DPA Rüsselsheim headquarters: Employees must expect short-time work or even the discontinuation of a full shift in the coming year The models Insignia and Zafira apparently sell worse. Therefore, Opel has a substantial personnel overhang at its headquarters in Rüsselsheim, it says in a press release. Now short-time working or even one-shift operation threatens in… Continue reading Demand is falling: Opel Ruesselsheim threatens short-time working
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Daniela Cavallo now represents VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh: This woman could replace one of the most powerful VW men
Volkswagen works council Volkswagen Works Council member Daniela Cavallo already played an important role in the negotiations on the “Future Pact” Volkswagen works council chief Bernd Osterloh is considered one of the most powerful men in the auto industry. Now, with Daniela Cavallo, a woman comes to his side as new substitute. Thus, the succession… Continue reading Daniela Cavallo now represents VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh: This woman could replace one of the most powerful VW men
What’s behind the austerity drive: Will Jaguar Land Rover first victim of the car revolution?
Wolfgang Reitzle (69) and Ralf Speth (63) have liked each other for many years. Where the elder worked, the younger wanted to be. So it happened at BMW, later at the gas manufacturer Linde, in the meantime at Ford’s Premier Automotive Group (PAG), which collected brands such as Jaguar and later Land Rover. Never was… Continue reading What’s behind the austerity drive: Will Jaguar Land Rover first victim of the car revolution?
Exhaust scandal: Baden-Württemberg sued VW for damages
picture alliance / Marijan Murat Long gone: Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) with Lutz Mesche, CFO of Porsche AG, and Hubert Waltl, then head of production at Audi, at a meeting in May last year Although the subsidiary Audi also produces in Baden-Württemberg. But this does not prevent the black-green state government from being… Continue reading Exhaust scandal: Baden-Württemberg sued VW for damages
Ex-Porsche boss invests in engine improver startup: Wendelin Wiedeking returns to the auto industry – as an investor
He has put his money in a pizza restaurant chain, in a custom-made shoe factory, in real estate companies or even in a fashion startup. Wendelin Wiedeking made a big bow to the car industry after his departure Porsche-Chef in July 2009. “I’ll stay out of this,” he said just over a year ago, when… Continue reading Ex-Porsche boss invests in engine improver startup: Wendelin Wiedeking returns to the auto industry – as an investor
Euro 6 emission standard is not enough according to court of the EU: Driving bans for diesel cars of the latest generation possible
AFP Traffic on the Champs-Elysees: Paris wants 2024 no diesel cars left in the city The Court of the European Union (ECJ) has opened the gate for driving bans against diesel cars the latest generation. The court declared on Thursday a regulation of the European Union commission to higher emission values for diesel of the… Continue reading Euro 6 emission standard is not enough according to court of the EU: Driving bans for diesel cars of the latest generation possible
Sales up: BMW profits above all from SUVs
BMW BMW X5: The SUVs are in demand BMW also sold more cars in November than a year ago, but less than its competitor Mercedes-Benz. Especially the business with SUVs and hybrid vehicles went well. Worldwide sales of the core brand among the Munich increased by 1.6 percent to 189 000 cars. For comparison: The… Continue reading Sales up: BMW profits above all from SUVs
Interim CEO Bram Schot receives permanent contract: Audi has a regular boss again
ddp images / Sven Simon Bram Schot now has a regular contract as Audi boss until 2021 Barely six months ago, Bram Schot joined Audi as interim chief for the arrested Rupert Stadler. The interim is now a long-term solution: The 57-year-old native Dutchman has received a long-term contract as Audi CEO and moves simultaneously… Continue reading Interim CEO Bram Schot receives permanent contract: Audi has a regular boss again
Production of the C-Max runs out: Ford wants to reduce in Saarlouis a quarter of the jobs
ford Ford: The automaker plans job cuts at its second largest German production site in Saarlouis The US car company Ford is negotiating with employee representatives on a job cuts in the plant Saarlouis. The local production of the model C-Max should be discontinued. Politicians on the Saar are upset. Ford has around 6300 employees… Continue reading Production of the C-Max runs out: Ford wants to reduce in Saarlouis a quarter of the jobs
For electric car production until 2030: Daimler buys battery cells for 20 billion
AFP Dieter Zetsche presented in September this year, the first scion of his electric car family EQ. The electric SUV EQC should come from mid-2019 in the trade For battery cells for its electric vehicles, Daimler will spend more than 20 billion euros in the coming years. The contracts now concluded with Asian manufacturers secured… Continue reading For electric car production until 2030: Daimler buys battery cells for 20 billion