Tag: Daimler

Automanager behind bars – now there are five

Rupert Stadler is the most prominent Automanager at least temporarily behind bars, but not the only one: Except him are in terms of exhaust gas manipulation two other top managers from the VW Group in custody, two more have already been convicted. Last year, the Audi engineer Giovanni P. had to be remanded. He provided… Continue reading Automanager behind bars – now there are five

Everything dummies

D he currently valid Russian joke goes like this: Putin I do not want to be a Czar, because there is only one coronation, but the inauguration of the President can be repeated endlessly. On May 7, it was Putin’s fourth time. Just in time for the ceremony, the parliament of the Chechnya republic proposed… Continue reading Everything dummies

Power boxes on wheels

D The Leipzig verdict on driving bans on diesel is postponed to Tuesday. For many small tradespeople and large suppliers, the situation is worrying as long as they still drive a diesel that could be affected by the planned closures. You would be fine with an electric delivery van. Only there was no or almost… Continue reading Power boxes on wheels

Electric car is so easy

A chim Kampker has little of a crazy professor. The 41-year-old was initially laughed at for his idea and declared crazy. In the conference room of Streetscooter in Aachen, he sips with a boyish grin on his coffee and tells about how he became the managing director of the largest manufacturer of electric utility vehicles… Continue reading Electric car is so easy

Post is testing self-propelled street scooters

D ie German postal service now wants to test self-propelled models of their electric delivery truck Streetscooter. The Group will test the use of technically upgraded Streetscootern that can follow the delivery of letters and parcels independently, a post spokesman said on Tuesday. Some vehicles should be equipped with appropriate technology. Before a practice test,… Continue reading Post is testing self-propelled street scooters

The car syndicate

VW, Audi, Porsche, BMW and Daimler formed a cartel for years – one of the largest in German economic history – DER SPIEGEL 2017/30 scandals The diesel affair is not a failure of individual companies. It is the result of a year-long Kungelei German automaker. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen and Porsche spoke in more than… Continue reading The car syndicate

Prevent buys important foundry – and raises prices for VW apparently ten times

Wednesday, 05/30/2018 08:05 clock The dispute between the automotive supplier Prevent and the car giant Volkswagen has been smoldering for a long time. In 2016, the conflict made headlines nationwide: The Bosnian owners of Prevent ordered a stop of supply from their German factories to VW – and so temporarily put the production of the… Continue reading Prevent buys important foundry – and raises prices for VW
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Daimler a bend and clears Dalai Lama quote

Daimler advertised in China with a quote from the Dalai Lama, then came complaints. Now the car maker has given in, human rights activists consider that a “shameful kowtowing”. Dalai Lama Wednesday, 07.02.2018 10:47 Daimler has with a quote of Dalai Lama caused a controversy in China and Germany. In the People’s Republic of the… Continue reading Daimler a bend and clears Dalai Lama quote

Apple developer is spied on for Chinese company to have

e former Apple employees have been arrested in the United States on suspicion of trade secrets to a Chinese company. Xiaolang Zhang is due during his parental leave Apple He has downloaded carefully-guarded information about a self-driving car onto his laptop and shared it with start-up Xiaopeng Motors, according to the FBI’s indictment. In addition,… Continue reading Apple developer is spied on for Chinese company
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