Jim Hackett is president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company, effective May 22, 2017. He also is a member of the company’s board of directors. Under Hackett’s leadership, together with Bill Ford, Ford is committed to becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company, designing smart vehicles for a smart world that help people move… Continue reading Jim Hackett
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And dirty and dirty and dirty
In September 2015, Martin Winterkorn resigns as head of the VW Group – the diesel exhaust scandal has flared up at the latest. But he starts ten years earlier. A chronicle. Friday, 04.05.2018 14:42 clock With Martin Winterkorn now for years the unrestricted number one of the Volkswagen Group charged because of the diesel scandal… Continue reading And dirty and dirty and dirty
Also board Sanz should leave VW
Volkswagen is rebuilding its board. The troubled shopping chief Sanz apparently comes before a recall. For CEO Müller, on the other hand, there could be a future at VW. García Sanz (archive) Thursday, 12.04.2018 18:28 clock In the course of the reconstruction at Volkswagen should there be another change in top management? The long-standing director… Continue reading Also board Sanz should leave VW
Audi’s remarkable role in the scandal
D he role of Audi was always a special one in the Volkswagen diesel scandal. This was reflected above all in the sales figures: While new registrations of VW models in Germany have declined every year since the announcement of exhaust gas manipulation, Audi’s growth continued largely undisturbed. It can be seen for each customer… Continue reading Audi’s remarkable role in the scandal
The eternal call of freedom
H ören is faster here than seeing: the new one Porsche 911 GT3 RS rush ahead of its chintels. In the gymnasium of the sports car legend – otherwise known as the Nürburgring – the most recent derivation of the apparently immortal “Elfer” has now been presented in full speed, and the specialists in the… Continue reading The eternal call of freedom
Winterkorn, Scheuer and Ramsauer are supposed to go to court testify
D he former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn has been summoned to court to testify on the events in the emissions scandal. As the “Bild” reported on Thursday evening in its online edition , the Stuttgart Regional Court sent the 71-year-old a summons in a lawsuit, which is about possible losses of VW shareholders through the… Continue reading Winterkorn, Scheuer and Ramsauer are supposed to go to court
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It never gets boring in the Volkswagen empire
K A brief and concise presentation of the situation, a few friendly inquiries, and a quick discharge for the Executive Board and Supervisory Board – that is exactly how a Volkswagen general meeting usually does not come to an end. There are a number of reasons for this. Because the largest car company in the… Continue reading It never gets boring in the Volkswagen empire
Gunfight on the banks of the Rhine
A The banks of the Rhine in the Wiesbaden district of Biebrich are seething: Apparently, the operators of two hookah bars are enemies. Highlight of the dispute last week could have been a sharp-firing attack. So far, it is not clear who shot. But: A 27 -year-old Frankfurter suffered a bullet wound on his leg… Continue reading Gunfight on the banks of the Rhine
Now the VW supervisory board becomes active
A Next monday, it’s time again. In Wolfsburg, the supervisory board of the VW Group meets for its regular meeting. The topics are wide-ranging. In addition to the current business, it will go above all to the processing of the diesel scandal. In this context, another, unattractive point has now been added, about which the… Continue reading Now the VW supervisory board becomes active
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