BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) – German premium brand Audi on Tuesday said it plans to sell about 800,000 battery-electric and hybrid powered cars in 2025, as it seeks to catch up with electric car rival Tesla and emerge from a damaging emissions-cheating scandal. Audi’s image has been tarnished by regulatory probes investigating what role its… Continue reading Audi eyes 800,000 electric and hybrid car sales in 2025
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Automotive Group: Wolfgang Porsche turns 75 – and still has many tasks to complete
Wolfgang Porsche for the 75th Among other things, the founder’s grandson must master the transition to the next generation. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart / DüsseldorfIt’s not easy, in one such a family to be born into. Grandfather Ferdinand built the legendary Beetle. And when his father Ferry invented the sports car Porsche, Wolfgang Porsche was just… Continue reading Automotive Group: Wolfgang Porsche turns 75 – and still has many tasks to complete
VW boss Herbert diess said before US authorities
US investigators have apparently interviewed VW boss Herbert Diess because of the diesel scandal. A direct connection with the US indictment Martin Winterkorns does not exist according to the news agency Reuters. VW boss Herbert Diess Tuesday, 08.05.2018 16:01 clock The new Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess has testified according to information from group circles before… Continue reading VW boss Herbert diess said before US authorities
Audi halts diesel A6 and A7 deliveries due to software ‘irregularities’
Audi has halted deliveries of A6 and A7 models fitted with its V6 diesel engine after discovering “irregularities” in the unit’s management software. The issue relates to the 268bhp V6 variant of the Gen2 evo engine that’s used in the outgoing A6 and A7. The German transport ministry has now summoned Audi for a formal hearing… Continue reading Audi halts diesel A6 and A7 deliveries due to software ‘irregularities’
Audi admits more diesel emission problems
Audi has admitted that another 60,000 A6 and A7 models with diesel engines have emission software issues. The number is on top of the 850,000 recalled last year by the Volkswagen subsidiary, of which only some have been found to require modification. The so-called dieselgate emissions scandal first came to light in September 2015. US… Continue reading Audi admits more diesel emission problems
The real mistake of the German car industry: That’s why former VW boss Winterkorn is the wrong target
All articles and backgrounds 08/05/2018 The real mistake of the German car industry Therefore, former VW boss Winterkorn is the wrong target An opinion piece by Markus Schön DPA In the sights of the media: Martin Winterkorn If one pursued various tabloid media these days, one could get the impression, the former chief executive of… Continue reading The real mistake of the German car industry: That’s why former VW boss Winterkorn is the wrong target
Abgasaffäre: VW boss Diess denies to have burdened predecessor Winterkorn
VW boss Diess should have charged winter grain at FBI statement VW-Boss Herbert Diess rejects the accusation that he has the former CEO Martin Winterkorn burdened in the diesel affair. According to Handelsblatt information, press reports according to which Diess testified to the US judiciary at the beginning of May do not. Diess had not… Continue reading Abgasaffäre: VW boss Diess denies to have burdened predecessor Winterkorn
Possible deal with the US government: VW boss Diess should have burdened Winterkorn in the US
All articles and backgrounds 08/05/2018 Possible deal with the US government VW boss Diess should have burdened Winterkorn in the US REUTERS Formerly united, today separated: the Volkswagen managers Winterkorn (l.) And Diess The new Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess is said to have testified in the US judiciary over his predecessor Martin Winterkorn. As the… Continue reading Possible deal with the US government: VW boss Diess should have burdened Winterkorn in the US
Diess (Volkswagen) testifies in the United States for the ‘dieselgate’
Posted 05/08/2018 13: 03: 00CET BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters / EP) – The CEO of the Volkswagen Group, Herbert Diess, has traveled to the United States to testify before the authorities of the North American country for the case of the software installed in diesel vehicles and that detected the moment when the models were… Continue reading Diess (Volkswagen) testifies in the United States for the ‘dieselgate’
New VW CEO testified in U.S. on emissions scandal – report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) Chief Executive Herbert Diess traveled to the United States this month to testify to authorities there about the carmaker’s emissions scandal, German newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday. A Volkswagen logo is pictured during the Volkswagen Group’s annual general meeting in Berlin, Germany, May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt Diess, who took… Continue reading New VW CEO testified in U.S. on emissions scandal – report