Volkswagen logo 400,000 customers can now hope for compensation. (Photo: AFP) Dusseldorf Volkswagen and the consumer association Discussions about an extrajudicial solution to the diesel dispute began. As the Handelsblatt learned from informed circles, there have already been several dates in which the parties to the dispute exchanged their arguments. A comparison would see the… Continue reading Diesel scandal: VW and consumer advocates are already haggling over the compensation of 400,000 customers
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Interview with Thomas Ulbrich and Kerstin Andreae: “E-mobility can only succeed with each other” – VW and the energy sector are approaching each other
Andreae and Ulbrich The BDEW general manager and the VW brand board member for electromobility bring the energy and automotive industries together. (Photo: Nils Bröer for Handelsblatt) Volkswagen only sees the need for state subsidies for electric cars in the early days. “We are committed to promoting the start phase of the switch to e-mobility.… Continue reading Interview with Thomas Ulbrich and Kerstin Andreae: “E-mobility can only succeed with each other” – VW and the energy sector are approaching each other
Collective bargaining: Daimler boss Källenius calls IG Metall for moderation
Ola Källenius The Daimler boss has prescribed a savings program for his company. (Photo: Reuters) Stuttgart Daimler-Boss Ola Källenius has the IG metal called for restraint in the upcoming collective bargaining. “In this situation, we think it is very, very sensible to adjust the requirements accordingly,” said Källenius in an interview with the “Automobilwoche” (Monday).… Continue reading Collective bargaining: Daimler boss Källenius calls IG Metall for moderation
Ulrich Selzer: Opel exchanges Germany boss after only ten months
Ulrich Selzer Was only appointed head of Opel in Germany in February 2019. (Photo: Opel press photo) Munich Three things are for Opel-Boss Michael Lohscheller crucial in sales: customer satisfaction, Market share and profit. “If you can’t do that, you’re not in the right position,” the manager told Handelsblatt in the middle of last year,… Continue reading Ulrich Selzer: Opel exchanges Germany boss after only ten months
Comment: The fire speech by VW boss Diess was overdue
Herbert Diess The VW boss, who is known for his rapid pace of change, has obviously lost patience with his team. (Photo: AP) Rarely has a German corporate leader read his Levites like the Levites VW-Boss Herbert Diess. The CEO’s findings is so devastating that with a view to the necessary transformation of the traditional… Continue reading Comment: The fire speech by VW boss Diess was overdue
Car company in transition: VW boss Diess: “If we continue at our current pace, it will be very tight”
VW CEO Herbert Diess The car manager appeals to its managers to face up to change. (Photo: AP) Berlin / Wolfsburg VW-Boss Herbert Diess is considered a man of quiet tones. All the more remarkable is the flaming appeal with which Diess swore his managers in a strategy speech on Thursday. This warned the managers… Continue reading Car company in transition: VW boss Diess: “If we continue at our current pace, it will be very tight”
Diesel lawsuits: VW diesel process: what complicates the comparative talks
Braunschweig Higher Regional Court The fronts between the parties to the dispute were still hardened in the first negotiations. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, Berlin Always has Volkswagen noted that the United States and Germany are not comparable. There have been violations of the law by diesel manipulation on the American car market, but not in this… Continue reading Diesel lawsuits: VW diesel process: what complicates the comparative talks
Post-diesel company: The VW workforce learns integrity faster than expected
Volkswagen The “T4I” training program is designed to generate understanding and motivation for behavior changes. (Photo: AP) Wolfsburg September 18, 2015 is a day that nobody in Volkswagen Group will be forgotten so quickly. Back then, a good four years ago, the US environmental agency EPA published the so-called “Notice of Violation”. In this paper,… Continue reading Post-diesel company: The VW workforce learns integrity faster than expected
New salary system: Volkswagen managers receive higher fixed salaries
Volkswagen For the better paid executives, the monthly increase can be a low four-digit amount. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg For the managers at Volkswagen there is more money in the new year. As the company says, the monthly basic salaries of around 18,000 executives worldwide will be increased by four and six percent in a one-off… Continue reading New salary system: Volkswagen managers receive higher fixed salaries
Daimler boss: Ola Källenius: “There will be no going on like this”
Ola Källenius According to a report, the Daimler boss believes that the changes in the automotive industry will lead to “emotional negotiations”. (Photo: AP) Berlin Daimler boss Ola Källenius has no hope of an early improvement in the situation in the automotive industry. “It is not an economic crisis where the markets will turn up… Continue reading Daimler boss: Ola Källenius: “There will be no going on like this”