EXCLUSIVE goal for 2023: Volkswagen plans cheaper electric cars

Friso Gentsch / Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess wants platform for small electric cars. Volkswagen wants a significantly cheaper generation of Electric cars launch. The models should have their own architecture and if possible go on sale from 2023. CEO Herbert Diess wants to make it possible with the new architecture to also offer small cars… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE goal for 2023: Volkswagen plans cheaper electric cars

Corona virus: BMW stops production in Europe for four weeks

BMW headquarters in Munich The automaker is hit by the corona crisis. (Photo: dpa) Munich BMW stops its auto production due to the spread of the corona virus Europe for four weeks. CEO Oliver Zipse said in Munich on Wednesday: “Starting today, we will shut down our European automotive plants and the Rosslyn plant in… Continue reading Corona virus: BMW stops production in Europe for four weeks

Corona virus: BMW shuts down production – and wants to apply for short-time work

BMW headquarters in Munich The automaker is hit by the corona crisis. (Photo: dpa) Munich The BMWCorporation drastically shortens its outlook for this year due to the Corona crisis. For 2020, the Munich-based carmaker expects sales to be “significantly below the previous year’s level”. For the year as a whole, the group expects an operating… Continue reading Corona virus: BMW shuts down production – and wants to apply for short-time work

VW and Daimler largely cease production in Europe

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Plants stand still for two weeks: Daimler also stops most of the production because of the virus

DPA Mercedes plant: Most of the production in Europe will be stopped for two weeks Even with the car maker Daimler Show stock market chart stand because of the Corona virus for the time being, the tapes are still in many plants. A large part of the production in Europe will be closed for an… Continue reading Plants stand still for two weeks: Daimler also stops most of the production because of the virus

Corona virus: Opel wants to apply for short-time work in German plants

Opel plant in Kaiserslautern The three German factories of Opel in Rüsselsheim, Eisenach and Kaiserslautern are to “shut down production in an orderly fashion” on Tuesday, according to an email to the employees. (Photo: dpa) Munich The carmaker Opel wants to send thousands of employees on short-time work. “We have started to talk about short-time… Continue reading Corona virus: Opel wants to apply for short-time work in German plants

Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler shuts down plants in Europe – Even VW under pressure

Fiat Chrysler plant in Mirafiori In Italy, most of the automaker’s production facilities have long been closed. (Photo: Reuters) Milan / Hamburg Fiat Chrysler Shuts down production in most European plants for two weeks due to the corona virus epidemic. The Italian-American company announced on Monday that the Italian factories in Melfi, Pomigliano, Cassino, Mirafiori,… Continue reading Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler shuts down plants in Europe – Even VW under pressure

Dispute at Volkswagen: VW boss Diess resists criticism of the works council

VW boss Herbert Diess The car manager does not find the works council’s criticism of the management board justified. (Photo: REUTERS) Düsseldorf A war of words has begun in Wolfsburg. A day after the VWWorks Council had publicly complained about massive problems with the start of production of the new Golf 8, reports VolkswagenCEO Herbert… Continue reading Dispute at Volkswagen: VW boss Diess resists criticism of the works council

Frank Weber succeeds: Klaus Fröhlich, head of BMW development, leaves

Tobias Hase / DPA Klaus Fröhlich, Chief Development Officer at BMW, will leave the company at the end of June The board restructuring at the Munich automotive group BMW continues. Development director Klaus Fröhlich will not renew his contract and will retire at the end of June, reports the manager magazin exclusively. Frank Weber is… Continue reading Frank Weber succeeds: Klaus Fröhlich, head of BMW development, leaves