Tag: VW

Audi Hungaria: Alfons Dintner to become new CEO as of October 1

Alfons Dintner will take over as Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi Hungaria on October 1. He succeeds Achim Heinfling, who will take over as Plant Manager at the Audi headquarters in Ingolstadt. Alfons Dintner is moving to Győr from Ingolstadt, where he was responsible for managing the Pre-Series Center of AUDI AG.… Continue reading Audi Hungaria: Alfons Dintner to become new CEO as of October 1

Volkswagen: Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins

Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins as 450,000 owners of diesel Volkswagen cars take on the company. They argue they are owed compensation for being sold cars based on misleading emissions data. The scandal has already cost VW €30bn (£26.6bn). It has faced class action claims in the US and Australia, but this is the first… Continue reading Volkswagen: Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins

China Automotive Systems signs new contract with SAIC Maxus

WUHAN, China, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — China Automotive Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAAS) (“CAAS” or the “Company”), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced it has entered into a new supply contract with SAIC Maxus, an SUV and commercial vehicle subsidiary of SAIC Motor (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation).  SAIC is one of… Continue reading China Automotive Systems signs new contract with SAIC Maxus

Why automakers will reach their CO2 targets in 2020

They have been preparing for several years, and the wall is now approaching at high speed. 2020 is a fateful year for car manufacturers, who will have to meet their CO2 emissions obligations or be severely sanctioned by Brussels. The accounts will be made at the end of next year. The sales of each manufacturer… Continue reading Why automakers will reach their CO2 targets in 2020

Illegal price fixing: Deutsche Bahn calls for half a billion truck cartel

DPA Trucks on Daimler grounds: The Stuttgart manufacturer was also involved in the agreements of the truck manufacturers. In connection with the so-called truck cartel, Deutsche Bahn claims compensation of around half a billion euros. This sum would have paid the railway, the Bundeswehr and other companies including interest due to the price fixing of… Continue reading Illegal price fixing: Deutsche Bahn calls for half a billion truck cartel

Model determination action: Process start for Volkswagen in Braunschweig

Software update for VW Golf According to the consumer center of the federal association VW has deliberately cheated his customers. (Photo: AP) Braunschweig It is an extraordinary procedure. Nearly 470,000 Volkswagen stand behind the model claim of the Verbraucherzentrale-Bundesverband (VZBV) and the ADAC. which is now being heard by the Higher Regional Court of Brunswick.… Continue reading Model determination action: Process start for Volkswagen in Braunschweig

Porsche Consulting: White Paper – Smart Buildings

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Ex-BMWler start-up Canoo presents prototypes: An electric van for the “post-SUV era” – the flat rate

Her debut looks a bit like a VW Bulli had been doing weight training and also dropped the plump trim of the 50s. A “refreshing rethinking” of VW microbus attests the US online medium “The Verge” the startup Canoo, the until recently Evelozcity was called, The influential tech blog “Tech Crunch” finds a “rather radical… Continue reading Ex-BMWler start-up Canoo presents prototypes: An electric van for the “post-SUV era” – the flat rate

Exhaust emissions and no end: so expensive can the diesel scandal for VW still be

Volkswagen wants to tackle its dark past and start a clean future. But this week it became clear once again: the exhaust gas scandal is far from over – and it can still be expensive. Billions of investments, dozens of new models in the planning stage and many big words about the clean car world… Continue reading Exhaust emissions and no end: so expensive can the diesel scandal for VW still be