The news came as a surprise to Johannes Thielmann *. “To settle the case,” one offered a “one-off payment of € 3,000,” wrote Daimler lawyers at the end of January. Alternatively, the car – a Mercedes Benz GLK 220 Blue Tec 4Matic – can also be bought back or accepted for payment. Thielmann had a… Continue reading Comparisons: Daimler approaches complainants in the diesel scandal
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Employees should donate part of the bonus: Porsche pays each employee a bonus of 9,000 euros
DPA Porsche CEO Oliver Blume: “Employees are encouraged to donate to non-profit organizations on a voluntary basis” The sports car maker Porsche Show stock market chart Pays its employees a bonus of € 9,000 each for their work in the past year 2019 as agreed – but calls on the employees to voluntarily donate something… Continue reading Employees should donate part of the bonus: Porsche pays each employee a bonus of 9,000 euros
Sales plummet 15 percent worldwide: Mercedes wants to gradually ramp up production again
DPA Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen: Controlled ramp-up of production at Daimler from April 20 The car maker Daimler suffered significant sales losses worldwide in the first quarter due to the corona pandemic. In total, around 477,400 Mercedes and Smart cars were sold from January to March this year, which corresponds to a decline of 14.9… Continue reading Sales plummet 15 percent worldwide: Mercedes wants to gradually ramp up production again
Car maker: unrest at Daimler: Management Board wants to merge financial organizations
Daimler headquarters in Stuttgart Of all things in the corona crisis, the chief financial officer unsettled his team with an organizational reorganization, according to the company. (Photo: AFP) Munich For Daimler– Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm April 1, 2020 is a special date. Finally the former celebrated airbus-Manager at the beginning of the month not… Continue reading Car maker: unrest at Daimler: Management Board wants to merge financial organizations
China: Car sales despite Corona: Volkswagen is looking for the internet star
Audi dealer in Beijing In China, business is increasingly shifting to the Internet. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Wang Qi would never have imagined that he would one day be a moderator. Because, as the 29-year-old says of himself, he was actually a “normal car salesman” who started working in a FAW Volkswagen car shop in Baoding… Continue reading China: Car sales despite Corona: Volkswagen is looking for the internet star
Transporter division: VW Commercial Vehicles allegedly expects loss in 2020
VW transporter In 2019, the van division had made an operating profit of just over half a billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg Volkswagen expects due to high investments and fines for climate violations in its van division According to business circles, at a loss this year. This can be assumed if one adds up the… Continue reading Transporter division: VW Commercial Vehicles allegedly expects loss in 2020
March 2020 strongest month so far: Purchase premium drives demand for electric cars to record highs
Jan Woitas / dpa central image An electrically powered BMW i3 in downtown Leipzig Last March, more applications were made for the electric car and plug-in hybrid purchase premium than ever in a month. A total of 12,365 people or companies registered with the responsible Federal Office of Economics and Export Control, as can be… Continue reading March 2020 strongest month so far: Purchase premium drives demand for electric cars to record highs
Corona crisis: Heads of Daimler, BMW and VW made crisis call to Merkel
Angela Merkel The representatives of the auto industry made a crisis phone call to the chancellor on Wednesday. (Photo: via REUTERS) Munich, Frankfurt The bosses of Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen talked to the top government representatives on the phone for about an hour on Wednesday evening. The topic: How does the industry come from stopped… Continue reading Corona crisis: Heads of Daimler, BMW and VW made crisis call to Merkel
SUV topless: This VW is out of line – the T-Roc becomes a convertible
Little choice The open T-Roc is only available as a petrol engine and there is initially only two variants. (Photo: vw) Wolfsburg The Golf Cabrio has a long history and the open Beetle is also no longer produced. But different from the main competitors VW do not acidify his customers inside, but now put them… Continue reading SUV topless: This VW is out of line – the T-Roc becomes a convertible
Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW
Volkswagen and Gett Matthias Müller (left), then Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, and Shahar Waiser, founder and head of the travel agent Gett, will announce a comprehensive cooperation in Berlin in summer 2016. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf It should be a large and comprehensive collaboration. Quit almost four years ago Volkswagen and… Continue reading Broken partnership: mobility service Gett claims high compensation from VW