Category: OEMs

@VW Group: FIA WEC: 20 Porsche highlights since the debut010637

Riding the momentum of the Porsche 963’s first overall win of the 2025 WEC season in Austin, Texas, the Porsche Penske Motorsport factory team heads into the penultimate round brimming with confidence. The squad has particularly fond memories of Japan: in 2024, Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and André Lotterer triumphed on Fuji’s Formula 1 circuit,… Continue reading @VW Group: FIA WEC: 20 Porsche highlights since the debut010637

@VW Group: Leading light: 25 years Audi A2010637

It was launched 25 years ago – and polarized opinions: the Audi A2. With its innovative aluminum body, the compact car was light, aerodynamic, and economical in terms of consumption. There were five engine variants to choose from; the A2 1.2 TDI caused a sensation as the world’s first four-door three-liter car. And since 2003,… Continue reading @VW Group: Leading light: 25 years Audi A2010637

German FAZ: New drama for ex-Opelaner010037

Six years after the takeover of parts of the Opel Development Center by Segula, hundreds of employees have to look for a new job. At best, half of the approximately 500 jobs at Segula in Rüsselsheim and Rodgau-Dudenhofen should remain. Because the days of the largest partial company, Segula Technologies GmbH (STG) with around 330… Continue reading German FAZ: New drama for ex-Opelaner010037

German FAZ: Opel new building with “Modern German Working Umungs” 010036

If the spades are stung in the specially poured sand piles, it is all about symbolism and positive messages. So it was on Thursday: At the official start of construction for the new company headquarters of the car manufacturer Opel in Rüsselsheim, which is also intended to record the colleagues responsible for the Stellatis Germany… Continue reading German FAZ: Opel new building with “Modern German Working Umungs” 010036

German FAZ: Stellantis stops car production at several locations 010035

Because of the “challenging market in Europe”, the car manufacturer Opel and several of his sister brands in the Stellantis Group have to temporarily stop their production. As an Opel spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday, the work in Eisenach will be closed for two days in October. The production pace must be adapted to the weak… Continue reading German FAZ: Stellantis stops car production at several locations 010035

German FAZ: Korn of the epistemological theory010035

In April 1990, a few months before reunification, a film came to German cinemas, which perfectly captured the Janus -headedness of the historical situation: “The VW complex” by Hartmut Bitomsky. In essayist form, the question was about what the “car for the broad mass” meant over the decades. And wasn’t it significant that the engineers… Continue reading German FAZ: Korn of the epistemological theory010035

@Toyota: Notice of personnel change

2025-09-26 Toyota Tsusho Corporation (head office: Nagoya City; President & CEO: Toshimitsu Imai) announces the following personnel change. Effective October 1, 2025 New Organization New Position Name Current Organization Current Position Havana Representative Office General Manager Keiichiro Kuwabara Pardy Motor S.A. – The information in this release is current as of the date of announcement.Please… Continue reading @Toyota: Notice of personnel change

@Toyota: Toyota Recalls Certain MY2020-2022 Toyota Supra Models

PLANO, Texas (Sept. 26, 2025) — Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain MY2020-2022 Supra vehicles. Approximately 1,500 vehicles are involved in this recall in the U.S. According to BMW, water can enter a part of the engine starter in affected 4-cylinder Supra vehicles and could lead to corrosion that can cause a short circuit.… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Recalls Certain MY2020-2022 Toyota Supra Models