2023-08-11 08:17:00 Waymo test drives Our correspondent Stephan Scheuer tested the Waymo robotic taxis in San Francisco for two weeks. He experienced safe rides overall, albeit with several risky situations. (Photo: Stephan Scheuer) San Francisco “Hello Stephan” the Robotaxi greets me as I get in. A large display on the dashboard shows my name and … Read more
2023-06-30 17:30:24 Trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 1988 The Dax is 35 years old: Germany’s leading index Dax celebrates its birthday on June 1st. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Shortly before its 35th birthday, the Dax gave itself and its investors a present. With 16,427 points on June 16, it marked a new all-time … Read more
2023-04-27 07:00:00 Elvira Tölkes will take over as Head of Quality Assurance at the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand on May 1, 2023. The graduate engineer has more than 30 years of experience in product development, production and quality assurance in the automotive sector. Tölkes comes from Audi, where she was most recently responsible for an … Read more
2023-05-17 16:46:02 Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume The restructuring of the core brand becomes the second major project of his tenure. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Wolfsburg The car manufacturer Volkswagen is preparing a far-reaching restructuring of its core brand. Volkswagen’s processes are to become faster, the model range to be streamlined and savings to be made at … Read more
2023-05-05 07:30:00 Bidenomics The Biden program is putting pressure on other economic powerhouses. Joe Biden’s strategy is working: A few months after billion-dollar subsidy programs were approved, massive investments are flowing into the USA. The US President wants to push back China’s influence and secure his re-election. The allies in Europe, who are threatened with … Read more
Volkswagen is taking action against the possible export of the company’s cars from China to Russia, reported German newspaper Handelsblatt, citing a VW representative. A source in corporate circles noted that China and Russia have very close economic ties, including in the automotive business. According to him, “trade routes have been established between the countries”, … Read more
The specific plansFord has invested two billion dollars in the construction and modernization of the new so-called Cologne Electrification Center in Cologne-Niehl. At the CEC, the first Ford plant in Europe for electric vehicles, a currently unnamed, smaller crossover will roll off the assembly line next year. Ford is developing it together with VW. The … Read more
VW prefers to install scarce parts in cars of very expensive group brands. This has consequences for other subsidiaries – and for their customers. Skoda can only deliver new electric cars in 2024: almost all production for 2023 is already sold out. This is reported by the “Automobilwoche” from dealer circles. “Anyone who orders an … Read more