A Golf in production in Wolfsburg The car can go back to the customer, VW has lifted the delivery freeze. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf The Volkswagen group has lifted the delivery freeze for the new Golf 8. This was confirmed on Thursday by a group spokesman in Wolfsburg. Since mid-May were due to a software bug… Continue reading Automaker: Software defects fixed: VW delivers Golf 8 back to its customers
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Car maker: puzzles about rapid price increase at Daimler
Daimler shines again The share of the car group is on the upswing. (Photo: AP) Beijing, Munich The automaker’s share Daimler is currently in high demandt. Since mid-May, paper has skyrocketed by more than 30 percent. On Tuesday alone, the increase was now almost nine percent. There is a lot of speculation in the market… Continue reading Car maker: puzzles about rapid price increase at Daimler
Car manufacturer: Opel will build PSA car for the first time in Rüsselsheim
Opel plant in Rüsselsheim So far, no Peugeot models have been manufactured at the German carmaker’s plant. (Photo: dpa) Munich It is an appeal that gives an idea of how great the need is Opel must be straight. “Please advertise our models in your families and among your friends,” demanded CEO Michael Lohscheller the car… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Opel will build PSA car for the first time in Rüsselsheim
Automaker: Opel’s secret plan for Rüsselsheim: third model against new cuts
Opel plant in Rüsselsheim So far, no Peugeot models have been manufactured at the German carmaker’s plant. (Photo: dpa) Munich It is an appeal that gives an idea of how great the need is Opel must be straight. “Please advertise our models in your families and among your friends,” demanded CEO Michael Lohscheller the car… Continue reading Automaker: Opel’s secret plan for Rüsselsheim: third model against new cuts
Car manufacturer: VW board of directors dies Diess
Herbert Diess and Supervisory Board Stephan Weil (SPD, r.) As representatives of the major shareholders, Wolfgang Porsche and Michel Piech expressed their confidence in the VW boss. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Despite all the excitement about his professional future, VW-Boss Herbert Diess note nothing. With a friendly smile, he entered the conference room in Wolfsburg on… Continue reading Car manufacturer: VW board of directors dies Diess
The VW system strikes back
Otherwise, the brand’s new vehicles get their finishing touches in the pilot hall on Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg site. Because the boardroom in the branded high-rise, where VW’s board of directors resides, is too small in Corona times, the group’s supervisory board gathered there on Thursday. The most important topic: the power struggle between the Volkswagen boss,… Continue reading The VW system strikes back
The Wolfsburg ultimatum
This is the face and the head of the mobility turnaround in the group. Picture: dpa Replacing Herbert Diess right now seems foolhardy, especially since there is (still) no adequate replacement available. But this insight should not be confused with a license. Volkswagen is not a company like any other. While half the world is… Continue reading The Wolfsburg ultimatum
EXCLUSIVE Volkswagen: CEO Diess plans new offensive against Tesla
Swen gatekeeper / dpa, Audi Mission Tesla-Fight: VW CEO Herbert Diess makes Audi boss Markus Duesmann the project manager of the electric offensive. Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess (61) is planning a new offensive against electric car market leader Tesla. A Tesla fighter is planned for 2025. In a “Mission T” workshop, corporate and brand directors… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE Volkswagen: CEO Diess plans new offensive against Tesla
Electric vans: anyone who wants to inherit the street scooter
Italians under power Among the large van models, there is the Fiat Ducato in an E variant. Cologne E-commerce is booming and the streets are full of vans. That was already the case before Corona and has intensified significantly with the pandemic. But as easy as that is for the customers, the development is also… Continue reading Electric vans: anyone who wants to inherit the street scooter
Exhaust scandal: Ex-Audi manager Hatz: The man who doesn’t want to know about anything
Wolfgang Hatz The former head of engine development at Audi and later Porsche board member has since been accused by the judiciary of fraud, among other things. (Photo: Â © argum / Thomas Einberger for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf lockdown total. 23 hours a day in a small cell, in custody for nine months. There is probably… Continue reading Exhaust scandal: Ex-Audi manager Hatz: The man who doesn’t want to know about anything