Martin Winterkorn The prosecutors in the US accuse the ex-chief of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn, conspiracy to deceive the authorities in the exhaust gas manipulation and violations of US environmental laws. (Photo: AP) The prosecutor in Braunschweig shows up in the diesel scandal of Volkswagen little impressed from the indictment of her colleagues in the US… Continue reading Diesel scandal at VW: German investigators unimpressed by US lawsuit against Winterkorn
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Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
Bizarre conference call: “Elon Musk has to behave smarter” Elon Musk is considered by many to be the enfant terrible of the tech industry. That the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Boring Company can actually perform childishly, Musk proved on Wednesday night. That proves that now published the analyst conference call minutes to the Tesla-quarter… Continue reading Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
Carlos Tavares: PSA boss signals movement in the Opel dispute
Carlos Tavares The PSA boss signals the Opel-busy concessions. (Photo: Reuters) In the deadlocked restructuring negotiations for the German Opel-Works signaled PSA boss Carlos Tavares movement. The finished future plans for the three German locations Eisenach, Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern should be discussed with the works council, said Tavares on Thursday German media in Rueil-Malmaison near… Continue reading Carlos Tavares: PSA boss signals movement in the Opel dispute
Car manufacturer: Opel works council stops churn of employees
Opel Employees are currently being prevented from leaving the company. (Photo: AP) At the car manufacturer Opel emigration workers are currently prevented from leaving the company. The works council has as announced Some 70 termination agreements were not approved, which should take effect on 1 May. The people are with it for the time being… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Opel works council stops churn of employees
Car manufacturer: Daimler secures battery cells from CATL in China
Daimler The Stuttgart-based carmaker will in future be supplied with battery cells from the Chinese supplier CATL. (Photo: AP) Daimler will in future buy battery cells from the Chinese manufacturer CATL and wants to ensure standards for labor and human rights with the problematic raw material cobalt. Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been awarded a… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Daimler secures battery cells from CATL in China
Works council chief in an interview: Osterloh calls for billions in savings in the development of VW
Bernd Osterloh “We too often develop there twice and three times where it is not necessary.” (Photo: Bloomberg) WolfsburgThe 300 most important works councils of Volkswagen have come together for their meeting in Wolfsburg. Despite a correspondingly short night, Bernd Osterloh appears in a good mood for conversation at eight o’clock in the morning. Why… Continue reading Works council chief in an interview: Osterloh calls for billions in savings in the development of VW
Ex-Group CEO: Müller also resigns at VW parent company Porsche SE
Matthias Müller After the departure of the mangers, the executive board of Porsche SE consists of only three members. (Photo: AFP) Ex-VW CEO Matthias Müller also places his post on the board of Volkswagen-Dachgesellschaft Porsche SE low. This step was taken in agreement with the Supervisory Board, said the holding on Monday in Stuttgart. The… Continue reading Ex-Group CEO: Müller also resigns at VW parent company Porsche SE
Auto parts supplier: New Mahle CEO Stratmann wants to build the Group sustainable and powerful
Jörg Stratmann The manager has been working for Mahle for ten years. (Photo: MAHLE) If you’re out of luck, bad luck comes along too, mumbles a press worker on this sunny morning in the Mahle headquarters in Stuttgart. The annual press conference of the automotive supplier will start there. But at the same time important… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: New Mahle CEO Stratmann wants to build the Group sustainable and powerful
Automesse Peking: So ran the first big appearance of the new VW boss Diess
One last bite into the chocolate bar and a sip of water. Herbert Diess gets ready for his first big appearance as CEO of Volkswagen, Then he is called to the stage in the old industrial hall in the East of Beijing, and his presentation is about to start. Chance wants it this way: Herbert… Continue reading Automesse Peking: So ran the first big appearance of the new VW boss Diess
After diesel raid: Porsche wants to prevent sighting of the documents
Searches at Porsche In mid-April, police carry files taken from a Porsche building in Stuttgart. (Photo: AP) The carmaker Porsche wants to prevent after the diesel raid last week that investigators sift through the seized documents. That said a spokesman for the Stuttgart prosecutor on Wednesday. Earlier, the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” reported on it. Porsche have… Continue reading After diesel raid: Porsche wants to prevent sighting of the documents