According to VW, Daimler also draws consequences from the controversial exhaust gas experiments with monkeys and other tests with humans: the car company leaves the head of environmental protection.
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Marc Meurer is the new Managing Director of Porsche France
Management change in the French market: Porsche France, a subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG based in Roissy, France, has appointed Marc Meurer as its Managing Director with effect from February 1, 2018.
Scandal over animal testing: VW wants to prevent use of monkey study in the process
Former Lotus boss opens new Ares Design headquarters in Modena
Dany Bahar, chief executive of Lotus from 2009 to 2012, is using a former Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealership building for his new company Former Lotus boss Dany Bahar has officially opened an impressive new headquarters in Modena, Italy, for Ares Design, the customisation and coachbuilding company he set up In 2014, soon after leaving… Continue reading Former Lotus boss opens new Ares Design headquarters in Modena
VW boss Müller calls experiments “unethical and repulsive”
Volkswagen CEO Matthias Müller has apologized for the exhaust gas experiments on monkeys. There are things that “you just do not do”.
Volkswagen draws first consequences as a result of animal tests
News Personnel Announcements News Group Wolfsburg, 30 January 2018 Volkswagen draws first consequences as a result of animal tests Volkswagen has drawn the first consequences in connection with the animal tests financed by the European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT e.V., Europäische …more
Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler diesel monkey tests: brands have ‘blood on their hands’
German car makers have admitted an organisation of theirs used monkeys in diesel fume tests German manufacturers admitted to financing a study that was designed to prove emissions were lower by forcing animals to breathe in exhaust fumes Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have “blood on their hands” because of the deaths caused by excessive nitrogen oxide emissions… Continue reading Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler diesel monkey tests: brands have ‘blood on their hands’
VW, BMW and Daimler in the criticism: The gloomy truth about the monkey experiments of the auto industry
A study report provides insights into exactly how the car manufacturers’ experiments with animals were carried out. Monkeys that had to breathe in diesel exhaust fumes were damaged much more than expected.
Volkswagen offers two-step wage increase in German pay talks
The German carmaker has proposed a 30-month wage contract for about 120,000 staff, with the two-step salary increase starting in May, it said in a written statement published after talks with the IG Metall labour union.
VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys
Move follows report carmaker used animals to demonstrate diesel emissions technology The carmaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability after admitting that he had known about experiments in which monkeys were locked in small chambers and exposed to diesel exhaust. Thomas Steg, a former government spokesman who worked for German chancellor… Continue reading VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys