Former VW boss Herbert Diess needs to carry an electrical tractor onto the market with a brand new firm subsequent yr. It’s stated to be a mid-range tractor for farmers and municipal providers, because the 67-year-old wrote on the LinkedIn platform.
The agricultural machine needs to be geared up with an interchangeable battery system that permits “24/7 operation”. As well as, all widespread units equivalent to mowers and snow plows ought to have the ability to be hooked up to the tractor.
In response to Diess, the corporate needs to be aggressive with comparable diesel automobiles from the primary deliveries in 2027. “We need to shortly cross on our competitiveness to as many firms as doable,” he wrote. This needs to be achieved by enticing costs, the best high quality and the potential for utilizing the solar energy produced in agriculture for each day work.
“We’re proper on schedule”
Diess E-Agrartechnik AG is “full on schedule” in terms of product growth. A reliable core staff drives the corporate. The corporate based mostly in Munich subsequently works with an agricultural equipment firm and provider established in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Diess didn’t point out the names of the companion firms.
Diess’ firm shouldn’t be but listed within the federal enterprise register. Along with tractors, the corporate additionally needs to supply charging stations and electrical attachments, amongst different issues. Autonomous agricultural machines are additionally deliberate sooner or later.
Diess after VW: Chairman of the supervisory board and hotelier
Diess was CEO of Volkswagen from 2018 to 2022. Even after his dismissal, he obtained a board wage within the thousands and thousands. In 2025, together with pension provision and variable remuneration, it was 9 million euros – greater than his successor Oliver Blume. Diess lastly retired from Wolfsburg on his 67th birthday in autumn 2025.
The Munich native has been chairman of the supervisory board at chip producer Infineon since 2023. He’s additionally concerned in a number of start-ups – and, in line with earlier info, is usually in Spain, the place he runs a small resort, cattle breeding and a pear plantation.
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