When Günther Schuh (61) talks about electric cars, there are plenty of wrong conclusions – with the others. Above all, he is annoyed by this “fundamental mistake” of the industry: “That a good electric car can drive as far and as fast as a combustion engine and then costs as much.” Schuh, an engineer and… Continue reading StreetScooter inventor Günther Schuh: Why the electric car guru is losing the street fight
Author: Manager Magazin (German)
Suppliers against Volkswagen: Prevent attacks VW – “were actively excluded”
DPA Volkswagen production in Emden: In 2016, almost all employees at the Emden plant had to do short-time work because two smaller suppliers had stopped supplying VW The feud between Volkswagen and the ex-supplier Prevent is heading for the next escalation. The company group, which is controlled from Bosnia, sees VW’s million claims for damages… Continue reading Suppliers against Volkswagen: Prevent attacks VW – “were actively excluded”
Porsche works council demands ten years of job security: “There is no reason for job cuts”
DPA Taycan Turbo: The vehicle is the first purely electrically powered vehicle from Porsche PorscheWorks council chief Werner Weresch calls for long-term security of jobs and locations in the Stuttgart area. “That is why we are looking to talk to the company over the next few weeks in order to secure the workforce and the… Continue reading Porsche works council demands ten years of job security: “There is no reason for job cuts”
Tesla factory in Brandenburg: “Gigafactory” is to build 500,000 cars annually
AFP In Grünheide you are not quite there yet: This is Tesla’s new factory in Shanghai. The US electric car maker Tesla wants to produce several models in his planned factory in Brandenburg. In Grünheide near Berlin, an estimated 500,000 a year electric vehicles of the 3 and Y models as well as future models… Continue reading Tesla factory in Brandenburg: “Gigafactory” is to build 500,000 cars annually
Will the VW comparison come in spring? Possible damages for hundreds of thousands of diesel drivers
In the dispute over possible compensation for hundreds of thousands of diesel customers of Volkswagen Show stock market chart Auto expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer expects a comparison in the spring. “It will certainly take two or three months until the comparison is complete in all its facets, but the time is manageable,” said the professor from… Continue reading Will the VW comparison come in spring? Possible damages for hundreds of thousands of diesel drivers
Gigafactory: Tesla and Brandenburg agree to sell property
Monika Skolimowska / dpa-Zentralbild / DPA Brandenburg, Freienbrink: The electric car manufacturer Tesla wants to build the new factory for electric cars on this piece of forest After the agreement to sell the property to the US electric car manufacturer Tesla, further important steps are pending. In January the purchase contract is to be discussed… Continue reading Gigafactory: Tesla and Brandenburg agree to sell property
First hearing on Friday: Canada sues Volkswagen in the diesel scandal
REUTERS After four years of investigative work, the Canadian government accuses the Volkswagen corporation of violating Canadian environmental laws. in the exhaust scandal The Canadian government has filed a lawsuit against the Volkswagen Show stock market chart filed. A total of 60 points will be charged, as the government announced on Monday (local time) in… Continue reading First hearing on Friday: Canada sues Volkswagen in the diesel scandal
Electric Car Startup Launches Community Funding: Why Sono Motors is giving financial investors a run for money
Sono Motors Sono Motors founder Jona Christians (left), Laurin Hahn (right): community funding instead of financial investors for the launch of their solar electric car Sion Moss as an air filter inside, solar cells instead of sheet metal outside – and the promise to remain completely CO2-neutral in the production of their first model Sion:… Continue reading Electric Car Startup Launches Community Funding: Why Sono Motors is giving financial investors a run for money
Anchored VW subsidiary: Audi strokes thousands of jobs in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm
Armin Weigel / DPA Audi vehicles in front of the headquarters in Ingolstadt: The car maker will cut around 9500 jobs by 2025, but 2000 new jobs will be created in return Audi is under pressure. Now the company agrees with its works council on a far-reaching package, reducing thousands of jobs including. The automaker… Continue reading Anchored VW subsidiary: Audi strokes thousands of jobs in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm
Verband der Automobilindustrie: Hildegard Müller is to become the new VDA boss
DPA Hildegard Müller: The 52-year-old is considered to be very well connected in the CDU and maintains a good contact with the Greens, in addition, she is familiar with lobbying The former CDU politician Hildegard Müller is to become the new head of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). This report several media consistently… Continue reading Verband der Automobilindustrie: Hildegard Müller is to become the new VDA boss