Daimler in Stuttgart The Mercedes manufacturer is currently angry with many of its shareholders. (Photo: Reuters) Hamburg Daimler must expect strong dissatisfaction from dissatisfied shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. The fund company Union Investment does not want to discharge the board of directors and the supervisory board of the Stuttgart-based car group at the… Continue reading Car maker: Daimler threatens the anger of the shareholders
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How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
The preliminary meeting of the employees on the VW supervisory board on June 8th almost turned into a rebellion. When, if not now, CEO Herbert Diess (61) should be thrown out, some asked. Given that he had just accused the controllers of cheating internals and talked about crimesthat “can obviously be assigned”. In front of… Continue reading How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
New generation: Opel makes the mocha electric
Quickly full again The mocha can also be loaded via CCS. Rüsselsheim With the second generation of the Opel Mokka will not only celebrate the new edition of the most important SUV of the Hesse in late summer, but also the new brand face, which everyone will see in the future OpelModels should wear. The… Continue reading New generation: Opel makes the mocha electric
Daimler hopes to be clarified by the ECJ
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VW completes purchase of Europcar
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Separation from brand ambassador in Russia: Audi pulls the rip cord after accusation of racism
DPA Critical comments on “Black Lives Matter”: Xenia Sobtschak should no longer advertise for Audi. Audi is separating itself from its Russian brand ambassador, television presenter Xenia Sobtschak, who is best known in the West for her candidacy in the 2018 presidential election. The reason is alleged racist statements. “The incidents known to us today… Continue reading Separation from brand ambassador in Russia: Audi pulls the rip cord after accusation of racism
Job cuts: VW plans to cut 5,000 jobs in commercial vehicles and relocate production to Poland
VW commercial vehicles Instead of 15,000, only 10,000 are supposed to work in the Hanover plant. (Photo: dpa) Hanover The carmaker VW wants in his line of business Volkswagen Commercial vehicles (VWN) will cut around 5,000 jobs at the main Hanover plant in the coming years and rework parts of their production Poland relocate. “Another… Continue reading Job cuts: VW plans to cut 5,000 jobs in commercial vehicles and relocate production to Poland
Car maker: VW software unit to launch in July – operating system until 2024
Production of the ID.3 in Zwickau The expansion of software development is one of the strategic focuses of CEO Herbert Diess. (Photo: dpa) Wolfsburg, Ingolstadt The software unit of Volkswagen is ready to start after months of preparation: The development of its own digital platform for all brands in the Group is scheduled to begin… Continue reading Car maker: VW software unit to launch in July – operating system until 2024
Reason for costs: BMW and Daimler put joint project for autonomous driving on ice
BMW and Mercedes The corona crisis caused the automakers’ business to collapse. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt BMW and Daimler’s car subsidiary Mercedes Benz have canceled their development cooperation for highly automated driving for cost reasons. After intensive examination, they came to the conclusion that now was not the right time to do so due to the… Continue reading Reason for costs: BMW and Daimler put joint project for autonomous driving on ice
Savings program: BMW decides to cut 6,000 jobs
BMW production It is the first job cuts that the automaker has been doing since the 2008 financial crisis. (Photo: dpa) Munich The tapes have been running since mid-May BMW again, but the factories are not busy. The Short-time work For the approximately 34,000 employees it is largely canceled, but there is a lack of… Continue reading Savings program: BMW decides to cut 6,000 jobs