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Former head of Volkswagen's Chinese operations is poised to take over at the top of Vauxhall/Opel

High ranking Volkswagen manager, Karl-Thomas Neumann, is set to be appointed Vauxhall/Opel chairman, according to German media reports.

Citing comments from internal Opel sources, the Financial Times Deutschland reports Neumann, former head of Volkswagen’s vast Chinese operations, has been tipped to take the top job at General Motors’ financially embattled European operations from mid-2013.

Neumann, whose current Volkswagen contract includes an anti-competition clause that prohibits him from joining Opel/Vauxhall sooner, would replace interim chairman Stephen Girsky.

“Neumann as boss would be good for Opel. He has the credentials that we need,” an Opel board member told the Financial Times Deutschland.

Officials from Opel/Vauxhall's headquarters in Russelsheim, Germany, would not comment on the media reports when contacted by Autocar.

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angila 20 June 2019

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I like cars very much and I also know the many models which are currently famous. but I don't have much information about cars because I don't have money to buy those cars but one day I will buy those cars for sure. An assignment writing service - tutors help online I did not know that Volkswagon owns so many luxurious car's company but when I came to know I got amazed. because that was shocking for me because Volkswagon seems like a very ordinary car to me but sometimes what it looks it's not what it seems.

TegTypeR 2 November 2012

Chairman?

Chairman or Vauxhall / Opel's PSA liason officer?