The aroma of herbs and spices fills the air. The kitchen at a caterer in the mediaeval town of Esslingen am Neckar is a hive of activity. The freshly prepared food is quickly packed into Styrofoam boxes. Moments later, the Citan WORKER winds its way through the historical town’s narrow streets to the customer’s location.… Continue reading Versatile and economical: the WORKER special models.
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Court proposes settlement: How could Daimler and Prevent agree
All articles and backgrounds 04/12/2018 Court proposes settlement How Daimler and Prevent could agree Car seat of Mercedes-Benz: Prevent claims 40 million euros in damages In the claim for compensation for the delivery of seat covers between the supplier Prevent and the carmaker Daimler, the Stuttgart Regional Court has proposed a settlement as announced. The… Continue reading Court proposes settlement: How could Daimler and Prevent agree
Partnership with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors: VW truck boss Renschler is working on the Global Champion
All articles and backgrounds 04/12/2018 Partnership with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors VW truck boss Andreas Renschler is working on the Global Champion REUTERS Andreas Renschler Volkswagen and Japanese truck builder Hino Motors are entering into a close strategic alliance, according to information from manager-magazin.de. The alliance plans to cooperate on, among other things, environmental technologies,… Continue reading Partnership with Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors: VW truck boss Renschler is working on the Global Champion
Deutsche Bahn and BVG: Berlin wants to test autonomous buses on public roads
The German Railways and the Berlin public transport want to promote autonomous driving in the capital and extend the current test operation to public roads. Berlin already has a pilot project for autonomous buses. Source: ml, April 12, 2018, 07:18 Deutsche Bahn and Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe cooperate in autonomous driving. (Photo: BVG) Deutsche Bahn (DB) and… Continue reading Deutsche Bahn and BVG: Berlin wants to test autonomous buses on public roads
Daimler and VW against Prevent: The wrong strategy of the German car industry
All articles and backgrounds 04/11/2018 Daimler and VW v Prevent The wrong strategy of the German car industry A guest commentary by Stefan Randak Volkswagen and Daimler in a clinch with Prevent: The increasingly open conflict between suppliers and car manufacturers is also affecting manufacturers The dispute between VW and Daimler and the supplier Prevent… Continue reading Daimler and VW against Prevent: The wrong strategy of the German car industry
Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook
Waymo seems to be banking on confronting the automotive industry with the same challenge. By Alex Webb When Google set out to tackle the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it picked off the more vulnerable subscale brands with little software expertise. Within three years, those phone makers had surged up the sales charts… Continue reading Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook
Minister of Transport relies on auto industry: No diesel fund, no technical retrofitting
All articles and backgrounds 04/11/2018 Minister of Transport relies on car industry No diesel fund, no technical retrofitting BMW If the new Federal Cabinet in Meseberg in Brandenburg continues its meeting today, decisions should be made in the end as well, including the tiresome question of the nitrogen oxide pollution caused by diesel cars in… Continue reading Minister of Transport relies on auto industry: No diesel fund, no technical retrofitting
Global markets rise as China’s President Xi vows to cut auto tariffs
Global markets reacted positively to conciliatory moves from China on Tuesday, after President Xi Jinping promised to cut automotive tariffs this year. China’s leader also promised to improve intellectual property protection and raise foreign ownership limits within the auto sector “as soon as possible.” Asian shares closed higher, while US stock futures and the dollar… Continue reading Global markets rise as China’s President Xi vows to cut auto tariffs
Alphabet’s Waymo Takes a Page Out of Google’s Android Playbook
When Google set out to tackle the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it picked off the more vulnerable subscale brands with little software expertise. Within three years, those phone makers had surged up the sales charts to become the biggest players. At the time of Android’s launch in 2008, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and… Continue reading Alphabet’s Waymo Takes a Page Out of Google’s Android Playbook
Germany May Inflict More Diesel Pain on Carmakers
Germany is preparing to take another run at shoring up diesel as it seeks to balance efforts to improve urban air quality with concerns about lost jobs from the technology’s decline. Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer signaled automakers including Volkswagen AG and BMW AG could be hit with more painful measures to reduce smog-causing emissions, while… Continue reading Germany May Inflict More Diesel Pain on Carmakers