German Manager Magazine: BYD: Importer Hedin fires Germany boss Lars Pauly002740

On September 15, 2022, the Hedin Mobility Group presented the man who was supposed to make electric cars from the Chinese manufacturer BYD a box office hit in Germany: Lars Pauly (53). On September 14, 2023, almost exactly a year later, Pauly’s interlude with the European BYD importer is over again. The manager and Hedin… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: BYD: Importer Hedin fires Germany boss Lars Pauly002740

German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW sales continue to decline in China002740

At the VolkswagenGroup, the new car business continues to lose momentum. With 740,000 vehicles from all group brands, 5.7 percent more cars were delivered in August than in the weak month of the previous year, as the group announced on Friday. In July the increase was 6.6 percent, and in the first half of the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW sales continue to decline in China002740

German Manager Magazine: United Auto Workers: Major strike in Detroit hits US auto plants from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis002738

In a first-of-its-kind step, plants belonging to the three major US car manufacturers General Motors, ford and Stellantis went on strike at the same time from the influential United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Around 13,000 workers are taking part in the strike, which began on Friday night after the collective bargaining deadline expired. A prolonged… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: United Auto Workers: Major strike in Detroit hits US auto plants from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis002738

German Manager Magazine: Mercedes: Federal Motor Transport Authority threatens shutdowns due to exhaust manipulation002738

The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is threatening Mercedes with the decommissioning of thousands of diesel cars due to emissions manipulation. A number of engines installed in vehicles with the Euro 6 emissions standard have “inadmissible shutdown devices,” according to a letter from the KBA to the Stuttgart group dated July 5th. The German environmental… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Mercedes: Federal Motor Transport Authority threatens shutdowns due to exhaust manipulation002738

German Handelsblatt: Diesel scandal: Mandatory recall threatens: New allegations against Mercedes in the diesel scandal007701

Mercedes logo The diesel scandal has already cost the car manufacturer dearly. (Photo: imago images/Rüdiger Wölk) The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is once again threatened with trouble with the authorities in the diesel scandal. As the group confirms, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) served the DAX group with a so-called “hearing” on July 5th. Accordingly,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Diesel scandal: Mandatory recall threatens: New allegations against Mercedes in the diesel scandal007701

German Handelsblatt: Diesel scandal: Mandatory recall threatens: New allegations against Mercedes in the diesel scandal007699

Mercedes logo The diesel scandal has already cost the car manufacturer dearly. (Photo: imago images/Rüdiger Wölk) The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is once again threatened with trouble with the authorities in the diesel scandal. As the group confirms, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) served the DAX group with a so-called “hearing” on July 5th. Accordingly,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Diesel scandal: Mandatory recall threatens: New allegations against Mercedes in the diesel scandal007699

German Handelsblatt: Diesel scandal: Mandatory recall threatens: New allegations against Mercedes in the diesel scandal007699

Mercedes logo The diesel scandal has already cost the car manufacturer dearly. (Photo: imago images/Rüdiger Wölk) The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is once again threatened with trouble with the authorities in the diesel scandal. As the group confirms, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) served the DAX group with a so-called “hearing” on July 5th. Accordingly,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Diesel scandal: Mandatory recall threatens: New allegations against Mercedes in the diesel scandal007699

German Handelsblatt: Driving report: Mercedes CLE in the test: Turn two into one007698

Es waren letztlich wohl einfach zu viele Modelle der Gattung „Dream Cars“, mit denen der damalige Konzern-Chef Dieter Zetsche unbedingt das Modellportfolio von Mercedes bereichern wollte. Motto: rein in jede Nische. Kunden konnten wählen zwischen Coupés und Cabrios der C-, E- und S-Klasse sowie dem Roadster SL nebst AMG GT als Coupé und Roadster. Besonders… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Driving report: Mercedes CLE in the test: Turn two into one007698