BaFin checks ad hoc errors at VW and Daimler

In the antitrust scandal car companies have to face a new threat. The Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin checks whether VW and Daimler have informed their investors too late about possible antitrust violations. VW CEO Matthias Müller (r.) Looks to Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche Monday, 07.08.2017 15:05 clock Suspicious agreements now make German car companies targets… Continue reading BaFin checks ad hoc errors at VW and Daimler

Li Shufu visits Daimler headquarters

Hardly in business, already on a visit: Daimler’s new major shareholder, Chinese businessman Li Shufu, is already inspecting the Group headquarters in Stuttgart today. picture alliance / Wiktor Dabkov New Daimler major shareholder Li Shufu Sunday, 25.02.2018 12:26 The new major Daimler shareholder Li Shufu is, according to information from “Bild am Sonntag” on Sunday… Continue reading Li Shufu visits Daimler headquarters

An industry is breaking up

Recently, Daimler battered an electric car from Tesla during intensive tests. “Tear down” is the name of such analyzes in jargon. They are common in the industry – but are actually different. Tesla Model X (icon image) Monday, 04.12.2017 19:26 clock “There’s nothing going on, why can not he and we not?” So snorted Martin… Continue reading An industry is breaking up

Mercedes-Benz recalls more than a million cars

Mercedes-Benz recalls more than one million cars worldwide due to faulty cables. In rare cases, the airbag could be triggered for no reason. In Germany, several hundred thousand vehicles are affected. Mercedes-Benz E-Class Tuesday, 17.10.2017 09:47 clock Because of defective cables on the steering column, Mercedes-Benz wants to recall more than one million cars worldwide… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz recalls more than a million cars

What is behind the attempts of the auto companies

German car companies tested pollutants – on animals and humans. They even started their own research initiative. What was the purpose of VW, Daimler and BMW? The overview. Exhaust of a diesel car Monday, 29.01.2018 16:52 clock The auto industry is said to have commissioned trials to prove how harmless the supposedly clean diesel engines… Continue reading What is behind the attempts of the auto companies

Post announces the next electric delivery van

D Deutsche Post is further expanding its model range of electric vans with the help of American automaker Ford. Thanks to a partnership with the car manufacturer, the Bonn-based company now wants to offer larger vans. Post subsidiary Streetscooter and Ford entered into a partnership to build battery-powered delivery vehicles, Post said Wednesday. Based on… Continue reading Post announces the next electric delivery van

Mobike-Ofo Merger Unlikely As Alibaba, Tencent Battle For Bike Sharing Dominance

To merge or not to merge? This is a question now beyond the control of the two companies most expected to combine in China at the moment: bike sharing unicorns Mobike and ofo. That is because their respective ultimate backers, Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Alibaba Group, both want to dominate the industry believed to shape… Continue reading Mobike-Ofo Merger Unlikely As Alibaba, Tencent Battle For Bike Sharing Dominance