German justice decided on Wednesday to send the former CEO of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn, to answer for fraud in the automaker’s fake diesel engine scandal. The Brunswick court, in charge of this case, ruled “After a thorough examination of the indictment” of the floor that there was “A sufficient suspicion of organized gang fraud” against … Read more
Although Tesla and Volkswagen are competitors in many markets, their bosses have a surprisingly warm relationship. – Elon Musk, head of Tesla, recently visited Europe, where he had a fairly extensive program. The main goal was to visit the growing Berlin plant Gigafactory, which should significantly contribute to increasing sales on the old continent after … Read more
Elon Musk also visited Volkswagen during his visit to Germany last week, CEO Herbert Diess said on Monday LinkedIn announced. Musk, together with Diess, took a test drive in the electric Volkswagen ID.3, which will be launched this month. Musk was in Germany last week to visit the construction site just outside Berlin, where the … Read more
Globalization is also moving the world of engines. Few brands strictly adhere to their native lumps. It has not been true for a long time that Škoda is Czech, Audi German, Fiat Italian and so on. See where cars sold on the Czech market are made. – Despite the general awareness of sharing development costs, … Read more
News in France Renault. The automaker unveiled on Friday a vast savings plan with nearly 15,000 job cuts expected worldwide, including 4,600 in France due to difficulties accentuated by the health crisis. It provides for the closure of only one site in France, that of Choisy-le-Roi in Val-de-Marne, the president of the car manufacturer, Jean-Dominique … Read more
The Chamber of Automotive Commerce (CCA) released the price list of different models of used cars corresponding to September 2020, whose sales show a growing trend after several months of ups and downs in the market, product of the pandemic. Trades remain below levels shown a year ago but businessmen in the sector estimate that … Read more
A DNA analysis brings certainty: The body found in a burning car is the employee who is said to have secretly recorded explosive conversations at VW. Whether it is a suicide has not yet been conclusively clarified. After the discovery of a corpse in a burning car in Rottorf (Helmstedt district) it is clear that … Read more
The corona crisis has consistently hit the auto industry hard! However, there are very different results among the vehicle manufacturers in the first half of 2020, according to the industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer. According to the professor, a current study shows the “hidden problems. An example: The car sales of the VW concern fell by … Read more
NOnly 50 trading days after Tesla cracked the $ 1,000 mark, the stock now costs $ 2,000. This means that the company, which delivered just under 180,000 vehicles worldwide in the past six months, is worth more than any other car manufacturer on the globe. The army of skeptics is growing. However, some mobility experts … Read more
AGI – The pandemic relaunches the debate on the 4-day working week in Germany. Many consider it the right remedy to maintain employment levels during and after the coronavirus emergency, and the issue is now on the table, risking becoming an electoral matter, in view of the 2021 policies. The chairman of the influential metalworkers … Read more