Porsche has to recall 60,000 cars

In the Porsche Macan, the auditors are said to have found illegal defeat devices. Picture: dpa The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt forces the automaker to call 60,000 vehicles around the world in the workshops. Porsche says they have informed the authorities about “irregularities”. Porsche On the orders of the Federal Motor Transport Authority, it has to recall around… Continue reading Porsche has to recall 60,000 cars

How Porsche and Lidl want to save the bees

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Audi’s remarkable role in the scandal

D he role of Audi was always a special one in the Volkswagen diesel scandal. This was reflected above all in the sales figures: While new registrations of VW models in Germany have declined every year since the announcement of exhaust gas manipulation, Audi’s growth continued largely undisturbed. It can be seen for each customer… Continue reading Audi’s remarkable role in the scandal

It never gets boring in the Volkswagen empire

K A brief and concise presentation of the situation, a few friendly inquiries, and a quick discharge for the Executive Board and Supervisory Board – that is exactly how a Volkswagen general meeting usually does not come to an end. There are a number of reasons for this. Because the largest car company in the… Continue reading It never gets boring in the Volkswagen empire

Porsche stops selling new cars

D he sports car manufacturer Porsche has suspended the sale of all new cars until further notice. The background to this is the changeover to the new exhaust gas measuring cycles WLTP and RDE, which entail stricter requirements both in the approval procedure on the test bench and in real day-to-day operation. They apply gradually… Continue reading Porsche stops selling new cars

Automanager behind bars – now there are five

Rupert Stadler is the most prominent Automanager at least temporarily behind bars, but not the only one: Except him are in terms of exhaust gas manipulation two other top managers from the VW Group in custody, two more have already been convicted. Last year, the Audi engineer Giovanni P. had to be remanded. He provided… Continue reading Automanager behind bars – now there are five

Winterkorn, Scheuer and Ramsauer are supposed to go to court testify

D he former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn has been summoned to court to testify on the events in the emissions scandal. As the “Bild” reported on Thursday evening in its online edition , the Stuttgart Regional Court sent the 71-year-old a summons in a lawsuit, which is about possible losses of VW shareholders through the… Continue reading Winterkorn, Scheuer and Ramsauer are supposed to go to court
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The auto industry is reaching its limits

S As of September 2017, new standards for emissions testing will apply. They listen to the bulky designations WLTP and RDE and are to make the consumption details more realistic. After a transitional period, it will be serious on 1 September 2018, all new cars must comply with WLTP, RDE again a year later. What… Continue reading The auto industry is reaching its limits

Grief in Porsche Land

S Will the people in Bad Homburg soon drive to work with a rusty Polo? Or even park bicycles in front of their villas? But what would the neighbors say? In short: how should the rich of the Republic without luxury cars of Porsche Life? Corinna Budras Editor in economics and for Frankfurter Allgemeine. The… Continue reading Grief in Porsche Land

Gunfight on the banks of the Rhine

A The banks of the Rhine in the Wiesbaden district of Biebrich are seething: Apparently, the operators of two hookah bars are enemies. Highlight of the dispute last week could have been a sharp-firing attack. So far, it is not clear who shot. But: A 27 -year-old Frankfurter suffered a bullet wound on his leg… Continue reading Gunfight on the banks of the Rhine