German Handelsblatt: Collective bargaining dispute: VW employees in West Germany receive 8.5 percent more wages005648

VW logo The carmaker and IG Metall reached an agreement early on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Reuters) According to an insider, the 125,000 VW employees in western Germany receive significantly higher wages. The IG Metall trade union and the Wolfsburg carmaker agreed early on Wednesday morning on a new company tariff that would provide for two-step… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Collective bargaining dispute: VW employees in West Germany receive 8.5 percent more wages005648

German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Data theft at Continental is also a case for the FBI005647

Continental plant in Hanover The FBI has been investigating the Lockbit ransomware group since March 2020. (Photo: dpa) After the cyber attack on the German automotive supplier Continental, the US federal police are also involved in the incident. German security authorities have informed the FBI about the attack and are in contact with US investigators.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Data theft at Continental is also a case for the FBI005647

German Handelsblatt: Collective bargaining dispute: VW employees in West Germany receive 8.5 percent more wages005644

VW logo The carmaker and IG Metall reached an agreement early on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Reuters) According to an insider, the 125,000 VW employees in western Germany receive significantly higher wages. The IG Metall trade union and the Wolfsburg carmaker agreed early on Wednesday morning on a new company tariff that would provide for two-step… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Collective bargaining dispute: VW employees in West Germany receive 8.5 percent more wages005644

German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Data theft at Continental is also a case for the FBI005643

Continental plant in Hanover The FBI has been investigating the Lockbit ransomware group since March 2020. (Photo: dpa) After the cyber attack on the German automotive supplier Continental, the US federal police are also involved in the incident. German security authorities have informed the FBI about the attack and are in contact with US investigators.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Data theft at Continental is also a case for the FBI005643

German Handelsblatt: Collective bargaining dispute: VW employees in West Germany receive 8.5 percent more wages005644

VW logo The carmaker and IG Metall reached an agreement early on Wednesday morning. (Photo: Reuters) According to an insider, the 125,000 VW employees in western Germany receive significantly higher wages. The IG Metall trade union and the Wolfsburg carmaker agreed early on Wednesday morning on a new company tariff that would provide for two-step… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Collective bargaining dispute: VW employees in West Germany receive 8.5 percent more wages005644

German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Data theft at Continental is also a case for the FBI005643

Continental plant in Hanover The FBI has been investigating the Lockbit ransomware group since March 2020. (Photo: dpa) After the cyber attack on the German automotive supplier Continental, the US federal police are also involved in the incident. German security authorities have informed the FBI about the attack and are in contact with US investigators.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto supplier: Data theft at Continental is also a case for the FBI005643

Volkswagen autonomous cars to be mainstream by 2030, says CEO

Volkswagen autonomous cars will be in the mainstream globally by the end of the decade, according to Thomas Schafer, with its commercial vehicles (CV) division leading the charge. Schafer’s comments were made amid the recent news that Argo, the US-based self-driving start-up in which Volkswagen invested more than $2.6bn in 2019 was shutting down. In… Continue reading Volkswagen autonomous cars to be mainstream by 2030, says CEO

Shire-county stalwarts – which cars did we miss?

In the Autocar magazine that went on sale on Wednesday 23rd November we discussed the cars we reckon are symbolic of motoring in Britain’s countryside. As a reminder the cars we listed are: Audi A6 Allroad (pictured above) Skoda Yeti 4×4 Range Rover (Mk1) Mercedes-Benz E-class estate (W124) Jeep Cherokee (XJ) Daihatsu Fourtrak Volkswagen Golf… Continue reading Shire-county stalwarts – which cars did we miss?

@Daimler: Maro Engel and Mercedes-AMG victorious in Macau GT Cup

Mercedes-AMG continues its impressive streak of success at the Guia Circuit. In the 69th running of the Macau Grand Prix, Maro Engel (GER) wins the feature race of the GT Cup with the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3. For the Mercedes-AMG brand ambassador, driving for the Craft-Bamboo Racing Team, it is already the third Macau win of… Continue reading @Daimler: Maro Engel and Mercedes-AMG victorious in Macau GT Cup

@Daimler: Maro Engel and Mercedes-AMG victorious in Macau GT Cup

Mercedes-AMG continues its impressive streak of success at the Guia Circuit. In the 69th running of the Macau Grand Prix, Maro Engel (GER) wins the feature race of the GT Cup with the #77 Mercedes-AMG GT3. For the Mercedes-AMG brand ambassador, driving for the Craft-Bamboo Racing Team, it is already the third Macau win of… Continue reading @Daimler: Maro Engel and Mercedes-AMG victorious in Macau GT Cup