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VW faces German legal challenge
- February 6, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Reuters reports that Volkswagen is facing its first legal challenge in Germany from a big corporate client over the diesel emissions scandal. Deutsche See, which leases 500 vehicles from VW, said it had been unable to reach an out-of-court settlement and according to German media has filed a complaint for ‘malicious deception’. In a statement, [...] -
Sweden, Germany announce mobility partnership
- February 3, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Sweden and Germany will work together on an innovation partnership to develop mobility and electrical roads. Announced jointly by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ‘Innovation and Cooperation for a Sustainable Future’ aims to strengthen the two nations’ sustainability, economic and technological competitiveness. It covers four areas, including mobility and electrical [...] -
Uber withdraws from Trump forum
- February 3, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Uber founder Travis Kalanick has resigned from US President Donald Trump’s Strategic & Policy Forum. He and Tesla’s Elon Musk were among 16 people chosen for the group, his participation created a backlash on Social media, where campaigns targeting Uber urged users to delete their accounts and choose rivals such as Lyft. In an email [...] -
Daimler and Uber sign self-driving deal
- February 2, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Daimler and Uber have agreed to work together to introduce more self-driving vehicles onto the platform. Daimler is the first auto company to join with Uber as it opens up its platform for manufacturers to introduce their own self-driving cars. With its new corporate strategy entitled CASE – Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Services and Electric [...] -
VW compliance boss handed £8.6m pay-off
- February 1, 2017
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volkswagen will give its departing head of compliance an £8.6m pay-off after only 13 months in the job. It’s been reported that Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, who joined VW on a three-year deal to help it improve culture and processes following the emissions scandal, will receive the sum when she leaves this month. Part of the package [...]

