As of July 1 this year Karl Bernqvist is taking over responsibility for procurement at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV). He replaces Jörn Hasenfuß, who left VWCV to manage VW’s Osnabrück assembly plant as CEO and executive chairman on May 1. 

Bernqvist has worked for the Volkswagen Group in various senior CV procurement roles, including Scania and Man, for over 19 years. He moves to the new role in Hannover from Global Truck and Bus Procurement, the purchasing joint venture between VW subsidiary Traton (which oversees the brands Man, Scania, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus and Rio) and US truckmaker Navistar.