text: Original by Dongchedi Chang Siyue
[Original by Dongchedi Industry] Recently, according to foreign media reports, Volkswagen Group CEOHerbert Diess (Herbert Diess) was tested for the new coronavirus last weekend and the result was positive. He is currently quarantining at home and continuing to work.
According to Volkswagen Group spokesman Nicole Mommsen, "Dis can always answer all calls and attend meetings." The spokesman also said that Deis did not show any symptoms that "may be in the way he can do his job."
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diss
All employees who had personal contact with Diss were tested and the results were negative. Diss, 63, has received the vaccine and has received a booster vaccine, which means that once the test results turn negative, he can leave the quarantine area after 7 days.
Under the leadership of Diss, Volkswagen Group is currently accelerating the electrification transformation, and the transformation is very resolute. Diss even often communicates with Musk, CEO of Tesla . On October 16 last year, Musk was invited by Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diss to attend the executive meeting of the Volkswagen Group .
Dis invites Musk to attend the Volkswagen Group executive meeting
Coincidentally, in early November 2020, Tesla CEO O Elon Musk was also infected with the new coronavirus. It was not until late November that year that Musk made the announcement, but at that time he said he had fully recovered.
htmlOn January 12, Volkswagen Group announced its global sales in 2021: a decline of 4.5% from the previous year to 8.882 million vehicles. The report shows that Volkswagen's production stagnation is mainly caused by the shortage of global chip supply.
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However, Volkswagen's pure electric vehicle sales doubled in 2021 to 452,900 units; sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles also increased by 60% to 309,500 units.
