AFP At today’s Annual General Meeting, Dieter Zetsche will hand over the chairmanship of the Board to Sweden’s Ola Källenius The departing Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche gives before the Daimler Annual General Meeting his successor Ola Källenius an urgent advice on the way: save, save, save. Should Zetsche return in two years as a supervisory… Continue reading Divisive head of Daimler announces austerity measures: Zetsche estimates costs for Daimler conversion to 700 million
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In addition to SUV also E-, C- and S-class affected: suspected manipulation at Daimler is expanding
DPA Diesel scandal: Manipulation of diesel emissions possibly also in E-, C- and S-Class The recent suspicion of another Manipulation of diesel emissions at the car manufacturer Daimler could, according to a report of “Bild am Sonntag” affect significantly more vehicles. As a Daimler spokesman confirmed, engines with the function in question are not only… Continue reading In addition to SUV also E-, C- and S-class affected: suspected manipulation at Daimler is expanding
Audi remains sponsor of the German football champion: So failed the mega deal between Bayern and BMW
DPA Worn winners: The outgoing Bayern professional Arjen Robben (r.) And assistant coach Peter Hermann at the obligatory wheat shower after winning the German championship on Saturday in Munich. It was to become a sponsorship agreement that could have reached a volume of allegedly up to 800 million euros over several years – but now… Continue reading Audi remains sponsor of the German football champion: So failed the mega deal between Bayern and BMW
Decision postponed for 180 days: Trump makes BMW and Co wriggle longer at Autozöllen
Brendan Smialowski / AFP US President Donald Trump sees car imports into the United States partly as a threat to national security and the domestic economy, but he is afraid of high tariffs on EU car imports for the time being US President Donald Trump postpones the decision on punitive tariffs on European car imports… Continue reading Decision postponed for 180 days: Trump makes BMW and Co wriggle longer at Autozöllen
Plant in Hefei for 100,000 cars a year: VW is allowed to build China factory for electric cars
picture alliance / dpa VW plant in Shanghai: Also in the East China Hefei a VW plant is to be created – for the construction of electric cars The carmaker Volkswagen is expanding its capacity for electric cars China out. Together with their Chinese partner JAC, the Wolfsburg have received the green light to build… Continue reading Plant in Hefei for 100,000 cars a year: VW is allowed to build China factory for electric cars
Byton loses former BMW manager: founder leaves “Tesla killer”
When it came to his Chinese electric car start-up Byton, co-founder Carsten Breitfeld always spoke like a newly-baked father, who finally holds the long-awaited wish child in his arms. “It feels like a dream to show our baby to the world,” he said just over a year ago when he proudly presented the prototype of… Continue reading Byton loses former BMW manager: founder leaves “Tesla killer”
Fleet pooling avoids CO2 penalties of the EU: How Fiat threads a dirty CO2 deal with Tesla
Yep Dirty he can: An off-road vehicle of the Fiat Chrysler brand Jeep in a river crossing Maserati, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo – the Fiat Chrysler Group (FCA Show stock market chart) has some car brands in the program that stand for high-horsepower vehicles. These products have never been particularly economical or even low in emissions.… Continue reading Fleet pooling avoids CO2 penalties of the EU: How Fiat threads a dirty CO2 deal with Tesla
Collapse of production: German car industry shrinks considerably
DPA Export cars in the port of Emden: The production of motor vehicles in Germany declined by around 7 percent in the second half of 2018 German carmakers and suppliers have seen significant declines in production over the past year. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office on Tuesday, the production of motor vehicles and… Continue reading Collapse of production: German car industry shrinks considerably
EU Commission confirms: BMW, Daimler, VW made illegal agreements on emission control
DPA VW, BMW, Daimler have agreed The car companies BMW Show stock market chart, Daimler Show stock market chart and Volkswagen Show stock market chart According to findings of the EU competition guardians, they have made illegal agreements on technologies for emission control. This was announced by the European Commission on Friday in Brussels on… Continue reading EU Commission confirms: BMW, Daimler, VW made illegal agreements on emission control
Digitization: BMW and Microsoft are working on an intelligent factory
DPA Joint platform: BMW and Microsoft want to bring together production and logistics Together with Microsoft, BMW wants to promote the digitization of manufacturing processes. The Munich-based carmaker and the world’s largest software provider announced on Tuesday at the Hannover Messe that they wanted to build an open online platform (OMP) to network production and… Continue reading Digitization: BMW and Microsoft are working on an intelligent factory