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VW production chief Macht quits amid manufacturing troubles

Macht oversaw the introduction of the automaker's new MQB modular platform in VW factories. (Abdruck fuer Pressezwecke honorarfrei)
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By:
Christiaan Hetzner
August 01, 2014 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen said group production chief Michael Macht is quitting immediately, the second top executive to leave the automaker within a week.

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