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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 24 MIN

Kan Volkswagen-baas Oliver Blume het machtige autoconcern overeind houden?

from High Profile · host Tom Jessen / Ninety One Media

Duitsland was decennialang ‘s werelds grootste auto-exporteur, maar inmiddels is het land al lang voorbijgestreefd door onder meer China. En dat stelt Volkswagen voor serieuze problemen.  Volgens CEO Oliver Blume is er maar één manier om het machtige concern – met merken als Porsche, Audi en Seat – overeind te houden: een zeer drastische ontslagronde én sluiting van vier fabrieken. Maar werknemers, vakbonden, aandeelhouders en de politiek willen daar niets van weten.  Het verhaal van Volkswagen staat niet op zich: de gehele Duitse auto-industrie bevindt zich in zwaar weer. Het lijkt zich onvoldoende bewust te zijn geweest van de razendsnel veranderende wereld, waarbij China sneller, beter en vooral: goedkoper kan produceren.  Hoe werd Blume de man die Volkswagen moest redden? Waarom liep zijn voorganger Herbert Diess vast op dezelfde problemen? En waarom lukt het maar niet om het bedrijf structureel te veranderen?  High Profile is een productie van Ninety One Media. Host: Tom Jessen. Deze aflevering is gebaseerd op ruim 50 verschillende bronnen, waaronder publicaties van Reuters, Automotive News, Bloomberg, the Guardian, Semafor, Süddeutsche Zeitung en Handelsblatt  Voor de research, het schrijven van het script en de fact checking wordt gebruik gemaakt van speciaal ontwikkelde AI-technologie. Meer achtergrondinformatie over onze werkwijze vind je hier: ⁠highprofileshow.substack.com⁠. Voor vragen, ook mbt. adverteren en sponsoring, kun je mailen naar ⁠[email protected]⁠. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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