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German auto lobby chief Mattes steps down in midst of Frankfurt show

Reportedly VW Group was dissatisfied with Mattes and was already searching for a successor.
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Oliver Sachgau
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Bloomberg
September 13, 2019 08:02 AM

FRANKFURT -- Bernhard Mattes, the head of Germany's auto lobby group VDA, resigned unexpectedly in the middle of the Frankfurt auto show, the showcase event the group hosts every two years.

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