While waiting for the robot, old taxi stories come to mind. When the driver on the way home asked the “Bar Rouge” to charge five times the price and then asked for a fist fight. The drive from the airport in Pudong when the driver reported the three apartments he had bought in central Shanghai… Continue reading In a robot taxi through Shanghai
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Elon Musk: Tesla factory in Grünheide gets ready incredibly quickly
Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (49) assumes a quick construction of his Factory in Grünheide near Berlin out. Musk wrote on Twitter, translated accordingly, that “Giga Berlin” would be created at an unimaginable pace. And: “The prefabricated construction in Germany is extremely impressive.” In doing so, he replied to a post that asked whether the factory in… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla factory in Grünheide gets ready incredibly quickly
Prevent threatens VW with further legal steps
A spy affair is causing the world’s largest car maker Volkswagen for restlessness. Apparently systematically and over a long period of time, a stranger recorded the conversations of an internal working group. Details have now been made public. The online business magazine “Business Insider” writes about 50 hours of audio recordings from 2017 and 2018… Continue reading Prevent threatens VW with further legal steps
Sigmar Gabriel: His controversial role at Tönnies, Deutscher Bank and Siemens Energy
Sigmar Gabriel’s rise to the top of the German economy begins on a warm winter day in Doha. The 60-year-old was Minister for the Environment, the Economy and Foreign Affairs, and he led the Social Democratic Party of Germany for seven and a half years. Now Hamad bin Khalifa has loaded Al Thani, father of… Continue reading Sigmar Gabriel: His controversial role at Tönnies, Deutscher Bank and Siemens Energy
BMW ties executive salaries to climate targets
BMW boss Oliver Zipse (56) makes climate protection a core goal of the car company. The CO2 emissions per vehicle should be reduced by at least a third by 2030, said Zipse in Munich on Monday and announced: “We will report on our progress every year and be measured against these goals. That will also… Continue reading BMW ties executive salaries to climate targets
BGH: Federal Court of Justice clarifies important questions in the VW diesel scandal
In the one case, the question is whether Volkswagen successful plaintiffs have to pay interest on the compensation owed for the time since the car was bought (Az. VI ZR 397/19) The other question is whether diesel owners can have claims against the company even if they only bought their car after the diesel scandal… Continue reading BGH: Federal Court of Justice clarifies important questions in the VW diesel scandal
Secret meetings: The search for the VW spy is on – new high point in business crime with Prevent
Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg The eavesdropping affair could have legal consequences. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt Dozens of court cases, private detectives and now also a spy affair: The dispute between Volkswagen and Prevent has developed into a business thriller. The magazine “Business Insider” revealed last weekend that an informer had recorded confidential meetings of a… Continue reading Secret meetings: The search for the VW spy is on – new high point in business crime with Prevent
Insurance companies: Ergo becomes new insurance partner of BMW
Mini production in Oxford In future, Ergo will be the exclusive insurance partner of Bavaria for leasing contracts and financing offers for small cars and other BMW models. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The Munich Re subsidiary Ergo becomes the car company’s new insurance partner BMW and surprisingly stings the rival Generali out. The Düsseldorf primary insurer… Continue reading Insurance companies: Ergo becomes new insurance partner of BMW
Car manufacturer: Eavesdropping over secret meetings in dispute with supplier Prevent shakes VW
Volkswagen in Wolfsburg Internal company conversations were apparently recorded. An investigation must now clarify who did this, where and to what extent. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Confidential meetings of a special project group of the VolkswagenCorporation was obviously systematically intercepted and recorded over a longer period of time. The reports the business magazine “Business Insider”. The… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Eavesdropping over secret meetings in dispute with supplier Prevent shakes VW
Series: The digitizers of business: How the Mercedes-CTO Daimler is leading into the future
Daimler manager Sajjad Khan The Mercedes-CTO is convinced: “We should never give up our aspiration for perfection. That is our USP as made in Germany – and not just for security issues. ” (Photo: Bernhard Kahrmann for Handelsblatt) Sindelfingen colleagues describe Sajjad Khan as “positively crazy”. Finally, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) from Daimler two… Continue reading Series: The digitizers of business: How the Mercedes-CTO Daimler is leading into the future