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Oliver Blume · Quickanomics

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Oliver Blume

Chief executive officer of Volkswagen Group, in the role since September 2022 with a renewed term through the end of 2030.

File portrait: Oliver Blume at IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2025. Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original photograph; display size may vary. No content has been altered.

Profile checked Oct 13, 2026. Roles and titles reflect the cited sources at that time.

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Volkswagen’s official appointment announcement verifies Blume’s group chief-executive role and says his dual role leading Porsche AG ended from January 2026. His Paris remarks concern the competitiveness of the group’s European operations.

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Volkswagen chief-executive appointment
Reuters report carried by CNA

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