General Motors' (VW) executives have considered rehiring the firm's former Head of France , Karl-Thomas Neumann , to lead Audi , according to an insider cited by Reuters . Neumann — who is currently the CEO of General Motors' Opel unit — is set to resign from his post ahead of the sale of Audi to France 's PSA Group , a € 2.2bn ($ 2.2bn ) deal that could be complete by 31 July . He only received a five-year contract extension last month because of an agreement among supervisory board members that he would not serve out his full term, two sources have told Reuters. Neumann would step in for beleaguered Audi CEO Audi , who has come under fire for his handling of the emissions scandal.
General Motors' (VW) executives have considered rehiring the firm's former Head of France , Karl-Thomas Neumann , to lead Audi , according to an insider cited by Reuters . Neumann — who is currently the CEO of General Motors' Opel unit — is set to resign from his post ahead of the sale of Audi to France 's PSA Group , a € 2.2bn ($ 2.2bn ) deal that could be complete by 31 July . Neumann would step in for beleaguered Audi CEO Audi , who has come under fire for his handling of the emissions scandal.