Martin Winterkorn is said to be complicit in the VW emissions scandal: At least that’s what the US Department of Justice sees it – and accuses the former Volkswagen boss of complicity. Ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn Thursday, 03.05.2018 22:11 clock The US Department of Justice accused Volkswagens former CEO Martin Winterkorn the complicity in the… Continue reading Martin Winterkorn indicted in the US
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Movement in restructuring negotiations: PSA boss Tavares wants to present future plan for Opel
All articles and backgrounds 05/03/2018 Movement in restructuring negotiations PSA boss Tavares wants to submit a future plan for Opel DPA Opel boss Michael Lohscheller (r) and PSA CEO Carlos Tavares: “Opel and its employees must be respected” In the tug of war with the works council for the future of Opel, the powerful PSA… Continue reading Movement in restructuring negotiations: PSA boss Tavares wants to present future plan for Opel
Kia Fits Soul EV With Wireless Charging
HATCI and Mojo used a small fleet of Kia Soul EVs equipped with a wireless charging system rated at over 10 kW. The partners developed an 85% efficient system (grid to vehicle), even when misaligned. The bad news is that there is no current plan to offer the wireless charging system on production vehicles for sale… Continue reading Kia Fits Soul EV With Wireless Charging
Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
Bizarre conference call: “Elon Musk has to behave smarter” Elon Musk is considered by many to be the enfant terrible of the tech industry. That the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Boring Company can actually perform childishly, Musk proved on Wednesday night. That proves that now published the analyst conference call minutes to the Tesla-quarter… Continue reading Tesla quarterly figures: Elon Musk blasphemes about Daimler CEO Zetsche – “has no idea of physics”
Humble in tone, tough on the matter
He speaks of cultural change and humility: Herbert Diess wants to change Volkswagen. The focus will be on returns – and employees can expect little consideration. Thursday, 03.05.2018 5:42 pm She sounded good, the talk of Herbert Diess at the general meeting of Volkswagen shareholders in Berlin. The group must be “more honest, open and… Continue reading Humble in tone, tough on the matter
Opening in October: Toyota Research Institute Automated Vehicle Test Facility
The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is constructing a closed-course test facility to develop automated vehicle technology. Construction permits were filed this week to transform an approximately 60-acre site at Michigan Technical Resource Park (MITRP) in Ottawa Lake. When it becomes operational this October, the new site will be used exclusively by TRI to safely replicate… Continue reading Opening in October:
Toyota Research Institute Automated Vehicle Test Facility
Opel: PSA in the trap of German co-management
They have everything to understand each other. Jörg Hofmann speaks French since he studied in Paris and his Portuguese wife attended the same high school as Carlos Tavares in Lisbon. And yet, the current is electric between the president of the German union IG Metall and the boss of PSA, which he blames for wanting… Continue reading Opel: PSA in the trap of German co-management
Michael Lohscheller: “The status quo is not an option at Opel”
New CEO Opel, Michael Lohscheller, wants to restore the competitiveness of the brand to lightning, in the red since 1999 and bought by PSA last year. He comes up against the opposition of the representatives of the German employees, who consider that the investments proposed in the sites in the Rhine are insufficient. Let me… Continue reading Michael Lohscheller: “The status quo is not an option at Opel”
BMW Group to double Mini sales with 2nd-gen Countryman
Vikram Pawah, president, BMW Group India, at the launch of the Mini Countryman in Delhi BMW Group which comprises the BMW, Mini and BMW Motorrad sub-brands is riding high on the success of its premium model offerings in the country. The Group, which registered cumulative sales of 9,800 units in CY2017, grew at a notable… Continue reading BMW Group to double Mini sales with 2nd-gen Countryman
GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant
Buy Photo Orion Assembly worker Justine Murphy installs the rear suspension on a Chevy Bolt last month. (Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News)Buy Photo Orion Township — A General Motors Co. manufacturing plant in Metro Detroit that was idled during the Detroit automaker’s federally induced bankruptcy is now one of the keys to… Continue reading GM builds driverless, electric future at Orion plant