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The diesel scandal comes at a high price for Volkswagen

N The board of the Volkswagen Group usually meets on Tuesdays. When he met again on Wednesday for an unscheduled meeting, it was already apparent to initiates that there had to be a significant issue. How significant – this was soon after the stock market closed, when the company announced in a mandatory statement to… Continue reading The diesel scandal comes at a high price for Volkswagen

VW Truck & Bus will soon be called Traton

D In the future, the commercial vehicle group in the Volkswagen Group wants to operate under the name Traton Group instead of “Volkswagen Truck & Bus”. The new name is an important milestone on the way to a leading global market position, said CEO Andreas Renschler on Wednesday. Under the roof of the Traton Group,… Continue reading VW Truck & Bus will soon be called Traton

Prosecutor sees overall responsibility for diesel fraud VW

Prosecutor sees overall responsibility for diesel fraud at VW exhaust scandal Prosecutor sees overall responsibility for diesel fraud at VW From Braunschweig’s chief prosecutor Klaus Ziehe said that Volkswagen AG as a whole has a duty and not just a department. The first procedure has already been completed.

Every VW brand gets its own region

D In the future, the Volkswagen Group will divide responsibility for regions among its brands. “We distribute the responsibility on several shoulders,” said VW boss Herbert Diess on Friday. Decisions could thus be made more decentralized in the future, and the board of directors could concentrate on the overriding strategic issues. The aim is also… Continue reading Every VW brand gets its own region

The dear poultry

N Not everything is bad for American automakers, even though the US Department of Commerce is currently reviewing whether they are so vulnerable to import competition in existence that America’s security interests would be threatened. Because President Donald Trump has given the audit mandate, one can count on protective measures at the expense of mainly… Continue reading The dear poultry

Investors sell car values ​​and Beiersdorf

S The high level of losses on automotive stocks and Beiersdorf shares pushed the German stock market down sharply on Thursday. The F.A.Z. Index, which is 100 times broader in the market, yields 0.92 percent to 2450 points. The default Dax index yielded 0.85 percent to 12,587 points. The prices also fell in New York.… Continue reading Investors sell car values ​​and Beiersdorf

Questions about Stadler’s role in the exhaust gas scandal

e In its own agenda item “Rupert Stadler” does not exist at the meeting of the supervisory board of Volkswagen on Monday. The pressure on the Audi boss at the weekend but after media reports of investigations against him in the United States because of the manipulation of diesel vehicles has become so large that… Continue reading Questions about Stadler’s role in the exhaust gas scandal

Volkswagen has to pay a billion euros fine

I n the diesel affair has the prosecutor Braunschweig a fine over one billion euros against Volkswagen imposed. “Volkswagen accepts the fine and is thus committed to its responsibility,” said Volkswagen AG on Wednesday. According to the results of the investigations of the prosecutor’s office, it had come to “breaches of supervision in the department… Continue reading Volkswagen has to pay a billion euros fine

The policy comes to help VW customers

e ine billion euro penalty for VW – and what do consumers have of it? Actually, one does not follow much Klaus Müller, head of the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations (VZBV): “In principle, it is to be welcomed that it is obviously finally begun to hold Volkswagen accountable for the fraud,” he said on… Continue reading The policy comes to help VW customers