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New VW boss in N.A. was a hit in China

Winfried Vahland, VW's new North American chief, is respected by the German financial community and liked by workers.
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Christiaan Hetzner
October 05, 2015 05:00 AM

BERLIN -- Winfried Vahland, Volkswagen's new North American chief, is a former General Motors executive who won his spurs reviving VW's business in China and later boosting its Skoda subsidiary in the Czech Republic.

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