Prevent buys important foundry – and raises prices for VW apparently ten times

Wednesday, 05/30/2018 08:05 clock The dispute between the automotive supplier Prevent and the car giant Volkswagen has been smoldering for a long time. In 2016, the conflict made headlines nationwide: The Bosnian owners of Prevent ordered a stop of supply from their German factories to VW – and so temporarily put the production of the… Continue reading Prevent buys important foundry – and raises prices for VW
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Prosecutor’s office is investigating Opel on

Tuesday, 04/04/2017 12:03 clock In the affair of excessive exhaust emissions of diesel engines, the prosecutor Frankfurt Opel no initial suspicion of a criminal offense. The authority put her pre-investigations against responsible of the automaker, as a spokeswoman for the authority said on Tuesday at the request of SPIEGEL. Earlier, the “Hessischer Rundfunk” reported on… Continue reading Prosecutor’s office is investigating Opel
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Opel runs short-time work for six months on

Monday, 08/01/2018 20:45 This week starts in the Opel plant in Rüsselsheim a six-month presumably short-time working , A company spokesman said that the Federal Employment Agency approved it. Management and works council had in agreement with the IG metal agreed on the short-time work at the company’s headquarters. Affected are both the product development… Continue reading Opel runs short-time work for six months
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Will Peugeot push the purchase price for Opel?

Allegedly, the French PSA group calls back half a billion euros of the purchase price for Opel – the German engines are dirtier than expected. General Motors denies, but in the background haggling. Jürgen Pander Opel stand at the IAA: Here is the new Grandland X Thursday, 30.11.2017 10:53 clock Demands the French OpelBuyer PSA… Continue reading Will Peugeot push the purchase price for Opel?

Opel agrees with workers on austerity measures

The car manufacturer Opel, acquired by the French PSA Group, wants to save on personnel costs – through early retirement and short-time work. Now there is an agreement with the workers. Opel at a Peugeot dealer Friday, 15.12.2017 12:42 clock Opel has met with works council and union a comprehensive social agreement. This should reduce… Continue reading Opel agrees with workers on austerity measures

“Volkswagen has to become more decent”

Faster, harder – and humble: Herbert Diess, just moved to the top VW, wants to promote the cultural change in the Group and bring this year 70 new models on the market. imago / Sven Simon Thursday, 03.05.2018 11:59 clock VW wants to implement its much-vaunted cultural change – after a bumpy start – finally… Continue reading “Volkswagen has to become more decent”

“Better a bandage of ships than a battleship”

Herbert Diess is the new CEO of Volkswagen. As the successor of Matthias Müller, he faces great challenges. In the first few hours he already shows what to expect from him. Friday, 13.04.2018 16:57 clock The location at Volkswagen reminiscent of a divorce. The former husband raised the children, and they do not like to… Continue reading “Better a bandage of ships than a battleship”

Austria enables class action against Volkswagen

Volkswagen threatens trouble in Austria: Vienna wants to open diesel owners the opportunity for a class action, so they can fight more effectively for damages. Headquarters of Volkswagen in Wolfsburg Thursday, 19.04.2018 11:45 clock After this diesel scandal At VW around 360,000 affected car owners in Austria can participate in class action lawsuits. The Ministry… Continue reading Austria enables class action against Volkswagen

Procuratorate searches VW headquarters

Has VW 2015 wrong information on emissions made? According to a report, investigators are investigating this suspicion – and have searched offices at the corporate headquarters. VW headquarters in Wolfsburg Tuesday, 20.03.2018 10:48 The prosecutor Braunschweig has a media report according to their investigations Volkswagen expanded – and again searched the headquarters in Wolfsburg. This… Continue reading Procuratorate searches VW headquarters

VW Supervisory Board prefers deliberations – Sanz ‘post wobbles

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen has advanced its deliberations on the reorganization of the Management Board by one day. According to SPIEGEL information, purchasing manager Garcia Sanz now has to fear for his job. VW plant in Wolfsburg Thursday, 12.04.2018 14:43 clock If everything goes as the corporate strategists want in the background, VW brand… Continue reading VW Supervisory Board prefers deliberations – Sanz ‘post wobbles