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
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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
New Golf: Racism allegations: VW apologizes for commercial
Excerpts from the VW video The carmaker initially described the clip as “creative use” of the Instagram stories format. (Photo: screenshot) Frankfurt, Düsseldorf The automaker Volkswagen is a marketing machine. Year after year the company with its many brands (VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche) always new models in the market. There can hardly have been… Continue reading New Golf: Racism allegations: VW apologizes for commercial
Financial cushion: Continental improves its liquidity with a bond issue worth billions
Construction site for the new Continental headquarters The supplier is suffering from the long production break in the auto industry from mid-March to late April. (Photo: dpa) Hannover The car supplier and tire manufacturer Continental has raised billions of new debts to strengthen its financial cushion in the corona crisis. With two bonds, the market… Continue reading Financial cushion: Continental improves its liquidity with a bond issue worth billions
Volkswagen: Audi and Seat also have problems with new emergency assistants
Two other victims The problems with the emergency assistant also occur at Audi and Seat. (Photo: AFP) Wolfsburg The problems with the electronic emergency assistant eCall concern next to the new VW-Golf other car models of the group. According to information from corporate circles, there are models of the daughters Audi and Seat face the… Continue reading Volkswagen: Audi and Seat also have problems with new emergency assistants
Despite the corona crisis: Tesla drives factory construction forward – third building application in Grünheide
DPA Deforestation work in Grünheide: Tesla is pushing ahead with building preparations The US electric car maker Tesla wants his plans for the despite the Corona crisis continue to drive the first factory in Europe. According to the Brandenburg state government, the company made a third application for early measures to prepare for the construction.… Continue reading Despite the corona crisis: Tesla drives factory construction forward – third building application in Grünheide