German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: IG Metall demands 8 percent more for VW employees001896

Volkswagen a hard bargaining round is imminent. the IG Metal calls for 8 percent higher wages over a period of twelve months for the 125,000 VW employees in western Germany in the forthcoming negotiations on a new in-house wage agreement. The union, which is strongly represented at the carmaker, justifies the demand with the increased… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: IG Metall demands 8 percent more for VW employees001896

VW’s Elli and Mitnetz Strom launch pilot for smart grid/EV integration

Elli, a brand of the Volkswagen Group, and German grid manager Mitnetz Strom have launched a pilot project to test the integration of EVs with a smart electrical grid. The Innovation Impulse for Future-Proof Grid Integration of E-Mobility project is intended to provide insight into what a practical implementation of smart charging could look like.… Continue reading VW’s Elli and Mitnetz Strom launch pilot for smart grid/EV integration

German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: leadership through provocation? VW boss Herbert Diess is also fighting for his job004652 on Friday

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss cannot afford any delays with the coming software generation. (Photo: Bloomberg) The twenty Volkswagen supervisory board members have a full program for their meeting on Friday. On the agenda are the future positioning of the Cariad software unit and Audi’s desire to enter the Formula 1 racing series. The IPO… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: leadership through provocation? VW boss Herbert Diess is also fighting for his job004652 on Friday

German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to explain himself – new strategy for software division Cariad004650

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss cannot afford any delays with the coming software generation. (Photo: Bloomberg) The twenty Volkswagen supervisory board members have a full program for their meeting on Friday. On the agenda are the future positioning of the Cariad software unit and Audi’s desire to enter the Formula 1 racing series. The IPO… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to explain himself – new strategy for software division Cariad004650

German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to explain himself – New strategy for software division Cariad004647

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss cannot afford any delays with the coming software generation. (Photo: Bloomberg) The twenty Volkswagen supervisory board members have a full program for their meeting on Friday. On the agenda are the future positioning of the Cariad software unit and Audi’s desire to enter the Formula 1 racing series. The IPO… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to explain himself – New strategy for software division Cariad004647

German Handelsblatt: Parallel imports: Apple, Miele, Mercedes: How western goods continue to get to Russia despite sanctions004646

iPhone via the gray market Western items like the Apple smartphone are still sold in Moscow. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Western products continue to come to Russia, although many companies have withdrawn from the country. Russia has legalized so-called parallel imports of more than 50 product groups. This is what is called imports without the consent of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Parallel imports: Apple, Miele, Mercedes: How western goods continue to get to Russia despite sanctions004646

German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to explain himself – new strategy for software division Cariad004646

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss cannot afford any delays with the coming software generation. (Photo: Bloomberg) The twenty Volkswagen supervisory board members have a full program for their meeting on Friday. On the agenda are the future positioning of the Cariad software unit and Audi’s desire to enter the Formula 1 racing series. The IPO… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to explain himself – new strategy for software division Cariad004646

German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to prove himself – new strategy for software division Cariad004643

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss cannot afford any delays with the coming software generation. (Photo: Bloomberg) The twenty Volkswagen supervisory board members have a full program for their meeting on Friday. On the agenda are the future positioning of the Cariad software unit and Audi’s desire to enter the Formula 1 racing series. The IPO… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: VW CEO Herbert Diess has to prove himself – new strategy for software division Cariad004643

Ferrari’s 2023 Le Mans contender tests on track

Ferrari will return to Le Mans for the first time in 50 years next year, with a prototype hypercar currently testing on its track in Italy. Spotted in a camouflaged livery, the Le Mans challenger has been lapping the Ferrari-owned Fiorano Circuit, with Antonella Coletta, head of Competizioni GT, exclaiming: “We are proud of what we have achieved”. His comments come as the… Continue reading Ferrari’s 2023 Le Mans contender tests on track

EV Roundup: TSLA’s Q2 Deliveries, VWAGY’s ID. Aero Concept & More

Second-quarter 2022 delivery updates from electric vehicle (EV) king, Tesla TSLA, as well as China-based EV players, including NIO Inc. NIO, Li Auto LI and XPeng XPEV took center stage last week. Tesla reported weak second-quarter deliveries, putting an end to the string of record quarterly deliveries. Parts shortages and pandemic-related production shutdowns at Tesla’s… Continue reading EV Roundup: TSLA’s Q2 Deliveries, VWAGY’s ID. Aero Concept & More