Controversy over Opel: “Eisenach and Kaiserslautern are highly endangered” at Opel in Germany should according to current Plans of the French parent company PSA According to information from the works council, by the end of the decade 3700 of the approximately 19,000 jobs will disappear. “They have us a mining plan submitted by 2020 that… Continue reading Savings plan at Opel: Every fifth Opelaner should go
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Works council rejects proposals of the Opel management
There is talk of “disinformation” and open wage tariff: The Opel works council sharply rejects the demands of the management and the parent company PSA for the restructuring of the troubled automaker. Opel employees Thursday, 19.04.2018 18:49 clock In the dispute over the Opel-Sanierung becomes the tone sharper. Works Council leader Wolfgang Schäfer-Klug accused the… Continue reading Works council rejects proposals of the Opel management
China’s state-owned FAW Group to invest in electric vehicle startup Byton
April 20, 2018 China’s state-owned automaker FAW Group agreed to invest a “significant amount of money” in Chinese-funded electric vehicle startup Byton, the startup’s co-founder and chief executive, Carsten Breitfeld, said on Friday. Byton would not disclose the scale of FAW’s investment, but Breitfeld, a former BMW executive, said FAW’s stake in Byton “will be… Continue reading China’s state-owned FAW Group to invest in electric vehicle startup Byton
Nissan to launch 3 new EVs and 5 new e-POWER models in Japan by FY2022
Japan will be the flagship market for the implementation of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision as part of the Nissan M.O.V.E. to 2022 midterm plan YOKOHAMA, Japan (April 20, 2018) – Nissan plans to launch three new electric vehicles and five e-POWER models in Japan by the end of fiscal 2022, the company announced today.… Continue reading Nissan to launch 3 new EVs and 5 new e-POWER models in Japan by FY2022
Nissan LEAF sales surpass 100,000 in Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan (April 20, 2018) – Nissan has sold more than 100,000 Nissan LEAFs in Japan since the model first went on sale. First-generation Nissan LEAF New Nissan LEAF Nissan launched the first generation of the Nissan LEAF, the world’s first mass-produced electric car, in 2010. Today, the zero-emission Nissan LEAF is the world’s best-selling… Continue reading Nissan LEAF sales surpass 100,000 in Japan
Can GM Korea avoid bankruptcy? Company says deal deadline is Friday
Workers from subcontractors of GM Korea and citizens call for the early normalization of the ailing carmaker’s operations during a rally in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, April 17, 2018. (Photo: YONHAP/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock,) The window for an agreement to save General Motors’ money-losing South Korea unit is nearly closed, according to a GM spokesman. The spokesman… Continue reading Can GM Korea avoid bankruptcy? Company says deal deadline is Friday
Mercedes-Powered Volvos Possible Thanks To Geely Investment
Daimler might even take over a portion of Volvo. Now that Geely chairman Li Shufu is the largest single shareholder in Daimler, there’s a strong possibility that the two firms could cooperate on tech development. According to the German business publication Manager Magazin, the partnership could even extend to Daimler buying a small stake in Volvo,… Continue reading Mercedes-Powered Volvos Possible Thanks To Geely Investment
Shell and Toyota move forward with hydrogen facility at Port of Long Beach
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US (“Shell”), and Toyota have been provisionally awarded $8 million by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop the first hydrogen-truck refueling station at the Port of Long Beach. The funding, which is contingent upon the approval of the project… Continue reading Shell and Toyota move forward with hydrogen facility at Port of Long Beach
Peugeot boss faces toughest adversary yet in IG Metall
PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – PSA Group (PEUP.PA) boss Carlos Tavares, whose career has seen him thrash out margin-boosting labor deals for two carmakers in several countries, is now taking on Germany’s IG Metall union, which has been the undoing of many a cost cutter. FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Group Carlos Tavares… Continue reading Peugeot boss faces toughest adversary yet in IG Metall
How Uber moves the ‘blue dot’ to improve GPS accuracy in big cities
You might have noticed a problem when you try to use your smartphone to navigate a big city: your GPS location is usually super inaccurate. Sometimes it’s only by a few feet, but if you’re in a particularly dense part of the city where satellite signals are blocked by high-rise buildings, the discrepancy can be… Continue reading How Uber moves the ‘blue dot’ to improve GPS accuracy in big cities