VW Union Chief Slams Porsche CEO

As the merger between two iconic German manufacturers, Volkswagen and Porsche, lingers on, emotion runs high and it was only a matter of time before the battle between Wolfgang Porsche and Ferdinand Piech was taken to another level by their employees.

Today, Volkswagen's union chief, Bernd Osterloh, lashed out at Porsche's CEO, Wendelin Wiedeking, accusing him of obstructing the merger between the two companies and asked him to "end his ego trip," just-auto.com reported.

"Wiedeking has not yet realized that he's part of the problem and not part of the solution. Together, one could do a whole lot of more things if Wiedeking would end his ego trip at last," Osterloh was quoted as saying by Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung.

The union chief took matters even further and said: "What's clear is that we have absolutely no more trust in the current board of Porsche."

To remind you, the battle between the two manufacturers started at the same time with Porsche's financial problems. Since then, the two Porsche owning families, Porsche and Piech, have entered a death struggle for control.

Even if the two agree that a merger would be the best thing for both companies, issues on how the merger would take place and even more importantly who will own the new company still remain.

Under the new structure, "ten brands shall stand below an integrative leading company alongside each other, whereby the independence of al brands and explicitly also of Porsche shall be ensured," said Porsche when the merger plan was announced back in early May.