Daimler, Porsche or Bosch: employees of these German companies are preparing to disengage several times in the coming days in support of claims on wages and working time. 24-hour walkouts will follow each other from Tuesday evening until Friday, warned Tuesday, January 30 IG Metall. These walkouts were approved massively by […]Read the article
Category: Automotive
Three out of Five Unions Representing 75% of Employees Have Signed Agreement to Ensure a Sustainable Future for the Site in Zaragoza
Rüsselsheim. With the aim of improving Zaragoza manufacturing performance in a competitive environment, Management and a majority of the Opel Spain Works Council have reached a framework collective agreement as part of the Contract Labour Negotiations today…
Volkswagen offers two-step wage increase in German pay talks
The German carmaker has proposed a 30-month wage contract for about 120,000 staff, with the two-step salary increase starting in May, it said in a written statement published after talks with the IG Metall labour union.
UK plans to let drivers report road accidents online
British road users may soon be able to report accidents online, under new plans drawn up by the Department for Transport. The consultation, opened today by Transport Minister Jesse Norman, will allow citizens to suggest new ways for drivers to share details of traffic incidents with police and save time in the process. Source: Gov.uk
Mazda says next-gen gasoline engine as clean as an EV, well-to-wheels
Mazda is already working on the successor to its efficient Skyactiv-X motors, and thinks it could make cars as clean as EVs, if you take into account CO2 from electricity production. The automaker believes it can increase the efficiency of the Skyactiv-3 to 56 percent, close to the maximum theoretical thermal efficiency of an “Otto”… Continue reading Mazda says next-gen gasoline engine as clean as an EV, well-to-wheels
Continental Dortmund Celebrates the Production of the 100 millionth MAPPS
The technically unique magnetic passive position sensor is a central element in high-quality systems for gaging the fill level in the fuel tank
Renault: the post-Ghosn puzzles
ANALYSIS. In fifteen days, the builder will name a number two operational. An exercise for the least acrobatic, because it will reconcile the wishes of the State shareholder and the staff of the group.
VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys
Move follows report carmaker used animals to demonstrate diesel emissions technology The carmaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability after admitting that he had known about experiments in which monkeys were locked in small chambers and exposed to diesel exhaust. Thomas Steg, a former government spokesman who worked for German chancellor… Continue reading VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys
Lambán encourages Opel workers to support the pre-agreement and ensure the survival of the plant
The president of Aragón, Javier Lambán, has reiterated his satisfaction with the pre-agreement on the collective agreement reached between management and the company committee of Opel Spain and has asked the workers “strongly” to support it since although it “entails efforts”, he expects that they will be “amply compensated”.
Car sales will grow 14% in January and will exceed 96,000 units
Sales of passenger cars and SUVs in Spain will reach a volume of 96,300 units at the end of this month of January, which will mean a rise of 14% compared to the same month last year, according to industry sources told Europa Press.