Austerity measures: Opel applies for short-time work for Rüsselsheim

Opel plant in Rüsselsheim The headquarters is missing a second model – now threatens short-time working. (Photo: AP) Munich One week to assemble cars, the next compulsory break: hundreds Opel-Employees must soon get used to this rhythm. After all, the traditional vehicle manufacturer wants to let the majority of its 2,600 employees work for months… Continue reading Austerity measures: Opel applies for short-time work for Rüsselsheim

Model determination action: Process start for Volkswagen in Braunschweig

Software update for VW Golf According to the consumer center of the federal association VW has deliberately cheated his customers. (Photo: AP) Braunschweig It is an extraordinary procedure. Nearly 470,000 Volkswagen stand behind the model claim of the Verbraucherzentrale-Bundesverband (VZBV) and the ADAC. which is now being heard by the Higher Regional Court of Brunswick.… Continue reading Model determination action: Process start for Volkswagen in Braunschweig

Production plans: VW plans new plant in Turkey – Emden is only to build electric cars

VW plant in Emden So far, the Passat still runs in Lower Saxony from the band. (Photo: AP) Berlin The plans of the VolkswagenGroup for its new Eastern European work are becoming ever more concrete. “We are in final talks with Turkey,” said VWBrand production board Andreas Tostmann on Thursday in Berlin to reporters. He… Continue reading Production plans: VW plans new plant in Turkey – Emden is only to build electric cars

Possible charge: Volkswagen is getting ready for an emergency

Frankfurt Hans Dieter Pötsch exercises in composure. While around him the bustle of International Motor Show (IAA) he lets his gaze wander over the booth of Volkswagen roam. Two of his closest associates are accompanied by the head of the carmaker’s supervisory board. There are many journalists on this day of the fair; The employees… Continue reading Possible charge: Volkswagen is getting ready for an emergency

Car manufacturer: HR Director Milagros Caina-Andree says goodbye to BMW

Milagros Caina-Andree After more than seven years, the hiring manager will leave BMW. (Photo: AP) Munich BMW must occupy another top post. After this Resignation of CEO Harald Krüger and the Change of former production manager Oliver Zipse On the executive chair announced on Wednesday staff member Milagros Caina-Andree their farewell. She renounced for personal… Continue reading Car manufacturer: HR Director Milagros Caina-Andree says goodbye to BMW

Flight taxi: first flight of the Volocopter – Daimler boss believes in solution of the congestion problem

Volocopter Perspectively, the taxis should fly autonomously – without human intervention. (Photo: Reuters) Stuttgart Daimler-Boss Ola Källenius keeps flying taxis for a solution to the traffic problems in the metropolises. “I’m convinced that this will help us to solve the congestion problem in cities on specific routes,” he said on Saturday before a test flight… Continue reading Flight taxi: first flight of the Volocopter – Daimler boss believes in solution of the congestion problem

Auto parts supplier: The future of Continental and Schaeffler is so interwoven

Continental stand at the IAA Conti wrestles with its drive division and checks for a spin-off. (Photo: Continental AG) Frankfurt, Munich Klaus Rosenfeld makes it clear even before the beginning of a discussion at the International Club of Frankfurt Business Journalists on Tuesday evening what he does not want to talk about: Continental, The boss… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: The future of Continental and Schaeffler is so interwoven

Autobank: VW Financial Services wants to benefit from electromobility

IAA 2019 The ID.3 is the first pure electric car from Volkswagen. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt has hardly Volkswagen unveiled its first pure electric model at the IAA with the ID.3, the banking subsidiary of the car company would like to benefit from the e-mobility boom. Volkswagen According to its own statements, Financial Services aims to… Continue reading Autobank: VW Financial Services wants to benefit from electromobility

CO2 minimization: VW boss Diess sees industry because of environmental requirements on the edge of the load capacity

Herbert dies By 2020, the VW Group is expected to sell a total of 200,000 e-cars worldwide. (Photo: AFP) Frankfurt Volkswagen happy to be finished in time and with the ID.3 his first real electric car on the IAA to be able to present. But for CEO Herbert dies is that no reason to give… Continue reading CO2 minimization: VW boss Diess sees industry because of environmental requirements on the edge of the load capacity

Klaus Rosenfeld: Schaeffler boss: Supplier industry can no longer afford “fat deposits”

Schaeffler boss Klaus Rosenfeld “Our core competence is precision mechanics.” (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt The auto industry is facing serious problems. Klaus Rosenfeld, however, refuses to poke his head in the sand. “I and our shareholders see this change and transformation in the automotive industry as an opportunity rather than a risk,” said the head of… Continue reading Klaus Rosenfeld: Schaeffler boss: Supplier industry can no longer afford “fat deposits”