On November 7th the firm said that Mr Pischetsrieder would leave at the end of the year.It was another swift and bloodless execution by Mr Pi? Ch.

11月7日该公司宣布毕睿德将于年未离任。这是出自彼启之手的又一次处决——干净利落、兵不血刃。

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Bernd Pischetsrieder, who will leave the chief executive's job at the end of the year, only six months into a new contract, is the latest victim.

伯恩德•彼斯切瑞德，就是最近的牺牲品。他将于在年底离开首席执行官的职位，离他续约仅仅只有6个月。

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But Mr Pischetsrieder seemed to be failing to find answers to VW's persistent problems with costs, despite the arrival of a cost-cutting genius, Wolfgang Bernhard, hired from DaimlerChrysler.

尽管从戴姆勒·克莱斯勒请来了削减成本的天才沃尔夫冈·伯纳德，但毕睿德似乎始终未能解决长期困扰大众的成本问题。

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Mr Pischetsrieder was fired 13 months ago after a long and acrimonious meeting of the supervisory board.

ECONOMIST: Walking away from Longbridge

Unlike most German car industry bosses, Mr Pischetsrieder does not litter his business card with impressive qualifications.

ECONOMIST: The maverick of Munich

Mr Pischetsrieder explains that the company is strong in most market segments, in all parts of the world.

ECONOMIST: The maverick of Munich