Auto parts supplier: Prevent wants Volkswagen to pay billions in damages

Automotive supplier Prevent View of the headquarters of the automotive supplier Prevent in Warmenau near Wolfsburg (Lower Saxony). (Photo: AP) The dispute between Volkswagen (VW) and the Prevent supply group escalated according to a media report. Prevent companies are preparing a billion-dollar lawsuit, which is soon to go to court, reports the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (Monday… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Prevent wants Volkswagen to pay billions in damages

Start-up for electric cars: Ex-Opel boss Neumann goes to California

Karl-Thomas Neumann After the sale to Peugeot Opel boss Karl-Thomas Neumann has left his post. Now he apparently has found a new job: Neumann moves to California to a start-up for electric cars, as the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” reports. Accordingly, Neumann joins Evelozcity, which was founded by Stefan Krause, the former CFO of BMW and… Continue reading Start-up for electric cars: Ex-Opel boss Neumann goes to California

Savings plan at Opel: Every fifth Opelaner should go

Controversy over Opel: “Eisenach and Kaiserslautern are highly endangered” at Opel in Germany should according to current Plans of the French parent company PSA According to information from the works council, by the end of the decade 3700 of the approximately 19,000 jobs will disappear. “They have us a mining plan submitted by 2020 that… Continue reading Savings plan at Opel: Every fifth Opelaner should go

Comment: The timing of a new VW logo could not be worse

VW logo The change is not yet recognizable in the Wolfsburg. (Photo: AP) In the middle of a spectacular board conversionSurprising the refinement of the diesel affair and the onset of e-mobility Volkswagen the public with a marketing novelty: The Wolfsburg carmaker wants to change its logo, Details will be submitted later, only this much… Continue reading Comment: The timing of a new VW logo could not be worse

Automaker: Even Porsche under suspicion – diesel affair gets new explosive for VW

]]> Stuttgart, Munich, Dusseldorf Actually, after the change of leadership in the Volkswagen Group Take a rest. Earlier, Herbert Diess last week had replaced Matthias Müller at the top of the board. Another step to finally overcome the tiresome diesel affair, so the hope in Wolfsburg. Wednesday morning, at eight o’clock, it was already over.… Continue reading Automaker: Even Porsche under suspicion – diesel affair gets new explosive for VW

Car maker in crisis: Opel is taking its dealers in the shortage

PSA comes through: Opel apparently wants to almost halve staff in Eisenach The car manufacturer is to plan a massive workforce reduction in its Eisenach plant. The new owner PSA wants to install only one model there. The dealers of the car manufacturer Opel are used to grief. With a return on sales of a… Continue reading Car maker in crisis: Opel is taking its dealers in the shortage

Dispute with PSA: Opel apparently wants to almost halve staff in Eisenach

Opel plant in Eisenach Under the leadership of the new owner PSA Opel wants to install in the Thuringian plant only an off-road vehicle instead of the previously two models Adam and Corsa. (Photo: AP) The troubled carmaker Opel According to union information plans a massive staff reduction in his Eisenach assembly plant, The workforce… Continue reading Dispute with PSA: Opel apparently wants to almost halve staff in Eisenach

Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW

Almost a year ago, everything looked as if the Volkswagen Group after a long time for the first time would separate again from one of his daughters. In the summer, the Wolfsburg car company had initiated the sales process for its motorcycle subsidiary Ducati. But quickly came a clear No: The families Porsche and Piëch,… Continue reading Comment: The spin-off of the truck division should only be the first step for VW

Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions

Scania Truck With the brands Scania and MAN VW wants to attack the market leader Daimler Trucks. (Photo: Scania ImageDesk) MunichAndreas Renschler is in a hurry. Last week he was still in TokyoNow the plane is going to Chicago. In between, he still has time to be happy that the VW-Supervisory green light for the… Continue reading Truck manufacturer: VW and Daimler compete in the IPO of the truck divisions

Dispute over redevelopment plan: PSA postpones investment in Eisenach

Michael Lohscheller The Opel boss told the employees that the decision to invest in Eisenach is delayed. (Photo: AP) In the upcoming renovation of the car manufacturer Opel the fronts are hardening between management and employees. Because of the resistance of IG Metall, the executive committee of the parent company PSA has suspended the planned… Continue reading Dispute over redevelopment plan: PSA postpones investment in Eisenach