VW may not dismiss suspected Islamists

A VW employee is suspected of wanting to join the militant jihad. The company announced the employment relationship. A labor court now ruled that “extra-ordinary circumstances” do not justify a termination. VW plant in Emden (icon image) Monday, 12.03.2018 20:46 clock May a company denounce a suspected employee Salafist to be? The Landesarbeitsgericht Hannover has… Continue reading VW may not dismiss suspected Islamists

VW works council chief Osterloh praises group restructuring

A close confidant of Works Council Chairman Bernd Osterloh joins the Board of Volkswagen. The trade unionist welcomes the restructuring of the group: Conflicts with the new CEO Herbert Diess have been eliminated. VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh Friday, 13.04.2018 11:56 clock Volkswagen does not need to fear resistance from the powerful works council… Continue reading VW works council chief Osterloh praises group restructuring

VW must swap manipulated diesel vehicle for new cars

The Hamburg district court has a media report according to a Volkswagen dealer in Hamburg sentenced to take back a diesel car with fake exhaust emissions. The customer is therefore entitled to a new car. Getty Images Tiguan models in production Thursday, 15.03.2018 22:02 clock Volkswagen Hamburg must according to information of the NDR swap… Continue reading VW must swap manipulated diesel vehicle for new cars

VW is on leave from Plenipotentiary

In the affair about exhaust gas tests on monkeys, the VW Group has the first consequences: Chief lobbyist Thomas Steg is on leave. He took full responsibility. Getty Images / Volkswagen Thomas Steg Tuesday, 30.01.2018 14:00 clock Because of the scandal about questionable exhaust gas tests, a first manager has to go to Volkswagen. Thomas… Continue reading VW is on leave from Plenipotentiary

VW compares in controversial US process

VW has averted an important process in the US: As part of this process, Volkswagen’s exhaust gas tests on monkeys were known. Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg Saturday, 24.02.2018 14:31 clock Volkswagen has a crucial US court case in the last moment “Diesel gate” scandal prevented. The legal dispute with the owner of a VW Jetta,… Continue reading VW compares in controversial US process

Stuttgart judge forces VW to disclose explosive documents

In the scandal of manipulated diesel cars, Volkswagen takes cover wherever possible. Now the car company has to submit letters that burden its former boss Winterkorn – by order of a judge in Stuttgart. Getty Images Ex-VW boss Martin Winterkorn Wednesday, 28.02.2018 20:11 clock What did the former Volkswagen boss know? Martin Winterkorn? This question… Continue reading Stuttgart judge forces VW to disclose explosive documents

Supplier Rebel Prevent must quit workers

This duel electrified the car industry: German factories of a Bosnian entrepreneurial family stopped their deliveries to Wolfsburg in 2016 – and thus shut down two VW plants. Now the group drops the supplier. Prevent company headquarters (archive) Friday, 06.04.2018 10:51 On August 2016, the chief buyers of the Volkswagen Group remember exactly – if… Continue reading Supplier Rebel Prevent must quit workers

South Korea wants to ban BMW and Porsche models

Trouble for German car makers in South Korea: The Ministry of the Environment accuses BMW and Porsche of irregularities in the registration papers – and could impose severe penalties. Porsche Macan S Tuesday, 29.11.2016 15:50 clock South Korea wants to sell some import models from BMW and Porsche to forbid. Besides the German automakers is… Continue reading South Korea wants to ban BMW and Porsche models

South Korea imposes millions in fines against German manufacturers

In South Korea, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche are threatening fines of 55 million euros. The Ministry of the Environment in Seoul accuses the companies of violating exhaust gas regulations. BMW admits “irregularities”. Bloomberg via Getty Images Porsche dealership in Seoul Thursday, 09.11.2017 16:50 South Korea wants to impose fines on the German automakers BMW, Mercedes… Continue reading South Korea imposes millions in fines against German manufacturers

Small savers against VW – a process marathon

337,000 Germans once saved on a “KdF car” and never got the dreamed car, after the war their money was gone. When they sued Volkswagen, the group resisted with all the harassment. Getty Images / Culture Club Tuesday, 01.05.2018 09:56 clock Due to the diesel gate scandal Volkswagen AG is currently threatened with damages claims… Continue reading Small savers against VW – a process marathon