VW's star hire risks 'lame-duck' status

Frankfurt

VOLKSWAGEN AG's efforts to placate unsettled workers risk undermining Herbert Diess, the executive appointed last year to overhaul the carmaker's namesake brand.

In an agreement meant to quell a conflict with labour leader Bernd Osterloh, who last week said he lost trust in Mr Diess's leadership, chief executive officer Matthias Mueller will oversee talks on safeguarding the VW brand's jobs and factories.