Audi CEO Gernot Döllner attended a campaign rally by US President Donald Trump, where Trump announced the automaker's plan to invest 4.2 billion dollars in the United States and build a new plant there. Döllner's appearance sparked sharp criticism in Germany. e15.cz ↗
At the event, held roughly a week before the congressional elections, Trump presented Audi's investment as part of expanding US production. However, employee representatives, trade unions, and social democrats criticized the automaker's chief for participating in the campaign. El Pais ↗
Lower Saxony's Minister President Olaf Lies stated that the plant announcement was part of a political staging. He also described Döllner's appearance as inappropriate toward Audi employees. The criticism also extended to the broader Volkswagen Group, to which Audi belongs, with union representatives and the works council accusing it of supporting Trump shortly before the elections. Der Standard ↗
German critics labeled Döllner's participation as politically unacceptable and as conduct unbecoming of an Audi chief. Analysts, however, assessed his move as strategic, given that the automaker is seeking to strengthen its presence in the US market and respond to the political and economic conditions there. Le Figaro ↗
The discussion now centers on whether the announced investment will lead to the actual construction of the plant and how it will affect relations between Audi's management, employees, and German politics.
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«Politiquement inacceptable» : la présence du patron d’Audi à un meeting de Donald Trump provoque un tollé en Allemagne
Le Figaro
| 14:38 26.10.
"Den Audianern nicht würdig" – Gernot Döllners Auftritt im US-Wahlkampf löst harsche Kritik aus
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| 14:21 26.10.
"Audianern nicht würdig" – Gernot Döllners Auftritt im US-Wahlkampf löst harsche Kritik aus
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| 14:21 26.10.
„Ostudné a nepřijatelné.“ Šéfa Audi kritizují za vystoupení na Trumpově předvolební akci
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| 12:11 26.10.
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