With every day that goes by without a decision on the future of CEO Herbert Diess, the trust of the capital markets and customers in Volkswagen is waning.
Without need, at least without any obvious compelling reason, Diess had provoked the works council with arithmetic games about drastic job cuts.
He expressed his distrust and started a show of force that is now paralyzing the company.
As long as the employee and capital side in the supervisory board cannot agree on how to proceed, important decisions about the future of the company are pending.
Before the planning round on December 9th, there will definitely be progress on factual issues.
Porsche creates clarity for the construction of a new off-road vehicle, while the threat of underutilization in the commercial vehicle plant in Hanover is apparently off the table.
The works council's demand for another electric model in Wolfsburg can also be met.
But none of this helps as long as the dispute over Diess blocks final decisions, which throws a bad light on VW.
Actually, Germany's largest industrial group should have learned after the diesel scandal what serious consequences a loss of reputation can have.