Jochen Sengpiehl, VW’s marketing chief, was detained for ten days in China after failing a drug test. He tested positive for both cocaine and cannabis, leading to his deportation and a lifetime ban from China.

A senior Volkswagen AG executive in China was deported to Germany after being held over alleged drug use, according to local police and media reports, as trade tensions escalate between Brussels and Beijing.

He was detained for over 10 days after officials said they detected traces of cannabis and cocaine in his blood on his return from Thailand A senior executive working for German car giant Volkswagen in China has been expelled from the country after allegedly testing positive for drugs following a holiday in Thailand,

Veteran marketing executive Jochen Sengpiehl's future at VW is uncertain. The automaker has launched an internal investigation after he was deported to Germany from China.

Despite cannabis being decriminalized in Thailand since 2022, and legal in Sengpiehl's native Germany as of 2023, China treats those testing positive for cannabis with zero tolerance, no matter where and in what jurisdiction it was consumed.

FRANKFURT, (Germany): A senior executive working for German auto giant Volkswagen in China has been expelled from the country after allegedly testing positive for drugs following a holiday in Thailand, German officials confirmed Tuesday.

A senior Volkswagen executive has been deported from China, in another setback for the German group fighting for survival in the world’s biggest car market.

(Reuters) -German automaker Volkswagen's China chief marketing officer and head of product strategy, Jochen Sengpiehl, was deported back to Germany after being detained in China for about 10 days, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

China confirmed on Wednesday that it has deported a manager from the German car manufacturer Volkswagen for drug use. Security authorities detained the man for 10 days before deporting him to Germany,