VW is planning a comeback with a new Jetta

China has given VW a record year, sales in the US are finally picking up again. The group wants to finally make the leap into the mass market – and announced billions of investments. VW North America boss Hinrick Woebcken (left in picture) and board member Herbert Diess in Detroit Monday, 15.01.2018 10:49 clock After… Continue reading VW is planning a comeback with a new Jetta

Prosecutor investigates ex-BMW manager

A former manager of BMW has been targeted by the prosecutor. He is suspected of having received kickbacks for years. BMW headquarters in Munich Thursday, 11.01.2018 15:46 clock The prosecutor Munich I investigates against a former BMWManager and eight other accused. This was confirmed by the group. As the “Wirtschaftswoche” reports, citing the Munich authorities,… Continue reading Prosecutor investigates ex-BMW manager

So Volkswagen is to be rebuilt

Volkswagen is facing a far-reaching transformation: around one fifth of the business is to be sold – in order to save costs. Employee representatives announce resistance. Friday, 08.09.2017 18:04 clock A few days before the start of the Frankfurt Motor Show IAA Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller makes the car world sit up and take notice:… Continue reading So Volkswagen is to be rebuilt

Opel introduces short-time working for an expected six months

The Opel plant in Rüsselsheim is scheduled to start short-time work this week. The goal of the six-month measure is to avoid layoffs. Further steps are to follow to get the carmaker back on track. Opel plant in Rüsselsheim Monday, 08.01.2018 20:45 This week starts in the Opel plant in Rüsselsheim a six-month presumably short-time… Continue reading Opel introduces short-time working for an expected six months

And dirty and dirty and dirty

In September 2015, Martin Winterkorn resigns as head of the VW Group – the diesel exhaust scandal has flared up at the latest. But he starts ten years earlier. A chronicle. Friday, 04.05.2018 14:42 clock With Martin Winterkorn now for years the unrestricted number one of the Volkswagen Group charged because of the diesel scandal… Continue reading And dirty and dirty and dirty

Also board Sanz should leave VW

Volkswagen is rebuilding its board. The troubled shopping chief Sanz apparently comes before a recall. For CEO Müller, on the other hand, there could be a future at VW. García Sanz (archive) Thursday, 12.04.2018 18:28 clock In the course of the reconstruction at Volkswagen should there be another change in top management? The long-standing director… Continue reading Also board Sanz should leave VW

The car syndicate

VW, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Daimler formed a cartel for years – one of the largest in German economic history – DER SPIEGEL 2017/30 scandals The diesel affair is not a failure of individual companies. It is the result of a year-long Kungelei German automaker. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen and Porsche spoke in more than… Continue reading The car syndicate

US prosecutors should Diess free escort assure

Monday, 07/05/2018 14:53 clock Herbert Diess apparently in spite of the smoldering diesel scandal in the USA traveling without fear of being arrested. That reports Bloomberg citing two persons familiar with the case. Investigators therefore assured Diess to inform him in advance should the prosecutor sue him in connection with the investigation of emissions abuses,… Continue reading US prosecutors should Diess free escort
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Opel allegedly wants workforce in Eisenach bisect

Opel wants to halve staff in Eisenach allegedly – SPIEGEL ONLINE renovation Opel is supposed to halve the workforce in Eisenach No layoffs or plant closures, the new Opel owner PSA had promised. But now, according to a report, the number of employees at the Eisenach site could shrink considerably. DPA New cars in front… Continue reading Opel allegedly wants workforce in Eisenach
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