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VW shuffles top purchasing posts amid supply chain disruption

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A car conveyor bridge at VW's Wolfsburg plant. The factory is building well under 400,000 cars a year, less than half its capacity. (Kai-Uwe Knoth)
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December 20, 2022 11:33 AM

Volkswagen Group is restructuring leadership of its procurement functions to better cope with supply chain disruption.

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