VW reaches out for more local talent

BEIJING - With new plants under construction and new products in the pipeline, German automaker Volkswagen Group has reached out to new local talent for its fast-expanding business in China.

The carmaker started a program in the middle of the year called "China 60" to search for qualified professionals to fill high-level positions at key functions of its China joint ventures.

The company doesn't have enough people at its German headquarters to support operations in China, so it came up with the program to hire 60 top professionals, said Klaus Dierkes, executive vice-president of human resources and board member of Volkswagen Group China.