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VW Group to give Audi software development lead

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By:
Edward Taylor
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Reuters
July 14, 2020 05:24 PM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group will shift leadership for software development to the company's premium Audi division, Herbert Diess, chief executive of the multi-brand group, said on Tuesday.

"The center of gravity for software development will move from Wolfsburg to Ingolstadt," Diess said at a virtual conference hosted by PwC in Germany on Tuesday.

Earlier this week German business newspaper Handelsblatt, citing company sources, said VW was poised to replace its head of software development.

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