Post-diesel company: The VW workforce learns integrity faster than expected

Volkswagen The “T4I” training program is designed to generate understanding and motivation for behavior changes. (Photo: AP) Wolfsburg September 18, 2015 is a day that nobody in Volkswagen Group will be forgotten so quickly. Back then, a good four years ago, the US environmental agency EPA published the so-called “Notice of Violation”. In this paper,… Continue reading Post-diesel company: The VW workforce learns integrity faster than expected

“The share of diesel rises sharply again”

The Austrian Hans Dieter Pötsch, 68, has been at the top of the VW supervisory board for four years, previously he was a board member in Wolfsburg for twelve years. Picture: Lucas Bäuml VW supervisory board chief Pötsch talks about the tricky situation of the auto industry and business with autocrats. In the interview, he… Continue reading “The share of diesel rises sharply again”

New salary system: Volkswagen managers receive higher fixed salaries

Volkswagen For the better paid executives, the monthly increase can be a low four-digit amount. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg For the managers at Volkswagen there is more money in the new year. As the company says, the monthly basic salaries of around 18,000 executives worldwide will be increased by four and six percent in a one-off… Continue reading New salary system: Volkswagen managers receive higher fixed salaries

Daimler boss: Ola Källenius: “There will be no going on like this”

Ola Källenius According to a report, the Daimler boss believes that the changes in the automotive industry will lead to “emotional negotiations”. (Photo: AP) Berlin Daimler boss Ola Källenius has no hope of an early improvement in the situation in the automotive industry. “It is not an economic crisis where the markets will turn up… Continue reading Daimler boss: Ola Källenius: “There will be no going on like this”

Media report: VW apparently compensates Austrian police in the diesel scandal

Police in Austria According to media reports, VW will probably pay a sum of less than 2.6 million euros to the Austrian state. (Photo: AP) Wolfsburg, Vienna The carmaker has been involved in the diesel exhaust scandal VW agreed on compensation with the Austrian state. This was confirmed on Saturday by the Austrian Interior Minister… Continue reading Media report: VW apparently compensates Austrian police in the diesel scandal

Change in the auto industry: Porsche works council boss calls for stronger political support

Werner Weresch The head of the works council calls for more political support. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart PorscheWorks council chief Werner Weresch calls for more political support in the structural change of the auto industry. “The companies can no longer cover the financial costs for the qualification of their employees, which the entire transformation process makes… Continue reading Change in the auto industry: Porsche works council boss calls for stronger political support

Gigafactory: Tesla and Brandenburg agree to sell property

Monika Skolimowska / dpa-Zentralbild / DPA Brandenburg, Freienbrink: The electric car manufacturer Tesla wants to build the new factory for electric cars on this piece of forest After the agreement to sell the property to the US electric car manufacturer Tesla, further important steps are pending. In January the purchase contract is to be discussed… Continue reading Gigafactory: Tesla and Brandenburg agree to sell property

Mobility services: Expensive fleet: The car sharing flop from Daimler and BMW

Drive Now and Car2Go cars Skepticism about the business model is increasing. (Photo: obs / Accor Hotellerie Deutschland GmbH) Düsseldorf, Munich It was not a year ago that the motto was “The sky is the limit”. The bosses of that time BMW and Daimler. Harald Kruger and Dieter Zetsche, announced the merger of their mobility… Continue reading Mobility services: Expensive fleet: The car sharing flop from Daimler and BMW

Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs

Munich, Paris, Milan, New York The verdict of PSA-Manager about the possible merger partner is tough. The offer of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) for many future technologies is simply “not at the state of the art”, it says in a 40-page executive presentation in November, which is available to the Handelsblatt. Neither the alternative drives and… Continue reading Auto industry: Fiat Chrysler and PSA want to seal their merger – experts fear wave of layoffs