Herbert Diess VW and Ford want to push the costs of developing new mobility concepts and electromobility with their planned cooperation. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf, FrankfurtThe negotiations between the car manufacturers Volkswagen and ford over a deeper cooperation have faltered. Although there is a fundamental agreement on cooperation in the production of transporters, as the Handelsblatt… Continue reading Car manufacturer: VW boss Diess must setback in the cooperation with Ford
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VW, BASF, Bayer: Germany’s corporations are gearing up for a looming crisis
DusseldorfA strong domestic market, the economic boom in the USA and the robust demand in China for many years have given export-oriented German industry a long-term boost. Only the 30 DAX companies are likely to be together this year generate almost 90 billion euros net profit, That is only five billion euros less than in… Continue reading VW, BASF, Bayer: Germany’s corporations are gearing up for a looming crisis
PSA: Opel workforce continues to protest against sales plans
Opel development center Parts of the center in Rüsselheim are to be sold to the engineering service provider Segula. (Photo: AP) RuesselsheimBeim car maker Opel it continues to ferment in the workforce. Against a planned company meeting on Thursday at the headquarters Rüsselsheim formed again resistance against the planned partial sale of the local Development… Continue reading PSA: Opel workforce continues to protest against sales plans
Deutsche Post: StreetScooter secures major order from carsharing companies
StreetScooter Deutsche Post’s electric van also attracts interest among car sharing providers. (Photo: AP) DusseldorfThe Deutsche Post subsidiary StreetScooter Has another major customer found for their electric transporters, The carsharing provider UZE Mobility will buy 500 StreetScooter Work and Work L models, StreetScooter announced on Wednesday. Initially, the vans were to be offered to private… Continue reading Deutsche Post: StreetScooter secures major order from carsharing companies
Automaker: VW sold cars without a license for years – and is once again fighting for credibility
DüsseldorfThe letter from Wolfsburg is clear and unambiguous. “In internal reviews, we found that vehicles were sold in a certain period of time, where the condition may not have been in line with the series production status at the time of marketing,” it states Volkswagen-Brief to the Passat holder. Therefore, give it now a callback,… Continue reading Automaker: VW sold cars without a license for years – and is once again fighting for credibility
Auto parts supplier: Continental is considering buying a software specialist after the partial listing
Berlin car supplier Continental is considering the takeover of a software specialist after the scheduled for 2019 partial listing of the drive division. “Such a purchase can not be ruled out,” said Wolfgang Schäfer the “Börsen-Zeitung”. “We are currently easily able to pay up to five billion euros for one or even several companies.” The… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Continental is considering buying a software specialist after the partial listing
Tire manufacturer: Dandelion in a car tire – Continental opens a research laboratory for rubber production
Continental builds natural rubber research facility Natural rubber is still essential today for truck tires and winter tires for passenger cars. Therefore, it should be further researched how this can be extracted from a dandelion root. (Photo: AP) AnklamThe white plant milk in the dandelion sticks: it contains rubber. The tire manufacturer Continental wants to… Continue reading Tire manufacturer: Dandelion in a car tire – Continental opens a research laboratory for rubber production
Post subsidiary: Streetscooter can produce new model in mass production
Achim Kampker The former startup company Streetscooter has been part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group since 2014. (Photo: Reuters) FrankfurtThe Post subsidiary Streetscooter is able to extend the series production of its small electromotive model “Work”. The Federal Motor Transport Authority gave the green light for the production of more than 1000 vehicles a… Continue reading Post subsidiary: Streetscooter can produce new model in mass production
Auto parts supplier: ZF invests billions in conversion of transmission technology
Worker in a factory of ZF Friedrichshafen AG “The proportion of hybrid transmissions in production will increase tenfold over the next few years – from five to 50 percent,” explained ZF CEO Scheider. (Photo: AP) FrankfurtThe car supplier ZF Friedrichshafen wants to invest three billion euros in the conversion of gearbox production from pure combustion… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: ZF invests billions in conversion of transmission technology
Car manufacturer: Volkswagen calls cars with faulty documents back
Volkswagen cars It would be mostly so-called pre-production vehicles that would be built for test purposes. (Photo: AP) WolfsburgVolkswagen calls in Germany According to the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) about 4000 cars due to faulty documents back. The recall was monitored, as a serious risk can not be excluded, the Flensburg Authority said on Friday. A spokesman… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Volkswagen calls cars with faulty documents back