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A special relationship exists between the former Volkswagen Group CEO Carl H. Hahn and Saxony and the other East German states. Hahn was head of Volkswagen when the Wall fell in 1989. A retrospective Where were you when you heard about the fall of the Berlin Wall? Professor Carl Horst Hahn Jr., 93, stands at the door of his car and pauses for a moment. A small smile flits across the corners of his mouth because he knows that his answer is not especially impressive: “I was at home and learned about it on television.” He pauses briefly and adds: “It was a very good day for the people, not just for those in Saxony.” Why is that? “More later!” The reason for the interruption is that the former CEO of the Volkswagen Group – Hahn headed the Group from 1982 until 1992 – doesn’t have any time right now. He has to take off for the start of the Sachsen Classic, a classic car rally. Today he is behind the wheel of a Polo G40 fromthe Volkswagen Classic collection, whose model year of 1992 references

A visit of DFB top managers at the Wolfsburg factory marked the beginning of the new partnership between Volkswagen and the German Football Association. In March, the cooperation will take full effect ... “We worked very hard and we fought for this partnership,” says Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen, recalling the events of the summer of 2018. Back then, the DFB chose Volkswagen as their new mobility partner. “Football is the most important platform for Volkswagen. Not only in Germany, but worldwide, because, apart from cars, football is the most important topic in many societies,” says Diess. On March 20, the national team will kick off the new international match season with a game against Serbia at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg. “We want to use this first opportunity of the year to turn things around and regain lost ground,” announced team manager, Oliver Bierhoff.” “It will be an important friendly match before the qualifying for the European football championship