The largest US auto show in Detroit is also canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Even if we are disappointed, there is nothing more important to us than the health, safety and well-being of the citizens of Detroit and Michigan,” said Exhibition Director Rod Alberts in a statement on Saturday night in Detroit. … Read more
Travelers and commuters in Germany can use long-distance buses again. After two months Corona breakFlixbus restart announced for Thursday next week (May 28th). The green buses steer scarce at first 50 stops at how the German market leader announced on Friday. Before the crisis there were ten times as many. Because of the spread of … Read more
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia leads no talks through a stake in the Thyssenkrupp industrial group. Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) said on Friday in Dsseldorf. But there are permanent talks with everyone involved about the Future of the company. In his view, a “steel industry in German hands” is “systemically important”Laschet emphasized. From Auto … Read more
Because there are still no nationwide driving bans for Euro 5 diesel in Stuttgart, the state of Baden-Württemberg must comply with the administrative courtPenalty paymentof 25,000 euros. The Administrative Court (VGH) in Mannheim had oneAppeal against the decisionback, as he announced on Friday. It was also not possible to put the proceedings on hold for … Read more
The armaments group and automotive supplier Rheinmetall felt the effects of the corona crisis in the first quarter. While the MDax group increased sales slightly by 1.1 percent to around 1.36 billion euros, the operating result fell37 percentto 34 million euros, as announced on Friday in Düsseldorf. The bottom line broke the excess around45 percentto … Read more
The works of the sports car maker Porsche will remain closed at least next week due to the coronavirus pandemic. Against the background of the current situation, the production in the main plant is started Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and in Leipzig continued, a spokesman said. There are still bottlenecks in the global Supply chainsthat do not allow … Read more
The bottom line of the corona virus crisis at Daimler also resulted in a sharp drop in profits, and only allowed the car and truck manufacturer to barely miss a loss. In the first quarter, the profit attributable to shareholders plummeted to 94 million euros as the group announced in Stuttgart. A year ago it … Read more