Andre Renner, Polkowice. This external audit needs Head of Procurement previously Head of to be completed every three years for Forward Sourcing Production Control so that engines and vehicles can be Components, became PWL-F, took over sold in Europe. The external auditors Head of Procurement responsibilities in assess the quality management for Chassis/Electrics Production Planning system, as well as processes and Jetta Brand at FAW Volkswagen on and Control CO on August 1, 2020. process documentation. Proud team: Dirk Strümpfler (left) and his colleagues September 15, 2020. Our colleagues were rewarded achieved the top score, thanks to their commitment and enthusiasm. Ralf Junitz, previously for their outstanding work with an Altan Temiz, previously Head of Quality overall score of 100 percent. A fan- Top marks in Salzgitter, too Andreas Salewsky and Head of Quality Head of CoE for the Group tastic performance, made possible by Assurance Charles Frese explained, Technology (CCB-T) in Components a joint e‚ort between the individual Colleagues in Salzgitter have also “All the divisions at the site have Braunschweig, became Competence Center, departments. Plant Manager Dirk achieved a top score of 100 percent in contributed to this success with all the Head of Motor Assembly became Head of Quality Strümp†er and Quality Manager the quality audit for the future viabili- excellent work they have done to pre- (CMS-O1) at the Salzgitter Assurance for Components at Holger Becker thanked the team for ty and competitiveness of Volkswagen pare for this. We would like to thank plant on September 1, 2020. Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. their hard work. Group Components. Plant Manager everyone involved for their e‚orts.” Ltd Beijing on August 1, 2020. Heiko Dröse, previously Product Manager in Support Innovation Fund II Projects Now! Drive Development at Audi AG in Ingolstadt, Share Your roup Components been submitted. The ac- prototypes built from November, took over Business Opinion with the Gis in the lead celerator phase, in which which are then tested and further Strategy in Gearbox with the most inno- colleagues seek sup- developed with customers in order Construction and E-Drives at the Mood Barometer! vations submitted to port for the ideas they to deliver product and service Kassel plant on September 1, 2020. the Innovation Fund submitted, will begin prototypes that function as new The Mood Barometer for II. But it’s not just our shortly. Anyone inter- business models. Alfred Schollmeier, the Volkswagen Group is ideas that strengthen ested can nd out more “As the current frontrunner in previously ready for another round: the competitiveness at https://innovations- project ideas, Components is a real Production Manager the four-week survey and future viability fonds2.wob.vw.vwg/be- driver of innovation. Since I worked in Zwickau, became period for the German of Volkswagen. The werbung.html and apply there myself for many years, I know Head of DL Gearbox Components plants will start Innovation Fund II to work on a project by that there are many sharp minds Production in Kassel on on Sunday, October 11, 2020. So don’t can be used to sup- October 2. to provide the teams with valuable September 1, 2020. miss the opportunity to take part and port other projects Project business plans support,” says Tobias Ludwig of the let us know your opinion! that have already will be validated and Innovation Fund II.

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