Diesel scandal and US securities: US Securities and Exchange Commission accuses Volkswagen delaying tactics

Volkswagen in USA A US flag is reflected in the logo and grille of a Volkswagen vehicle. The Wolfsburger group has new trouble with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. (Photo: AP) DüsseldorfDer Volkswagen Group should be an investigation in the United States in connection with the sale of bonds and other securities (“ABS”, asset-backed… Continue reading Diesel scandal and US securities: US Securities and Exchange Commission accuses Volkswagen delaying tactics

Car manufacturer: Volkswagen sells more cars thanks to China effect in June

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen is seen in the front of its plant, in Bratislava FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen is seen in front of its plant, in Bratislava, Slovakia, July 4, 2019. REUTERS / Radovan Stoklasa / File Photo (Photo: Reuters) WolfsburgA revival of the Sales in China has at the car… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Volkswagen sells more cars thanks to China effect in June

Volkswagen: More power for the suppliers – as the electric car also changed VW

On the cable The fleet of Volkswagen is to be radically electrified in the coming years. (Photo: AP) LeipzigThe widespread introduction of electric cars puts the relationship between vehicle manufacturers and suppliers on a new footing. Especially with the battery cells, there is a shift in power away from the big automakers towards the suppliers.… Continue reading Volkswagen: More power for the suppliers – as the electric car also changed VW

Krüger successor: BMW wants quick change of leadership – Production Director Oliver Zipse is favorite

Oliver Zipse At the auto show IAA in September BMW Oliver Zipse could present as successor to Harald Krüger. (Photo: thomas meyer) MunichLittle days after the declared withdrawal of BMW-Boss Harald Kruger The search for a successor is in full swing. Production Director Oliver Zipse is considered a favorite, but in the race is still… Continue reading Krüger successor: BMW wants quick change of leadership – Production Director Oliver Zipse is favorite

Diesel scandal: Public prosecutor’s office is targeting automotive supplier ZF

ZF Friedrichshafen The Stuttgart public prosecutor’s office examines links with the diesel scandal at the automotive supplier. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart In connection with the diesel scandal, the Stuttgart public prosecutor’s office checks the automotive supplier ZF, “The question is whether transmission control software may have included strategies that could impact on fuel consumption and emissions,”… Continue reading Diesel scandal: Public prosecutor’s office is targeting automotive supplier ZF

Digital Labs: Where Volkswagen wants to become an Apple competitor

Employee in the Berlin Digital Lab A special feature of the Berlin Labs are the fixed working hours. (Photo: Volkswagen) BerlinFirst of all, nobody would come up with the idea that the branch of an automobile manufacturer is housed in the building. Muesli cups stand on the shelf on the wall, in the corner one… Continue reading Digital Labs: Where Volkswagen wants to become an Apple competitor

Comment: After BMW’s departure, tough decisions are now being made at BMW

BMW Group headquarters The automobile company has lost its lead in electromobility in recent years and at the same time a revenue problem. (Photo: DAPD) Profit warning, power struggles and an increasingly unsettled workforce: The news from the BMWHeadquarters have not been good in recent months. The pressure on CEO Harald Kruger was great. Now… Continue reading Comment: After BMW’s departure, tough decisions are now being made at BMW

Facelift: The last legacy of General Motors – the Opel Astra gets new GM engines

Opel astra The Astra will be replaced in two years by PSA technology, but gets again new engines. Rüsselsheim round revised two years before the model change Opel The Astra again thoroughly. With more equipment options, modified suspension and new engines, the compact bridge the waiting time until it is 2021 on the platform of… Continue reading Facelift: The last legacy of General Motors – the Opel Astra gets new GM engines

Big Data: Success for BMW and Telekom: Scheuer prevails in connected driving

Andreas Scheuer Early on, the Minister of Transport had sided with BMW and Audi. (Photo: AP) Berlin The Cabinet meeting had just ended when there were Transport Ministers Andreas Scheuer (CSU) Chancellor Helge Braun and Minister of Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier (both CDU) immediately to the next meeting. There was an important issue to clarify,… Continue reading Big Data: Success for BMW and Telekom: Scheuer prevails in connected driving

Automotive: The alliance of VW and Ford is almost perfect

Herbert Diess (left) and Jim Hackett The Wolfsburg want to ally with the US competitor. Now only the supervisory board has to agree. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, BerlinSessions of the Supervisory Board are included Volkswagen recently developed its own momentum several times. Some topics have been removed from the agenda or the panel has made decisions… Continue reading Automotive: The alliance of VW and Ford is almost perfect