In the scandal of manipulated diesel cars, Volkswagen takes cover wherever possible. Now the car company has to submit letters that burden its former boss Winterkorn – by order of a judge in Stuttgart. Getty Images Ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn Wednesday, 28.02.2018 20:11 clock What did the former Volkswagen boss know? Martin Winterkorn? This question… Continue reading Stuttgart judge forces VW to disclose explosive documents
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Supplier Rebel Prevent must quit workers
This duel electrified the car industry: German factories of a Bosnian entrepreneurial family stopped their deliveries to Wolfsburg in 2016 – and thus shut down two VW plants. Now the group drops the supplier. Prevent company headquarters (archive) Friday, 06.04.2018 10:51 On August 2016, the chief buyers of the Volkswagen Group remember exactly – if… Continue reading Supplier Rebel Prevent must quit workers
Stefan Quandt expands power at BMW
Stefan Quandt is one of the richest Germans. Like his sister Susanne Klatten, he has been given further voting rights to BMW – and can now block decisions at the car manufacturer. Stefan Quandt (archive picture of 2014) Tuesday, 20.02.2018 15:08 clock The two major shareholders of BMW, Stefan Quandt and Susanne Klatten, have now… Continue reading Stefan Quandt expands power at BMW
South Korea wants to ban BMW and Porsche models
Trouble for German car makers in South Korea: The Ministry of the Environment accuses BMW and Porsche of irregularities in the registration papers – and could impose severe penalties. Porsche Macan S Tuesday, 29.11.2016 15:50 clock South Korea wants to sell some import models from BMW and Porsche to forbid. Besides the German automakers is… Continue reading South Korea wants to ban BMW and Porsche models
South Korea imposes millions in fines against German manufacturers
In South Korea, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche are threatening fines of 55 million euros. The Ministry of the Environment in Seoul accuses the companies of violating exhaust gas regulations. BMW admits “irregularities”. Bloomberg via Getty Images Porsche dealership in Seoul Thursday, 09.11.2017 16:50 South Korea wants to impose fines on the German automakers BMW, Mercedes… Continue reading South Korea imposes millions in fines against German manufacturers
Small savers against VW – a process marathon
337,000 Germans once saved on a “KdF car” and never got the dreamed car, after the war their money was gone. When they sued Volkswagen, the group resisted with all the harassment. Getty Images / Culture Club Tuesday, 01.05.2018 09:56 clock Due to the diesel gate scandal Volkswagen AG is currently threatened with damages claims… Continue reading Small savers against VW – a process marathon
Skoda employees receive twelve percent more wages
End of a week-long dispute: Skoda increases the salary for its employees in the Czech Republic by twelve percent. The automaker is one of the largest and most important employers in the country. Skoda Vision X Friday, 06.04.2018 22:19 The employees of the Czech VW subsidiary Skoda get twelve percent more money. The Kovo union… Continue reading Skoda employees receive twelve percent more wages
MICHELIN forges stronger ties for its 2018 mountain bike programme
Le Champion du monde d’enduro 2017, SAM HILL, a rejoint l’équipe Michelin, convaincu par les performances des pneus en Enduro avec notamment les 2e et 4e places au championnat ENDURO WORLD SERIES Elite d’Adrien DAILLY et Jérôme CLEMENTZ, ou par le titre Champion du monde Master décroché par Karim AMOUR. Trois pilotes qui, cette année… Continue reading MICHELIN forges stronger ties for its 2018 mountain bike programme
“Engineered with Daimler Group” DENZA 400 EV Makes Debut in Auto Shanghai
Shanghai, April 19, 2017—The 17th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai) will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 19-28th, 2017. At the exhibition, Shenzhen DENZA New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. (DENZA Auto) will debut the DENZA 400 EV at the 4.1 Exhibition Hall. In sync with this debut,… Continue reading “Engineered with Daimler Group” DENZA 400 EV Makes Debut in Auto Shanghai
Lightyear Investor Cafe: this is only the beginning
Martijn Lammers — Co-Founder
We have held our first Investor Cafe.
During this evening we presented our plans to a select group of people from our network. We informed them on what we are doing and what our plans are for the near future. We would like to thank all attendants, especially our ambassadors Camilla van den Boom, Maarten Steinbuch and Ton Backx.
Goals
The goal for this evening was to slowly start putting our mission out in the world and get valuable feedback on our plans & story. Mobilising our network to help us has proved a good strategy to test our plans against a larger group of interested people of various backgrounds. It is extremely motivating to see a growing group of people interested. Their feedback gives us a clear overview of what parts of our plans to focus on. We do this to continuously keep learning and improving.
First investors
Attendants of the investor cafe got the first, exclusive, opportunity to be among the first investors in Lightyear. To..