Volkswagen headquarters The prosecutor Braunschweig charges charges of possibly unlawful compensation agreements. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf It is within only half a year already the third charge against top executives or former managers of Volkswagen: Because they have conceded works councils in the view of prosecutors excessive salaries, now three former and a current human resources… Continue reading Volkswagen: Too high works council salaries: New charges against VW managers
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Car manufacturer: VW sells fewer cars in the US – Audi and Porsche are increasing
VW logo The Wolfsburg carmaker was able to increase its sales in the USA, especially in the first half of the year. (Photo: AP) Herndon After a drop in sales in the previous month has Volkswagen also sold fewer cars in the important US market in October. With 28,072 cars, the manufacturer was according to… Continue reading Car manufacturer: VW sells fewer cars in the US – Audi and Porsche are increasing
Car maker: Volkswagen launches pilot project with electric cars in Rwanda
Production of the E-Golf in Dresden Volkswagen wants to promote electromobility in Africa with a pilot project. In Rwanda’s capital Kigali will soon drive 50 e-Golf. (Photo: AP) Johannesburg wants to pilot a project Volkswagen in e-mobility in Africa Set accents. In Rwanda’s capital Kigali 50 E-Golf will soon be driving, announced the CEO of… Continue reading Car maker: Volkswagen launches pilot project with electric cars in Rwanda
Mobility: VW wants to prevent traffic collapse with quantum computers
traffic jam on the highway Quantum-optimized navigation could prevent traffic jams in the future, Volkswagen believes. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Volkswagen wants to redeem a decade-old promise. Car makers, manufacturers of navigation devices and IT companies had been there when the early 1990s, the first GPS devices came on the market. However, when later on new… Continue reading Mobility: VW wants to prevent traffic collapse with quantum computers
VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible
Andreas Renschler Traton CEO Andreas Renschler criticizes the lack of infrastructure on the truck stops. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt At the VWTruck segment According to CEO Andreas Renschler, Traton could drive one third of its sold trucks by 2030. However, it still lack the necessary infrastructure on the truck stops, said Renschler the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” according… Continue reading VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible
Cheap taxi: Railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle capitulated before authorities and VW
Clever shuttle vehicles The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. (Photo: imago / Action Pictures) Hamburg The railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle withdraws from three German cities: The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. 330 drivers lose their jobs, but should be offered a retraining to work at… Continue reading Cheap taxi: Railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle capitulated before authorities and VW
Mobility: Railway subsidiary CleverShuttle surrenders to authorities and VW
Clever shuttle vehicles The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. (Photo: imago / Action Pictures) Hamburg The railway subsidiary CleverShuttle withdraws from three German cities: The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. 330 drivers lose their jobs, but should be offered a retraining to work at the… Continue reading Mobility: Railway subsidiary CleverShuttle surrenders to authorities and VW
Auto parts supplier: Schaeffler is removing up to 1300 additional jobs in Germany
Schaeffler headquarters in Herzogenaurach At the end of June, Schaeffler employed 90,500 people worldwide, around 2,000 fewer than at the end of 2018. (Photo: AP) Munich The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler want in Germany delete up to 1300 additional jobs. A spokesman confirmed on Wednesday in Herzogenaurach, Franconia, the plans for the the “Wirtschaftswoche”… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Schaeffler is removing up to 1300 additional jobs in Germany
Zukunftsreferat: IG Metall boss Hofmann: “We do not want to nationalize BMW”
Jörg Hofmann The new and old IG Metall boss wants to continue to fight for a better retirement. (Photo: AP) Berlin The newly re-elected IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann draws in his keynote speech on Wednesday the very big picture: “Inequality is not a natural law of a global world, but the result of political… Continue reading Zukunftsreferat: IG Metall boss Hofmann: “We do not want to nationalize BMW”
Post-daughter: Streetscooter brings managers from Tesla and Ford
StreetScooter Swiss Post is looking for partners for the Aachen-based manufacturer; in the long term, it does not see itself as an auto producer. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The German postal serviceSubsidiary Streetscooter focuses on international growth with new managers. The former TeslaManager Peter Bardenfleth-Hansen should join the manufacturer of electric transporters push ahead with the… Continue reading Post-daughter: Streetscooter brings managers from Tesla and Ford