The news came as a surprise to Johannes Thielmann *. “To settle the case,” one offered a “one-off payment of € 3,000,” wrote Daimler lawyers at the end of January. Alternatively, the car – a Mercedes Benz GLK 220 Blue Tec 4Matic – can also be bought back or accepted for payment. Thielmann had a… Continue reading Comparisons: Daimler approaches complainants in the diesel scandal
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Car maker: unrest at Daimler: Management Board wants to merge financial organizations
Daimler headquarters in Stuttgart Of all things in the corona crisis, the chief financial officer unsettled his team with an organizational reorganization, according to the company. (Photo: AFP) Munich For Daimler– Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm April 1, 2020 is a special date. Finally the former celebrated airbus-Manager at the beginning of the month not… Continue reading Car maker: unrest at Daimler: Management Board wants to merge financial organizations
China: Car sales despite Corona: Volkswagen is looking for the internet star
Audi dealer in Beijing In China, business is increasingly shifting to the Internet. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Wang Qi would never have imagined that he would one day be a moderator. Because, as the 29-year-old says of himself, he was actually a “normal car salesman” who started working in a FAW Volkswagen car shop in Baoding… Continue reading China: Car sales despite Corona: Volkswagen is looking for the internet star
Transporter division: VW Commercial Vehicles allegedly expects loss in 2020
VW transporter In 2019, the van division had made an operating profit of just over half a billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg Volkswagen expects due to high investments and fines for climate violations in its van division According to business circles, at a loss this year. This can be assumed if one adds up the… Continue reading Transporter division: VW Commercial Vehicles allegedly expects loss in 2020
Corona crisis: Heads of Daimler, BMW and VW made crisis call to Merkel
Angela Merkel The representatives of the auto industry made a crisis phone call to the chancellor on Wednesday. (Photo: via REUTERS) Munich, Frankfurt The bosses of Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen talked to the top government representatives on the phone for about an hour on Wednesday evening. The topic: How does the industry come from stopped… Continue reading Corona crisis: Heads of Daimler, BMW and VW made crisis call to Merkel
SUV topless: This VW is out of line – the T-Roc becomes a convertible
Little choice The open T-Roc is only available as a petrol engine and there is initially only two variants. (Photo: vw) Wolfsburg The Golf Cabrio has a long history and the open Beetle is also no longer produced. But different from the main competitors VW do not acidify his customers inside, but now put them… Continue reading SUV topless: This VW is out of line – the T-Roc becomes a convertible
Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW
Volkswagen and Gett Matthias Müller (left), then Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, and Shahar Waiser, founder and head of the travel agent Gett, will announce a comprehensive cooperation in Berlin in summer 2016. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf It should be a large and comprehensive collaboration. Quit almost four years ago Volkswagen and… Continue reading Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW
Interview: CEO Källenius: “Daimler does not need state aid”
Ola Källenius Unlike Lufthansa, for example, the Daimler boss currently excludes direct financial injections from the federal government. (Photo: imago images / rheinmainfoto) Munich, Frankfurt Daimler-Boss Ola Källenius wants the Stuttgart automaker with the greatest possible flexibility and solidarity through the corona crisis bring. Although the Mercedes manufacturer had to stop production in Europe and… Continue reading Interview: CEO Källenius: “Daimler does not need state aid”
Corona crisis: Volkswagen is preparing parts production for medical devices
Volkswagen plant in Zwickau Düsseldorf The Volkswagen group prepares according to Handelsblatt information to produce parts for medical devices because of the corona crisis. The main focus is on components for ventilators. “Volkswagen is ready to help,” confirmed a company spokesman on Friday. It is not just about a possible parts production in Germany, but… Continue reading Corona crisis: Volkswagen is preparing parts production for medical devices
VW subsidiary: Porsche applies for short-time work due to corona crisis
Production of the electric Porsche Taycan Undeterred by the crisis, the sports car manufacturer plans to invest a total of around 15 billion euros in electromobility and digitalization by 2024, thereby increasing the budget by five billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart Porsche has short-time work for the production interruptions in Zuffenhausen and Leipzig applied for… Continue reading VW subsidiary: Porsche applies for short-time work due to corona crisis