Barely two days after the Volkswagen Group announced its big-ticket investment of a billion euros (Rs 8,000 crore) to revamp its India operations and drive a Skoda-led programme to develop future Volkswagen Group cars for India, the German carmaker today released a sketch of the T-Cross SUV. The vehicle will be based on the Volkswagen… Continue reading Volkswagen reveals sketch of India-bound T-Cross SUV
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Opel drives clearly behind the competition
Opel has clearly lost ground on the German car market in the first half of the year. At the same time, more cars have been registered under the line than a year ago, as figures from the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt show. For example, market leaders VW and competitor Ford have significantly increased their sales. After all, Opel… Continue reading Opel drives clearly behind the competition
Porsche and MICHELIN establish a new outright lap record around the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife
Ce résultat arrive deux mois seulement après la prouesse accomplie par Porsche sur le Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, où la même monture confiée à Neel Jani avait brisé le record établi par Lewis Hamilton en 2017 au volant d’une monoplace de Formula 1, en bouclant les 7,004 Km du « toboggan des Ardennes » en 1m41’’770,… Continue reading Porsche and MICHELIN establish a new outright lap record around the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife
Scratches in the glitter paint
Corporations like BMW or VW use mica to make their cars shine. The mineral often comes from dubious sources. The air sparkles at the entrance to the mine. Microscopic microparticles floating weightlessly. They reflect the sun, which here in the East Indian Tisri for temperatures of more than 40 degrees. 15 meters below, in almost… Continue reading Scratches in the glitter paint
Mercedes Stops Current PHEV Production To Make Way For Third Generation Cars
June 24th, 2018 by Steve Hanley Mercedes offers PHEV versions of its S, C, and E Class vehicles as well as an electrified version of the GLE. But it has now pulled the plug — so to speak — on every one of them while it tools up to replace them with its third generation… Continue reading Mercedes Stops Current PHEV Production To Make Way For Third Generation Cars
VW Mobility Unit Head Says Self-Driving Cars Core to Plan
Updates with Daimler comment in fifth, Moia comment in 9th paragraph. Go to Source
VW invests one billion in India
Monday, 07/02/2018 18:35 clock Volkswagen wants to put a billion euros into an offensive on the Indian car market. The goal is a market share of five percent by 2025, said the Czech subsidiary Skoda With. The Wolfsburg car manufacturer had given Skoda the responsibility for the Indian market. While Skoda increased sales there by… Continue reading VW invests one billion in India
Volkswagen boss diess behind imprisoned Stadler
I In the Volkswagen Group, the shock about the arrest of Audi CEO Rupert Stadler still seems to be deep. The CEO of the Group Herbert Diess It is difficult to understand why the head of one of the main subsidiaries has since been released. “That was really a huge shock for me,” Diess said.… Continue reading Volkswagen boss diess behind imprisoned
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You, Mr. Schmitt!
O Social and online communication is becoming increasingly important to businesses. But when addressing applicants, many prove great uncertainty. This is the result of an analysis around the topics career and application of the 30 DAX companies, carried out by the communication agency “Wortwahl”. For her analysis, she has the career and application areas of… Continue reading You, Mr. Schmitt!
Trading dispute and profit warnings weigh on exchanges
A worried about high tariffs and declining corporate profits, the stock markets went down on Monday. Of the Dax fell 2.5 percent to 12,270 points, the Eurostoxx50 lost two percent to 3369 points. In New York, the Dow Jones and the S & P 500 were each about one and a half percent lower at… Continue reading Trading dispute and profit warnings weigh on exchanges