Premiere: Crozz becomes ID.4 – VW shows the new electric SUV

VW ID.4 Volkswagen actually wanted to present the near-series version at the Geneva Motor Show. (Photo: vw) Wolfsburg expanded with the compact SUV ID.4 VW his new electric car family this year. Like the ID.3 hatchback, which is about to be launched on the market, the new one is based on the modular electrical construction… Continue reading Premiere: Crozz becomes ID.4 – VW shows the new electric SUV

VW subsidiary: the first of its kind – Cupra unveils the Formentor

Aggressive look The Cupra Formentor should also underline the sportiness of the brand. Matroell Cupra is the name of Seat’s sporty label, which so far has dynamic variants of well-known series from the Spanish series VWDaughter sells. But Cupra should now become its own brand. A claim that the Spaniards now want to live up… Continue reading VW subsidiary: the first of its kind – Cupra unveils the Formentor

Electric transporter: Swiss Post plans to end street scooter production in 2020

StreetScooter Deutsche Post will completely cease production of its electric vehicles in the course of 2020. (Photo: obs / Accor Hotellerie Deutschland GmbH) Bonn The German postal service will the production of their StreetScooter-Completely discontinue electric vehicles in the course of 2020. “There will be no new orders,” said a spokesman for the Post on… Continue reading Electric transporter: Swiss Post plans to end street scooter production in 2020

Head of the Federal Office of Justice: “I can well imagine that a case like VW will come back”

Heinz-Josef Friehe By far the largest case of a class action lawsuit is that of the Federal Consumer Association (VZBV) against Volkswagen. This poses major challenges for the Free Office. (Photo: Uta Wagner for Handelsblatt) Bonn The President of the Federal Office of Justice, Heinz-Josef Friehe, expects an increase of model declaratory actions, Free Authority… Continue reading Head of the Federal Office of Justice: “I can well imagine that a case like VW will come back”

Electric car: Audi temporarily shuts down production of the E-Tron

E-Tron at the Brussels Motor Show in January Audi obtains its battery cells from the Korean supplier LG Chem. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, Wolfsburg Audi must stop the production of his hope-bearing E-Tron. The assembly of the electric car in the Brussels plant was interrupted until Wednesdaythe automaker said on Friday. The group gives the reason… Continue reading Electric car: Audi temporarily shuts down production of the E-Tron

Diesel process: the deep case of ex-Audi boss Stadler

Rupert Stadler According to the prosecutors, the ex-Audi chief may face several years in prison. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt The lawyers at Rupert Stadler to edit her most important post: 429 pages, full of internals and accusations of what happened Audi, launched on July 30, 2019 by the public prosecutor’s office in Munich II. Stadler… Continue reading Diesel process: the deep case of ex-Audi boss Stadler

Sample determination procedure: Diesel comparison failed – VW offers customers 830 million euros

Model declaratory action against VW The settlement negotiations failed for the time being, 400,000 VW customers were affected. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, Berlin The Comparative negotiations between the Federal Consumer Association (vzbv) and Volkswagen have failed for the time being. The carmaker said on Friday that an agreement had already been reached with the association. The… Continue reading Sample determination procedure: Diesel comparison failed – VW offers customers 830 million euros

Sample determination procedure: Diesel comparison of VW with the consumer centers has failed

Model declaratory action against VW The settlement negotiations failed for the time being, 400,000 VW customers were affected. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf The Comparative negotiations between the Federal Consumer Association (vzbv) and Volkswagen have failed for the time being. The carmaker said on Friday that an agreement had already been reached with the association. The comparison… Continue reading Sample determination procedure: Diesel comparison of VW with the consumer centers has failed

Energy policy: “Paradoxical energy transition”: VW boss Diess criticizes the slow coal phase-out

Herbert Diess “Electric cars are only as clean as the electricity they charge.” (Photo: Reuters) Hamburg Volkswagen leaves the way to a climate-friendly company Rush a business rather than contribute to CO2 emissions by continuing to operate old coal-fired power plants. CEO Herbert Diess wrote on Friday on the LinkedIn career network, he had already… Continue reading Energy policy: “Paradoxical energy transition”: VW boss Diess criticizes the slow coal phase-out

Car group: Daimler is tightening its austerity measures: up to 15,000 employees are expected to leave

Stuttgart, Frankfurt Daimler-Boss Ola Källenius is on Tuesday before his most important appearance so far: When presenting the annual balance sheet, he has to explain to investors how he wants to make the car manufacturer future-proof. After three profit warnings in a short time, many investors are upset, trust in the successor of Dieter Zetsche… Continue reading Car group: Daimler is tightening its austerity measures: up to 15,000 employees are expected to leave