He had targeted the chair of the BMW boss, he finally won the Volkswagen. Herbert Diess, who succeeds Matthias Müller at the head of the group of twelve brands, landed in July 2015 in Wolfsburg, the historic headquarters of Volkswagen, just a few weeks before the outbreak of the scandal on faked engines. The Munich… Continue reading Herbert Diess, a cost killer at the head of Volkswagen
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A LiDAR Prodigy Cranks Up Production In The Race For Robot Car Vision Sales
Austin Russell, Luminar’s CEO and co-founder, is convinced his company has the most advanced, highest resolution laser LIDAR sensor on the market and he’s quickly boosting production to supply autonomous vehicle test fleets. One year after emerging from stealth mode Luminar, a maker of laser LiDAR sensors for self-driving vehicles led by 23-year-old optics whiz… Continue reading A LiDAR Prodigy Cranks Up Production In The Race For Robot Car Vision Sales
Decision of the Supervisory Board – Herbert Diess becomes new Volkswagen CEO
Wolfsburg. The former VW brand manager Herbert Diess is new Volkswagen CEO. He replaces his predecessor Matthias Müller, as the Volkswagen Supervisory Board decided in Wolfsburg on Thursday. Herbert Diess is the new CEO of the Volkswagen Group. On Thursday, the supervisory board appointed the 59-year-old VW brand leader to head the world’s largest carmaker… Continue reading Decision of the Supervisory Board – Herbert Diess becomes new Volkswagen CEO
12 percent salary increase at Skoda: Skills shortage forces VW and Co. to extreme wage increases in Eastern Europe
All articles and backgrounds 04/12/2018 12 percent salary increase in Skoda Skills shortage forces VW and Co. to extreme salary increases in Eastern Europe Skoda The rich salary increase in the Volkswagen Show stock market chartSubsidiary Skoda has decided: The wages of the approximately 25,000 tariff employees in the Czech Republic will increase retroactively to… Continue reading 12 percent salary increase at Skoda: Skills shortage forces VW and Co. to extreme wage increases in Eastern Europe
Tech Mahindra Partners with Blockchain Technology Pioneer ChromaWay to Bring Consortium Databases to the Indian Market
Tech Mahindra Partners with Blockchain Technology Pioneer ChromaWay to Bring Consortium Databases to the Indian Market The partnership will combine Tech Mahindra’s expertise and experience with ChromaWay’s innovative blockchain technology to bring new solutions to the Indian market Stockholm, Delhi – April 12, 2018: Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business… Continue reading Tech Mahindra Partners with Blockchain Technology Pioneer ChromaWay to Bring Consortium Databases to the Indian Market
VW supervisory board chooses Diess as the new CEO
The former Volkswagen brand manager Herbert Diess will be the new CEO. He replaces predecessor Matthias Müller, as the VW Supervisory Board decided. Herbert Diess Thursday, 12.04.2018 19:53 clock Herbert Diess is the new CEO of Volkswagen-Konzerns. On Thursday, the supervisory board appointed the 59-year-old VW brand leader to head the world’s largest carmaker with… Continue reading VW supervisory board chooses Diess as the new CEO
Press Releases – Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hampers uptake, new report shows
Brussels, 12 April 2018 – A report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that there is still serious underinvestment in electric vehicle recharging infrastructure across Europe, with only one in three EU member states providing incentives. According to the EEA report, specific incentives for electric vehicle charging points were found in only… Continue reading Press Releases – Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hampers uptake, new report shows
Michael Lohscheller: Opel boss wants a discount on the metal tariff
Michael Lohscheller The Opel boss hopes to suspend the upcoming tariff increase. (Photo: AP) The automaker Opel demands further salary concessions of the approximately 19,000 employees in Germany during the ongoing restructuring. He had asked the IG Metall to suspend the tariff increase in April for the time of the restructuring negotiations, confirmed Opel-Mark Michael… Continue reading Michael Lohscheller: Opel boss wants a discount on the metal tariff
Thiel-Backed Autonomous Car Supplier Slashing Cost, Scaling Up
Luminar Technologies Inc., the self-driving sensor startup backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, is rolling out a cheaper-to-make version of its laser technology and ramping up production to supply the key component for autonomous vehicles. The startup released a new sensor platform Thursday that reduces the cost of its most expensive part from tens of thousands… Continue reading Thiel-Backed Autonomous Car Supplier Slashing Cost, Scaling Up
“We want to invest in Germany”
*/ ]]> Michael Lohscheller Opel Post: Mr. Lohscheller, further negotiations are going on this week with IG Metall. Where are we standing? Michael Lohscheller: The talks with our social partners in Germany are now in a decisive phase. After the good solutions that we have agreed upon together at our European locations, the result of… Continue reading “We want to invest in Germany”