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Volkswagen Group has sacked - well, he left "by mutual agreement," at any rate - its production chief,
Michael Macht, marking the second executive dispatched by the automaker in the last week. Macht, pictured above, left, with VW Group Chairman
Martin Winterkorn, was the man responsible for overseeing the introduction of VW's extremely important MQB platform, which will underpin a huge array of vehicles in the coming years.
However, the introduction has not gone to plan. One of the most important MQB cars, the new
Golf, has
faced delays at VW's Wolfsburg factory, according to
Automotive News Europe. Those delays have led to some pricey overtime, which was apparently the straw that broke the camel's back for VW's supreme boss. According to ANE, sources inside the company said Winterkorn was "unhappy" with the MQB rollout.
Macht originally joined
Porsche in 1990, and ran the sports car manufacturer up until 2010, when he was
plucked from the position in favor of Matthias Mueller. Thomas Ulbrich, head of production for the VW brand, will take over for Macht on an interim basis.
Scroll down for the official announcement from Volkswagen.
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