Volkswagen once again expands the power of its new top manager Markus Duesmann (51). The Volkswagen development board and Audi boss will in future also be responsible for the increasingly important software development throughout the group, as Europe’s largest car maker announced on Wednesday. Under Duesmann, the previous BMW manager Dirk Hilgenberg takes over from… Continue reading Volkswagen: Dirk Hilgenberg becomes software director
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Volkswagen: main brand VW imposes hiring freeze
No newcomers from outside, better internal management:Volkswagenwants to save even more staff, without endangering the conversion to e-mobility and digitalization. “The board of directors will stop hiring until at least the end of the year because of corona and securing liquidity,” said works council chief Bernd Osterloh (63) of the VW company newspaper “Mitbestießen”. “I… Continue reading Volkswagen: main brand VW imposes hiring freeze
Tesla: Gigafactory Berlin in Grünheide should cost a billion euros
The US electric car makerTeslaplans construction costs of around EUR 1.065 billion for its first factory in Europe. This comes from an updated application for environmental approval, which was published on Thursday. The construction work is expected to last until March 2021. Production in Grünheide near Berlin, which is scheduled to start in July 2021,… Continue reading Tesla: Gigafactory Berlin in Grünheide should cost a billion euros
Tesla: Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer defies corona crisis, deliveries increased in Q2
Inside, the Model 3 welcomes you with an almost Scandinavian, simple interior – and a giant screen that controls almost all vehicle functions. Tesla has saved on buttons and levers: to the left of the steering wheel is the turn signal lever, which also functions as a flasher and activates the windshield wipers. To the… Continue reading Tesla: Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer defies corona crisis, deliveries increased in Q2
New cars with an average of 166 hp: Germans also resort to high-horsepower cars in the corona crisis
DPA Traffic on the A8 in Bavaria – new cars currently have a whopping 166 hp on average, according to a study The trend towards increasingly more motorized cars in Germany has been going on for decades. According to industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, the average new car had 159 HP last year, this year it… Continue reading New cars with an average of 166 hp: Germans also resort to high-horsepower cars in the corona crisis
How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
The preliminary meeting of the employees on the VW supervisory board on June 8th almost turned into a rebellion. When, if not now, CEO Herbert Diess (61) should be thrown out, some asked. Given that he had just accused the controllers of cheating internals and talked about crimesthat “can obviously be assigned”. In front of… Continue reading How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
Separation from brand ambassador in Russia: Audi pulls the rip cord after accusation of racism
DPA Critical comments on “Black Lives Matter”: Xenia Sobtschak should no longer advertise for Audi. Audi is separating itself from its Russian brand ambassador, television presenter Xenia Sobtschak, who is best known in the West for her candidacy in the 2018 presidential election. The reason is alleged racist statements. “The incidents known to us today… Continue reading Separation from brand ambassador in Russia: Audi pulls the rip cord after accusation of racism
Fusion with Fiat Chrysler under scrutiny: EU Commissioner Vestager slows down PSA boss Tavares
REUTERS / Christian Hartmann PSA boss Tavares: With the merger of PSA and Fiat Chrysler, the manager finally wanted to climb into the league of large car brushes For months, PSA chief Carlos Tavares and FCA chief Mike Manley negotiated a merger. In December of last year, they finally announced the merger. But now the… Continue reading Fusion with Fiat Chrysler under scrutiny: EU Commissioner Vestager slows down PSA boss Tavares
130,000 jobs in the auto industry at risk: the government’s industrial policy ghosting
Julian Stratenschulte / DPA Production of the VW Golf 8 at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg What is wrong with our government? The economic stimulus program was barely there released , the SPD politicians in particular celebrated as if they had secured the German economy at least five years of recovery. And that from a… Continue reading 130,000 jobs in the auto industry at risk: the government’s industrial policy ghosting
VW wants to “check processes”: Racist VW commercial remains without personal consequences
Swen gatekeeper / dpa Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg Volkswagen is revising its internal processes after the scandal surrounding a promotional video that is perceived as racist and wants to make employees more aware. Chief of law Hiltrud Werner said on Thursday at a conference call with journalists that the investigation by the internal audit had… Continue reading VW wants to “check processes”: Racist VW commercial remains without personal consequences