VW may rehire Opel CEO Neumann to run Audi, report says

Neumann was previously head of VW's China operations.

June 11, 2017 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group is looking at rehiring Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann, possibly to lead its Audi brand, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, following a report that Neumann will quit Opel.

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