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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

Grief in Porsche Land

S Will the people in Bad Homburg soon drive to work with a rusty Polo? Or even park bicycles in front of their villas? But what would the neighbors say? In short: how should the rich of the Republic without luxury cars of Porsche Life? Corinna Budras Editor in economics and for Frankfurter Allgemeine. The… Continue reading Grief in Porsche Land

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

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

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

An unmanned car may soon deliver your Kroger groceries

Earlier this month, it said that digital sales for the past quarter had grown 66 percent. “We cannot just rely on physical stores to reach all of our customers for delivery and and pick-up,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer, in an interview with CNBC. Kroger has more than 2,800 stores across the U.S.,… Continue reading An unmanned car may soon deliver your Kroger
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Honda faces the real cost of Brexit in a former Spitfire plant

BMW UK plants: Mini, Oxford (4,000 staff); Rolls-Royce, Goodwood (1,700); engines, Hams Hall, Birmingham (800); bodywork, Swindon (850) Makes: Minis, all Rolls-Royce model HONDA UK plants: Cars and engines, Swindon (4,000 staff) Makes: Civic NISSAN UK plant: Cars and engines, Sunderland (7,000 employees) Makes: Qashqai, Leaf, Juke ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Such are the surreal options facing Honda… Continue reading Honda faces the real cost of Brexit in a former Spitfire
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This is the lie we tell ourselves about leadership, says CEO with a million-person workforce

It’s a fate that has befallen many leaders, including the CEO of Uber, one of Go-Jek’s competitors, who resigned amid a wave of leadership criticisms. Now, Makarim said he actively encourages collaborative discussions and wants those who are closest to the ground to help with decision-making. That could be in anything from Go-Jek’s motorcycle taxi… Continue reading This is the lie we tell ourselves about leadership, says CEO
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