Author: Der Spiegel Online

19,000 more diesel customers complain against Volkswagen

In courts all over Germany VW wrestles with diesel owners. Now, the legal service provider MyRight replaces. He complains for SPIEGEL information for more car owners to around 500 million euros in damages. VW logo at the company headquarters Wednesday, 12.12.2018 10:36 clock Manipulated in the scandal diesel cars comes up Volkswagen a new flood… Continue reading 19,000 more diesel customers complain against Volkswagen

Opel again under suspicion of manipulation

Opel had to improve on about 100,000 diesel cars by software update. Now the Federal Motor Vehicle Authority is again investigating the manufacturer’s cars – including a particularly popular model. The Opel Astra Friday, 23.11.2018 15:29 clock At the automaker Opel are further diesel models under suspicion of manipulation. According to information from the Hessischer… Continue reading Opel again under suspicion of manipulation

BMW dealers refuse to change tires for Lidl cars

Friday, 23/11/2018 15:33 clock Between BMW and its approximately 150 largest dealers new controversy begins. It is about the approximately 10,000 BMW vehicles that the Munich Group had sold in the spring at special rates to the fleet of the Schwarz Group (Lidl, Kaufland). Issue 48/2018

Car industry argues about networked driving

Friday, 23/11/2018 18:02 clock Car manufacturers like to talk about the benefits of networked driving: in the future, cars should warn each other of smoothness or obstacles – and even communicate with traffic lights and traffic signs. Above all, this fast data exchange is about better road safety and fewer accidents. In addition, intelligent networking… Continue reading Car industry argues about networked driving

VW wants to delete up to 7,000 jobs

Friday, 21/12/2018 11:00 o’clock If the production of electric cars could be raised at the VW locations Emden and Hanover a total of up to 7,000 jobs will be lost. However, this would only be possible if partial retirement arrangements were fully exploited, reported the news agency dpa, citing unspecified sources. Previously, the ” Frankfurter… Continue reading VW wants to delete up to 7,000 jobs

BMW and Daimler may offer joint car app

Wednesday, 19/12/2018 14:08 BMW and Daimler are allowed to bundle their forces in car rental and driving services. According to the EU Commission, the US antitrust agency has now also approved the merger of Car2go and DriveNow’s car-sharing fleets with a total of around 20,000 rental cars, as the two automakers announced. The merger is… Continue reading BMW and Daimler may offer joint car app

Opel complains against Transport Minister Scheuer

Friday, 02/11/2018 6:00 pm Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer (CSU) wants to force the companies to pay for the retrofitting with nitrogen oxide catalysts on diesel vehicles. A company that is right after the diesel compromise of Federal government On the other hand, in the beginning of October it has resisted Opel , You will… Continue reading Opel complains against Transport Minister Scheuer

Court rejects Opel’s urgent petition against recall

Monday, 12/11/2018 14:23 clock The car manufacturer Opel has in front of the Schleswig-Holstein administrative court suffered a defeat in Schleswig. The group had tried with an emergency application, the immediate recall of about 95,000 Euro -6-models of the types Zafira, Cascada and Insignia but still to prevent. The Chamber has now at least rejected… Continue reading Court rejects Opel’s urgent petition against recall

Opel employees make front against partial sale

Thursday, 13/12/2018 11:25 clock Numerous employees of the car manufacturer Opel protested against management sales plans at the Rüsselsheim headquarters. A large crowd left the factory premises on this Thursday morning and marched through the city in a demonstration. In the morning, a company meeting with several thousand participants was to take place in one… Continue reading Opel employees make front against partial sale