Tag: Product liability
Diesel scandal: Mercedes is threatened with new trouble from the authorities
Mercedes logo The diesel scandal has already cost the car manufacturer dearly. (Photo: imago images/Rüdiger Wölk) Munich The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is once again threatened with trouble with the authorities…
Bayer lowers forecast due to write-downs on glyphosate business
Bayer factory The price of glyphosate and similar products has fallen. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Because of the meager demand for crop protection products containing glyphosate, Bayer is lowering its annual…
Bayer lowers forecast due to write-downs on glyphosate business
Bayer factory The price of glyphosate and similar products has fallen. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Because of the meager demand for crop protection products containing glyphosate, Bayer is lowering its annual…
WHO classifies sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic”.
Dusseldorf The sweetener aspartame is widespread – in diet drinks as well as in sugar-free chewing gum, low-calorie yoghurt, desserts or sweets. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research…
VW diesel scandal: taking of evidence begins in September
Volkswagen The taking of evidence in the investor trial on the VW diesel scandal is scheduled to begin in September. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Cologne In the multi-billion dollar VW investor…
Volkswagen starts test run with self-driving buses in the USA
new York Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is starting a new test run to get self-driving cars on the road. From this July, ten ID.Buzz electric minibuses will be making their rounds…
Glyphosate: EU food authority sees no cancer risk
Glyphosate use in agriculture The herbicide is the best-selling crop protection product worldwide. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Dusseldorf The highest EU authority for food safety (EFSA) still does not consider the…
Tesla has to take back the vehicle
Tesla Model S The judges in Belgium were convinced that the Tesla had “actually serious defects”. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Dusseldorf The electric car manufacturer Tesla has suffered another defeat in…
BASF is also being sued in the USA
Drinking water testing in the USA The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to limit the occurrence of PFAS substances in water. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf So-called “forever chemicals” could become a…
Why Bayer suddenly wins all lawsuits
Bayer logo The group has changed the process strategy. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, New York For Bayer boss Bill Anderson, who has been in office since the beginning of June, it…
Why Bayer suddenly wins all lawsuits
Bayer logo The group has changed the process strategy. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, New York For Bayer boss Bill Anderson, who has been in office since the beginning of June, it…
How the new boss wants to stir up the Bayer group
Bill Anderson The American stands for a new management style at Bayer. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf At the start Bill Anderson stays true to his style. This Thursday, the American will…
“Tesla is facing a mountain of tasks”
Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide A large amount of data is believed to have leaked from the carmaker. (Photo: IMAGO/Future Image) Mr. Wybitul, a huge amount of data is believed to…
Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler confesses
Rupert Stadler The former Audi boss is the first former VW board member to confess to the diesel scandal. (Photo: dpa) Munich In the fraud process surrounding the emissions scandal…
Bayer shares collapse – glyphosate depresses profit and prospects
Bayer pharmaceuticals site in Wuppertal The pharmaceuticals division made significantly less profit in the first quarter. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The pharmaceutical and agrochemical group Bayer got off to a weak…
Bayer is becoming more cautious for 2023
Bayer pharmaceuticals site in Wuppertal The pharmaceuticals division made significantly less profit in the first quarter. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The pharmaceutical and agrochemical group Bayer got off to a weak…
Ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler is ready to confess
Munich, Dusseldorf In the process of exhaust gas fraud at the Volkswagen subsidiary Audi, ex-CEO Stadler has agreed to a confession after more than 160 days of the process. His…
Ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler is ready to confess
Rupert Stadler in court on Wednesday The former Audi boss is ready to make a confession in the diesel scandal. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, Dusseldorf In the process of exhaust gas…
Investors demand a fresh start at Bayer
Dusseldorf Norbert Winkeljohann, Chairman of the Bayer Supervisory Board, could hardly have paid the outgoing CEO any more respect: “Dear Mr. Bayer,” he called to Werner Baumann at the beginning…
How the new CEO Bayer has to move forward
Bayer balance sheet The basic figures of the Dax group are solid. Nevertheless, questions remain. (Photo: mauritius images) Dusseldorf Bayer shareholders, who quickly expect the big hit after the change…