Category: OEMs

Drunken BMW workers lay down assembly line

This is expensive: Two BMW workers have stopped the production at the Munich plant under the influence of alcohol and drugs, causing high damage. What threatens the two? Production at BMW (archive picture) Monday, 20.03.2017 1:34 pm The mixture was fatal, the consequences considerably. With plenty of alcohol and a joint with synthetic herbal mixture,… Continue reading Drunken BMW workers lay down assembly line

BMW plans European Uber

The car company BMW is looking for new business areas. With DriveNow, the Bavarians are already investing in the carsharing business, now they want to start a carpool service according to SPIEGEL-ONLINE information. Administration building of BMW in Munich Monday, 14.03.2016 09:09 clock BMW wants to build in Europe a competitor to the driving service… Continue reading BMW plans European Uber

Doubts about BMW’s Saubermann image

What did BMW know about collusion in the diesel scandal? Internal documents show how actively the Group debated a dosing strategy with Daimler and Audi. The Munich is even attributed a leadership role. BMW CEO Harald Krüger (center) framed by Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (left) and VW CEO Matthias Müller (right) Sunday, 30.07.2017 16:13 clock… Continue reading Doubts about BMW’s Saubermann image

Fiat Chrysler participates in Alliance for Robot Cars

Fiat Chrysler is the first manufacturer to join the BMW Alliance for self-driving cars. This is growing the alliance against powerful IT rivals from the Silicon Valley. Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne Wednesday, 16.08.2017 13:26 clock Fiat Chrysler wants to work with you in the future BMW and the US chip specialist Intel Assistance Systems… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler participates in Alliance for Robot Cars

BMW provides court motion profile of a customer

A student was found guilty of driving a cyclist with a car-sharing car. The evidence provided BMW – although the manufacturer claims to collect no such data. Car sharing car from BMW DriveNow Thursday, 21.07.2016 15:31 clock BMW has to put up with questions about the data security of its customers. The background is the… Continue reading BMW provides court motion profile of a customer

BMW has to throttle production heavily

BMW lacks steering gearboxes for many models, so the carmaker has to restrict production at three locations. The BMW Board sends a clear message to the supplier Bosch. BMW 2 Series Grand Tourer Monday, 29.05.2017 12:35 clock The automaker BMW is from massive delivery problems due to the BoschGroup and therefore has to limit its… Continue reading BMW has to throttle production heavily

Daimler sells more cars than ever before

Mercedes sales in China are booming: Sales of the Daimler brand increased by 17.2 percent compared with the same month last year. Despite record levels, shareholders worry about the future of the car maker. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG Friday, 06.04.2018 12:28 clock The carmaker Daimler benefit from good sales in China, In March,… Continue reading Daimler sells more cars than ever before