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VW hit by further lawsuits
- September 20, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volkswagen has endured another difficult few days after it was announced that the German states of Hesse and Baden-Wuerttemberg were suing the company for damages over its emissions-test cheating scandal. They are claiming for compensation for after the value of their shares in the company plunge following dieselgate. Hesse finance minister Thomas Schaefer said the [...] -
VW focuses on AI
- September 20, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Volkswagen Group is continuing to drive its digital transformation by expanding its competence with regard to artificial intelligence (AI). VW not only intends on using this technology in the field of autonomous driving and in production, but also to speed up corporate processes. Professor Patrick van der Smagt, associate professor at Technische Universität München and [...] -
Blackrock to sue VW
- September 20, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
The BBC reports that asset management firm Blackrock and a group of institutional shareholders are set to sue Volkswagen for £1.7bn over ‘dieselgate’. The report claims investors, including sovereign wealth funds and pension funds, are expected to file a complaint in a court in Braunschweig, Germany claiming that VW ‘failed to disclose its use of [...] -
Industry focuses on Jeddah
- September 16, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Saudi Arabia’s aftermarket trade, valued at nearly US$2.6 billion in 2015, has attracted the attention of global manufacturers, as they plan to grow their business interests at the Kingdom’s dedicated aftermarket industry trade show. Figures released by Saudi’s General Authority for Statistics show that in 2015, Saudi imported US$2.53 billion worth of auto parts and [...] -
Service King continues expansion
- September 14, 2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Service King Collision Repair Centres, in continuation of the organisation’s robust national growth strategy, has opened the doors to its high-quality repair centre located in The Colony, Texas. The 22,800sqft repair centre represents Service King’s 35th location in its home market of Dallas-Fort Worth. ‘This is a proud moment for the entire Service King family [...]