Prof. Dr. Stefan Gies, Patron of Formula Student Germany: “Volkswagen is focusing on two technologies – autonomous driving and electric vehicles.” WOLFSBURG, 13-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen is stepping up its commitment to the international design competition Formula Student Germany (FSG). … Read the full press release
Volkswagen Group signs letters of intent with the FAW Group and China Intelligent and Connected Vehicles Research Institute (ICV) during the state visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Berlin Political discussions held about the role that China plays as … Read the full press release
WOLFSBURG/HANOVER, 12-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Dr. Thomas Sedran, General Secretary and Senior Vice President Group Strategy at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, has been appointed CEO of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand effective September 1, 2018. In this function, he takes over from Dr. Eckhard … Read the full press release
WOLFSBURG, 12-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Dr. Stefan Sommer (55) as the Board Member with responsibility for Procurement effective latest January 1, 2019. Sommer was Chief Executive Officer of ZF Friedrichshafen AG until the end of … Read the full press release
SEAT to become a shareholder of the company created by Volkswagen Group China and JAC and will be the Group’s lead brand in the joint venture The Spanish carmaker will actively participate in the creation of an R&D centre in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CHINA, electric_vehicle, EV, JAC Volkswagen Automotive, SEAT, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Group
July release with start of beta test for FPGA hardware acceleration New service enables transfer of huge amounts of data into the cloud More than 90 improvements for more ease of use and performance BONN, 11-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — With the latest … Read the full press release
A festival featuring David Guetta and other internationally successful DJs Broadcasts in HD and 360° formats on the MagentaMusik 360 app and on EntertainTV BONN, 11-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Parookaville is Germany’s top festival for fans of electronic dance music. … Read the full press release
Memorandum of Understanding signed to target cooperation between Siemens and China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Siemens to become SPIC’s potential partner for development of own generation of heavy-duty gas turbines BERLIN, 11-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens and State Power … Read the full press release
MoU signed under the witness of German chancellor and Chinese premier Siemens MindSphere to be deployed and operated on Alibaba Cloud’s infrastructure for China Mainland market BERLIN, 11-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged Alibaba Cloud, Angela Merkel, CHINA, cloud computing, Internet of Things, IoT, Joe Kaeser, Li Keqiang, Siemens, Simon Hu
MUNICH, 11-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The young soprano Sarah Shine is the winner of the Siemens Opera Contest France at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. Sarah Shine was born in 1993 in Ireland and completed her studies with Veronica Dunne at … Read the full press release
Agreed vision for an innovative industrial partnership with Viridium Gruppe for the sustainable management of the Generali Leben Life portfolio. Total evaluation for 100% of Generali Leben up to €1 bln, incl. €125 mln as earn out in case of … Read the full press release
Volkswagen Group China, the car company JAC and SEAT will together set up a new R&D center for developing electric vehicles, connectivity and autonomous driving technologies by 2021; launch of a competitive BEV platform in planning SEAT to become a … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., autonomous, autonomous driving, connectivity, electric vehicles, electric_car, electric_vehicle, electrified_cars, emobility, EV, R&D center, SEAT, technologies, Volkswagen Group China
Exclusive video of the Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak as it hunts down the record I.D. R Pikes Peak the sporty forerunner to the new fully-electric I.D. family WOLFSBURG, 10-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen made motorsport history at the Pikes Peak … Read the full press release
200,000th model is a Golf R* Delivery to Cambridgeshire, UK Volkswagen R model series began with Golf R32 in 2002 WOLFSBURG, 09-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen R has handed over the jubilee car to a UK customer. Volkswagen R stands for performance, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Cambridgeshire, GolfR32, Jost Capito, Keith Williamson, milestone, UK, Volkswagen, VolkswagenR, ‘R’ model
The Plus X Award innovation prize once again recognises Volkswagen’s excellent design and brand experiences Polo, T-Roc, Touareg1, Atlas Tanoak² and I.D. VIZZION³ stand out as “Product of the Year 2018” This makes Volkswagen the “Best Automotive Brand 2018” Volkswagen … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Award, Five Volkswagen, Frank Kreif, INNOVATION, Plus X Award, PlusXAward, Polo, Product of the Year 2018, Touareg
A musicians-centric copyright service offers free copyright certificates to creative artists across the globe, celebrating the launch of its enhanced user experience SPEYER, Germany, 09-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Regstones.com, a digital copyright service built by musicians and IT experts, has … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Government, Internet & Online, Law, News, Technology
Tagged authorship, COPYRIGHT, copyright certificates, copyright evidence, copyright service, creative artists, creatives, digital copyright, digital copyright service, digital document sealing, digitally seal copyright evidence, eIDAS, long-time validation signatures, LTV signatures, musician, musicians, musicians-friendly copyright service, Regstones, Regstones.com, SHA-256, songwriter, Tobias Kirchner
First place for Sixt Car Rental, Sixt Luxury Cars and Sixt Limousine Service in numerous countries worldwide PULLACH/ATHENS, 05-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Excellent mobility solutions around the globe: Sixt, one of the leading international mobility service providers, has received World Travel … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Germany, Greece, Management, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged car rental, Limousine Service, Luxury Cars, mobility service, Mobility Solutions, World Travel Awards, WTA
The University of Konstanz has a new rector: Professor Kerstin Krieglstein, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Freiburg, was elected on 3 July 2018 by a strong majority of the Senate and University Council to become the successor of … Read the full press release
COLOGNE, 04-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Christiane Laibach has taken office as Chair of the Management Board of DEG. She succeeds Bruno Wenn. Monika Beck has been appointed as a new member of the DEG Management Board. Bruno Wenn retires Christiane … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Management
Tagged Bruno Wenn, Business, Christiane Laibach, DEG, financing, funds, investment, loans, Monika Beck, Prof. Dr Joachim Nagel
Volkswagen Group is investing one billion euros in the implementation of the project Together, ŠKODA AUTO and Volkswagen will develop new models in the A0 segment for the Indian market The first model to appear as part of the project … Read the full press release
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