Volkswagen funds office in Germany for combating antisemitism – Jewish News

Volkswagen is joining with the Anti-Defamation League to fund a Berlin-based office that will research and combat antisemitism in Europe. “The initiative will focus on assessing the root causes of antisemitism, extremism, and bigotry in society and develop programs to counter it through advocacy and education,” ADL said in a release Tuesday. A spokesman for… Continue reading Volkswagen funds office in Germany for combating antisemitism – Jewish News

Byton M-Byte electric SUV: More interior photos, US timeline confirmed

While the upstart electric vehicle maker Byton hasn’t yet said much about how its $45,000 M-Byte electric SUV will be sold or serviced in the U.S. it’s confirmed that this vehicle, due next summer, will come with a standout feature atop its dash: a wider screen than you might have in your living room.

The huge 48-inch Shared Experience Display spans the width of its M-Byte’s dashboard and incorporates gesture controls plus individual zones for the driver and passenger, a companion touchscreen tablet built into the steering wheel, and facial recognition and directional microphones to help cater functions to each occupant.

Although that might sound more like the pipe-dream domain of concept cars, the interface will be included even in the base M-Byte costing around $45k. And last week, with the official opening of its Shanghai Design Studio, the company released a few more up-close images that confirm a series of standout details making it into the production version.

Byton concept, 2018 Consumer Electronics Show

Some of the pragmatic concessions—like climate control vents and some hard buttons―that Byton added to its prototype version of the M-Byte for its most recent showing, this January, carry through to the production version.

Byton notes that the front seats, which can rotate inward up to 12 degrees, have made it from the M-Byte Concept all the way through to the production model—although we would assume the rotation is for when you’re parked. In all, Byton claims that 90 percent of the concept car’s design was retained.

The pictures confirm that although climate controls are in a smaller screen at the front of the center console, physical buttons for the front and rear defroster/defogger are higher up in the middle of the dash, as are the shift buttons.

Headquarters of Byton electric-car company, Santa Clara, California

Byton has its headquarters in Nanjing, China, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. It retains an R&D center in Silicon Valley and its primary design and concept center in Munich, Germany.

When the Nanjing, China–built M-Byte shows up in the U.S., in mid-2020, according to the company, with a sales-and-service plan yet unannounced, it could slot into a compelling niche, costing tens of thousands less than alternatives from Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Jaguar but a whole size larger than the Tesla Model Y.

Byton M-Byte concept

Byton told Green Car Reports last week that “the current tariff situation has not impacted Byton’s production and delivery timeline.” In addition to the North American rollout in 2020, it plans to sell the M-Byte in China starting late this year and in Europe in late 2020, and a full reveal is likely this fall.

Audi strives for the patronage

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Algerian partner of Germany’s VW questioned in corruption case: State TV

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Automaker: Final in the Rose War: termination of an ex-VW executive is being heard in court

DusseldorfA record with 950 pages for a mere dismissal protection suit has the Labor Court Braunschweig rather rare on the table. But if on this Monday at 12 o’clock in the hall C in the matter of Stefanie Jauns against Volkswagen is negotiated, the extensive documents are not the only unusual. The dispute of the… Continue reading Automaker: Final in the Rose War: termination of an ex-VW executive is being heard in court

Automaker: Final in the Rose War: Former VW executive testifies in court

DusseldorfA record with 950 pages for a mere dismissal protection suit has the Labor Court Braunschweig rather rare on the table. But if on this Monday at 12 o’clock in the hall C in the matter of Stefanie Jauns against Volkswagen is negotiated, the extensive documents are not the only unusual. The dispute of the… Continue reading Automaker: Final in the Rose War: Former VW executive testifies in court

Chattanooga: VW plant in the US remains union-free – and the trouble extends to Wolfsburg

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The unthinkables: manufacturers’ most oddball models

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Automakers: Consultants in the diesel scandal cost the VW group more than 1.7 billion euros

VW logo Overall, the diesel scandal has cost the automaker so far 30 billion euros. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf consultants, forensic experts and above all lawyers: According to information of the Handelsblatt, the Volkswagen Group for the processing of the diesel scandal in the meantime now spent 1.77 billion euros. The amount refers to all markets… Continue reading Automakers: Consultants in the diesel scandal cost the VW group more than 1.7 billion euros

As Cars Become Increasingly Driverless, People Are Already Seeking Analogue Motoring Experiences – Singularity Hub

According to those in the industry, and researchers too, driverless cars will totally revolutionize the way we think about individual transport. They will change the way we work and rest. They could herald the end of traffic jams, and have the potential to change the lives of disabled people, to give a few examples. But… Continue reading As Cars Become Increasingly Driverless, People Are Already Seeking Analogue Motoring Experiences – Singularity Hub