According to the Wall Street Journal and other news, on December 9, German local time, the board of supervisors of Volkswagen announced the personnel change of senior executives. Herbert DIS, the current CEO of Volkswagen Group, remained in office, but his powers were reduced. He will be primarily responsible for cariad, the company's software department. Ralf brandst ä tter, the current head of Volkswagen brand, joined the group's management board and will take charge of China business from August 2022. Thomas Sch ä fer, the current CEO of Skoda, will take over as the head of Volkswagen brand from April 2022. Dis was once asked to step down because of differences with labor representatives < p > < / P > < p > the board of supervisors also approved further investment, including the establishment of a new R & D center in Wolfsburg, the birthplace of Volkswagen. Volkswagen is expected to spend 159 billion euros to update its factories across Europe to supply and manufacture electric vehicles