Joint venture: Approval for joint venture of BMW and Great Wall uncertain

BMW logo In a joint factory in China, the E-Mini will be produced by BMW and e-cars from Great Wall. (Photo: AFP) Hong Kong The construction of a joint work of BMW with the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall for electric cars in China encounters obstacles. It is uncertain whether the joint venture will receive regulatory… Continue reading Joint venture: Approval for joint venture of BMW and Great Wall uncertain

Auto parts supplier: This is how Schaeffler wants to avoid short-time work

Schaeffler “Aggressive measures” should not exist at the supplier for the time being. (Photo: AP) Munich The supplier shaken by the car crisis Schaeffler wants to avoid short-time working and layoffs with punctual plant holidays. “It starts with a few closing days,” said CEO Klaus Rosenfeld on Tuesday in a conference call to explain the… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: This is how Schaeffler wants to avoid short-time work

VW exhaust scandal: New hope for diesel prosecutors: The secret papers of the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt

Dusseldorf The written judgment of the higher regional court Koblenz of 12 June 2019 covers 30 sides. In it, the judges on page 8 indirectly answer the question whether Volkswagen the buyer of one VW Sharan deliberately harmed immoral. The passage clearly reads: Volkswagen has the customer one Vehicle with shutdown device sold, wrote the… Continue reading VW exhaust scandal: New hope for diesel prosecutors: The secret papers of the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt

Analysis: Harald Krüger leaves a legacy at BMW with dark sides

Harald Kruger The CEO retires after 27 years at BMW. (Photo: Sepp Spiegl) Munich is two weeks Harald Kruger still BMW-Chef, the 16th of August is his last working day. Before his designated successor Oliver Zipse the Transactions in the corporate headquarters takes over, Harald Krüger took stock on Thursday. over the first half of… Continue reading Analysis: Harald Krüger leaves a legacy at BMW with dark sides

Analysis: Harald Krüger leaves an ambiguous legacy at BMW

Harald Kruger The CEO retires after 27 years at BMW. (Photo: Sepp Spiegl) Munich is two weeks Harald Kruger still BMW-Chef, the 16th of August is his last working day. Before his designated successor Oliver Zipse the Transactions in the corporate headquarters takes over, Harald Krüger took stock on Thursday. over the first half of… Continue reading Analysis: Harald Krüger leaves an ambiguous legacy at BMW

Diesel scandal: charges brought against ex-Audi chief Rupert Stadler

Rupert Stadler The prosecutors accuse the ex-Audi chief fraud, indirect false certification and criminal prosecution. (Photo: AP) Munich In the diesel affair, the prosecution Munich II has charges against the former Audi-Boss Rupert Stadler levied. He and three other accused are accused of “fraud, indirect false certification and punishable advertising,” said the authority on Wednesday.… Continue reading Diesel scandal: charges brought against ex-Audi chief Rupert Stadler

Auto supplier: Schaeffler’s profit warning is not an isolated case

Schaeffler The profit warning is the result of the problems of the entire car industry. (Photo: AP) Munich SchaefflerChief Klaus Rosenfeld summoned his executives to a telephone conference on Tuesday afternoon. There was a need for explanation: For the umpteenth time since the IPO four years ago, the automotive supplier had set its forecasts down.… Continue reading Auto supplier: Schaeffler’s profit warning is not an isolated case

Car manufacturers: electric cars and autonomous driving: green light for alliance of VW and Ford

Production line for e-cars at Volkswagen The world’s largest carmaker from Lower Saxony and the number two in the US had announced their global alliance in January at the Detroit auto show. (Photo: Bloomberg) DüsseldorfThe planned big alliance of Volkswagen and ford has taken the last hurdle. As was confirmed on Thursday evening in group… Continue reading Car manufacturers: electric cars and autonomous driving: green light for alliance of VW and Ford

New strategy: By 2025 every second Audi sold should have a power drive

Production at Audi in Ingolstadt The brand has become from the winning machine to the problem case of the VW Group. (Photo: Audi) Munich, FrankfurtWhen this Thursday the supervisory boards of Volkswagen come together in Wolfsburg, then the daughter Audi become a topic. The former winning machine is now the largest problem case of the… Continue reading New strategy: By 2025 every second Audi sold should have a power drive

New strategy: Audi plans a sharp turn to electromobility

Production at Audi in Ingolstadt The brand has become from the winning machine to the problem case of the VW Group. (Photo: Audi) Munich, FrankfurtWhen this Thursday the supervisory boards of Volkswagen come together in Wolfsburg, then the daughter Audi become a topic. The former winning machine is now the largest problem case of the… Continue reading New strategy: Audi plans a sharp turn to electromobility