Volkswagen labor bosses step up attack on brand chief

Volkswagen's labor leaders sent an open letter to staff accusing brand chief Herbert Diess of disregarding an agreed turnaround plan, just as the carmaker is seeking to raise its profitability through cost cuts. Instead of seeking cost-cutting solutions with the works council, VW's brand management aims to lower headcount in ways which violate consensus-based decision making, the letter said. "The brand chief executive is acting in a deeply antisocial manner, he constantly fails to keep his word