VW CEO Diess invited Tesla's Musk to address his managers

musk vw call.jpg — VW Group CEO Diess said he invited Musk to drive home the point that VW needs faster decisions and less bureaucracy for what he called the biggest transformation in the company's history. (TWITTER)

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Reuters

October 17, 2021 01:24 AM

FRANKFURT -- Tesla boss Elon Musk has addressed 200 Volkswagen executives via a video call after an invitation from the German automaker's CEO Herbert Diess, who wants to galvanize VW's top brass for a faster pivot to electric vehicles.

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