Christian Bleiel, Head of Component Production at ŠKODA AUTO, highlighted, “The technically highly innovative plasma coating makes our EA211 TSI EVO engines even more efficient. It reduces friction losses and thus also fuel consumption. What’s more, this type of coating also allows heat to be more evenly distributed within the cylinders and helps it to… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO introduces plasma-coated cylinder blocks
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@VW Group: White paper – Urban Mobility in a Post-Covid-19 World
The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: White paper – Urban Mobility in a Post-Covid-19 World
@VW Group: High-power charging trucks become mobile power sources
The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: High-power charging trucks become mobile power sources
Volkswagen plans to take stake in Sixt: Manager Magazin
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: A logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen on a car parked on a street in Paris, France, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann BERLIN (Reuters) – German car maker Volkswagen plans to take a stake in Sixt SIXG.DE, a rental firm that has branched out into mobility… Continue reading Volkswagen plans to take stake in Sixt: Manager Magazin
German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A difficult start into the electric age: The Mercedes ECQ in the Handelsblatt Autotest000321
Mercedes EQC The SUV should be the prelude to the EQ series. (Photo: Daimler [M]) Düsseldorf If you don’t know, Daimler’s first electric vehicle would be a conventional model from the Mercedes SUV series. Where others develop their electric models from scratch, the EQC shares its platform with the GLC combustion model. Where others rely… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A difficult start into the electric age: The Mercedes ECQ in the Handelsblatt Autotest000321
Europa Press: Luca de Meo ‘fishes’ now at Citroën and hires Arnaud Belloni for the Marketing and Sales area000371
BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT (FRANCE), Sep 15 (EUROPA PRESS) – The French automotive group Renault has hired Arnaud Belloni, who has served as Citroën’s Senior Vice President of Global Marketing, Communication and Sport since 2015, as a new member of the company’s Sales and Marketing team. As reported by Renault in a statement, Belloni will join the diamond… Continue reading Europa Press: Luca de Meo ‘fishes’ now at Citroën and hires Arnaud Belloni for the Marketing and Sales area000371
Europa Press: Navistar says Traton’s new offer undervalues the company, but is open to negotiation000368
MADRID, 15 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – The truck manufacturer Navistar has opened its hand to explore a possible merger with the Volkswagen group’s industrial vehicles division, Traton, after the German firm increased its purchase offer by 23% last week, although it has indicated that this amount undervalues the company. In this way, Navistar has indicated… Continue reading Europa Press: Navistar says Traton’s new offer undervalues the company, but is open to negotiation000368
@VW Group: Bugatti Campogalliano – 30 years of Fabbrica Blu
A torch hung in front of the radiator of the first car. A symbol of rebirth. When on 15 September 1990 exactly 77 pre-war Bugatti cars drove from Molsheim to Campogalliano, it was more than just an excursion. It marked a new beginning for the legendary brand – as well as the 109th birthday of… Continue reading @VW Group: Bugatti Campogalliano – 30 years of Fabbrica Blu
@VW Group: The Big Switch: Taking Remote Work Anywhere
Although the Covid-19 pandemic shut down travel around the world, it didn’t shut down business—or clients in the midst of implementing projects with the help of Porsche Consulting. That meant the management consultancy’s preferred collaboration style—hands-on and in person, with intensive workshop sessions—had to be adjusted in the face of social distancing and travel bans.… Continue reading @VW Group: The Big Switch: Taking Remote Work Anywhere
German FAZ: Daimler escapes the watchdog000201
When the US Department of Justice and the EPA announced the details of the settlement with the German automaker Daimler on fraudulent software in hundreds of thousands of diesel cars on Monday evening, there was also a pithy threat. “We will enforce the law. And anyone who tries to cheat or mislead the public will… Continue reading German FAZ: Daimler escapes the watchdog000201