An unmanned car may soon deliver your Kroger groceries

Earlier this month, it said that digital sales for the past quarter had grown 66 percent. “We cannot just rely on physical stores to reach all of our customers for delivery and and pick-up,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer, in an interview with CNBC. Kroger has more than 2,800 stores across the U.S.,… Continue reading An unmanned car may soon deliver your Kroger
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Tesla is asking Model 3 reservation holders for another $2,500 to order their cars

Buyers who confirm won’t immediately get a specific delivery date, but Tesla’s email says delivery could happen “in as soon as 2-4 months.” Tesla typically schedules delivery or pickup appointments within two weeks of the date they expect to deliver a Model 3 to a customer. The company has not yet manufactured a base-model version… Continue reading Tesla is asking Model 3 reservation holders for another
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Honda faces the real cost of Brexit in a former Spitfire plant

BMW UK plants: Mini, Oxford (4,000 staff); Rolls-Royce, Goodwood (1,700); engines, Hams Hall, Birmingham (800); bodywork, Swindon (850) Makes: Minis, all Rolls-Royce model HONDA UK plants: Cars and engines, Swindon (4,000 staff) Makes: Civic NISSAN UK plant: Cars and engines, Sunderland (7,000 employees) Makes: Qashqai, Leaf, Juke ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Such are the surreal options facing Honda… Continue reading Honda faces the real cost of Brexit in a former Spitfire
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Post electric transporter is in demand

D ie German postal service benefits with its electric vehicle Street Scooter from the debate about driving bans for diesel cars. The street scooter meets brisk demand, said company chief financial officer Melanie Kreis this Tuesday during a conference call. The discussion about the diesel had “tended to fuel interest even further,” emphasized Kreis. Swiss… Continue reading Post electric transporter is in demand

Works council and management agree Opel-remediation

Tuesday, 05/29/2018 20:24 clock Works council and management of Opel have agreed on the reorganization of the loss-making car manufacturer. As part of the agreed compromise, the French parent company PSA Peugeot Citroen announces investments in new models and plant utilization. In return, the works council cleared the way for the removal of 3,700 jobs… Continue reading Works council and management agree
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Opel plans voluntary severance pay for German Employee

Tuesday, 03/27/2018 18:21 clock The automaker Opel has launched a voluntary severance package for his German employees. Opel boss Michael Lohscheller said that the automaker wanted to become more competitive. “It remains the company’s clear plan, operational terminations and plant closures to avoid, “said the Group, the severance program was agreed with the works council.… Continue reading Opel plans voluntary severance pay for German
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“Better a bandage of ships than one Battleship “

Friday, 04/13/2018 16:57 clock The location at Volkswagen reminiscent of a divorce. The former husband raised the children, and they do not like to talk about him in public. The surprisingly dismissed CEO Matthias Müller should even continue to advise the maternal company. Accordingly, supervisory board chief Hans Dieter Pötsch and the Austrian manager Herbert… Continue reading “Better a bandage of ships than one
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