WolfsburgIn the office of Thomas Ulbrich on the twelfth floor of the Wolfsburg VW-Markenhochhauses stands for some weeks a white Golf convertible in miniature, with at least children can drive. Ulbrich got the car as a farewell gift from his former colleagues. The small Golf with electric drive is also a program: Ulbrich has been… Continue reading VW CEO Thomas Ulbrich in an interview: “We are VW and know exactly what we do” – So the car maker wants to roll up the market for electric cars
Author: Handelsblatt in German Online News
Crisis in Eisenach: Ramelow promises state aid for Opel
Plant in Eisenach After the takeover of Opel by the French Peugeot group PSA unionists fear that especially the smallest German plant in Eisenach with its 1800 employees on the loose. (Photo: AP) The Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow has helped to preserve the OpelLocation Eisenach promised. It is about four specific areas, said the… Continue reading Crisis in Eisenach: Ramelow promises state aid for Opel
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