Tag: Product liability
Volkswagen calls plug-in hybrids into the workshop
Volkswagen plug-in hybrids have additional heat protection Volkswagen T7 as a plug-in hybrid: The new semi-electric minibus from the Wolfsburg car manufacturer is also subject to the current new recall…
Volkswagen calls plug-in hybrids into the workshop
Volkswagen plug-in hybrids have additional heat protection Volkswagen T7 as a plug-in hybrid: The new semi-electric minibus from the Wolfsburg car manufacturer is also subject to the current new recall…
Pest control business goes to financial investor
Bayer factory in Wuppertal Sells the Environmental Science division to the financial investor Cinven. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bayer is selling its pest control products business to financial investor Cinven for…
Freighter with VW luxury cars sinks off the Azores
“Felicity Ace” The approximately 200 meter long freighter had loaded almost 4,000 vehicles from various VW brands, including models from Porsche, Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini. (Photo: via REUTERS) Lisbon The…
Profit is expected to grow to twelve billion euros
Bayer Cross at the Leverkusen site After a heavy loss in 2020, the group is back in the black. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bayer AG has grown significantly in the past…
US authorities launch investigations into Tesla
Tesla Model 3 The software in many Tesla models recently had to be revised again and again via updates. (Photo: AP) new York The bad news for Tesla is currently…
Class action lawsuits against Stromio attract thousands of ex-customers
Dusseldorf The low-cost electricity providers Stromio and Gas.de are already faced with two private class action lawsuits. The legal techs Rightnow and Veneko want to sue the energy suppliers for…
Class action lawsuits against Stromio attract thousands of ex-customers
Dusseldorf The low-cost electricity providers Stromio and Gas.de are already faced with two private class action lawsuits. The legal techs Rightnow and Veneko want to sue the energy suppliers for…
ECJ gives green light for EU rule of law mechanism
ECJ in Luxembourg The European Court of Justice has declared a new regulation to punish violations of the rule of law in the EU to be legal. (Photo: dpa) Luxembourg…
Backward software is becoming a bigger problem for German automakers
Audi Grandsphere It is questionable what will remain of the technological visions in the Audi Gransphere if it goes into series production. (Photo: Audi AG) The German automakers know how…
Tesla is recalling tens of thousands of vehicles
Tesla Model 3 Software does not stop the car at intersections. Now tens of thousands of cars have to go back to the workshop for an update. (Photo: AP) Washington…
Terminations of Stromio & Gas.de: Veneko plans class action
Dusseldorf The energy discounters Stromio, Gas.de and Grünwelt Energie are facing legal disputes. A legal tech company from Berlin and a Cologne lawyer want to claim damages from the electricity…
Terminations of Stromio & Gas.de: Veneko plans class action
Dusseldorf The energy discounters Stromio, Gas.de and Grünwelt Energie are facing legal disputes. A legal tech company from Berlin and a Cologne lawyer want to claim damages from the electricity…
Toyota remains the largest car seller ahead of Volkswagen
Toyota The Japanese group recorded an increase of 10.1 percent compared to the previous year. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The Toyota group coped with the global supply crisis for semiconductors much…
Shareholder lawsuit against Boeing admitted again
Boeing 737 Max In two crashes of the Boeing 737 Max, 346 people were killed within five months. (Photo: Reuters) Washington On Friday, an American court of appeal re-admitted a…
Daimler: Mercedes has a quality problem
New recall at Daimler With such a high number of recalls, Mercedes-Benz is endangering its own reputation as a quality manufacturer. (Photo: imago images / Rene Traut) The list of…
Mercedes apparently has to recall 800,000 cars because of the risk of fire
Mercedes-Benz car The manufacturer calls for the affected cars to be used as little as possible. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Due to technical problems, the car company Daimler is likely to…
Investors want to sue Bayer in Cologne for 2.2 billion euros in damages
Weedkiller Roundup Many lawsuits are still ongoing in connection with the glyphosate-containing herbicide Roundup, which has been marketed on a large scale since the Monsanto acquisition. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
Tesla is recalling more than 475,000 vehicles in the U.S.
Tesla Model 3 Tesla has to recall nearly half a million Model 3s, almost as many as they shipped in 2020. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Düsseldorf The US electric car…
US agency EPA scrutinizes Bayer herbicide dicamba
Bayer The company has problems with its weed killer Dicamba. (Photo: AFP) Chicago The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scrutinizing the controversial herbicide dicamba from Bayer. According to its…