Friday, 08/03/2018 14:00 clock In the investigation files of the prosecutor Braunschweig are statements of engineers and documents to a high-profile meeting of VW managers in 2007. They suggest that former CEO Martin Winterkorn and other executives were already privy to plans at this early stage, possibly laid the foundation for the exhaust gas manipulation.… Continue reading Witness statements bring VW and ex-chief Winterkorn in
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Order stop for environmentally friendly cars at VW
Monday, 08/06/2018 10:36 clock Customers who buy a VW buying a car planning, you have to expect trouble. For models with hybrid and natural gas drive currently no orders would be accepted, said a VW spokesman. Previously, the “Welt am Sonntag” had reported on the topic. Reason for the stop are problems with new exhaust… Continue reading Order stop for environmentally friendly cars at VW
End of a cartel
The cartel allegations against Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and VW destroy the confidence of politics in the industry DER SPIEGEL 2017/31 revelations For decades, politicians and the auto industry have messed with each other. Since the cartel allegations against Daimler, BMW, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen everyone is fighting against everyone. Now Bosch is under suspicion.… Continue reading End of a cartel
The dark side of power
The government has delivered itself with skin and hair of the automobile industry, that is the shocking realization of the Diesel summit. Politics allow corporations to continue to shirk their responsibilities. For how much longer? Angela Merkel has the talent to be in the right place at the right time. Currently the right place is… Continue reading The dark side of power
Do not contradict
The major car manufacturers have agreed on a common software for the AdBlue dosage. One goal: to deceive the US authorities. Sometimes a few e-mails are enough to distress a global corporation. “No one wants to report the true motivation to the authorities (CARB, EPA),” says an electronic presentation sent by a VW manager after… Continue reading Do not contradict
Volkswagen brings BMW top managers to the board
Tuesday, 07/24/2018 09:59 clock The Volkswagen Group advertises the competitor BMW whose purchasing manager Markus Duesmann. The Supervisory Board has decided to offer the manager a position on the Executive Board, said Volkswagen on Tuesday in Wolfsburg. Duesmann would take up his duties as soon as he was available. With which function Duesmann comes to… Continue reading Volkswagen brings BMW top managers to the board
Opel has to answer in the diesel scandal
Friday, 07/13/2018 21:16 clock Opel is suspected, according to a media report, to have manipulated exhaust emissions in diesel engines. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has, according to a report of ” Picture on Sunday “In recent months, reliable evidence found that the car maker worldwide with 60,000 cars off the exhaust gas while… Continue reading Opel has to answer in the diesel scandal
Bosch has to issue correspondence with VW
Friday, 07/13/2018 12:41 clock Bosch has to give up its stalemate attitude: the district court Stuttgart has the auto supplier Bosch condemned internal documents related to the diesel Emissions scandal at VW issue. Bosch has so far wrongly relied on the right to refuse to give evidence, the competent chamber decided. Specifically, it is about… Continue reading Bosch has to issue correspondence with VW
BMW can take majority stake in China
Thursday, 07/12/2018 20:20 BMW can in China the majority of the previous joint venture with the local carmaker Brilliance take. The State Council in Peking quoted Prime Minister Li Keqiang on its website with the statement: “That the company BMW takes over in a joint venture in China more than 50 percent of the shares,… Continue reading BMW can take majority stake in China
Stefan Sommer becomes purchasing director at Volkswagen
Tuesday, 07/10/2018 09:59 clock Volkswagen brings the former boss of the supplier ZF , Stefan Sommer, on his board to Wolfsburg. The manager becomes the new purchasing manager. Volkswagen announced that the Supervisory Board had appointed Sommer effective January 1, 2019 for the procurement department. Sommer follows the long-term purchasing director Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz,… Continue reading Stefan Sommer becomes purchasing director at Volkswagen