Tag: Product liability
Bestseller gets new software
Volkswagen A freshly produced VW Golf from Wolfsburg: The software of the car that has been sold for two years is not good enough, so the company must intervene now.…
Bayer is probably in the process of investing because of Monsanto
Protests against Bavaria and Monsanto Not only environmentalists, but also some investors are now critical of the takeover. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Due to the controversial takeover of the US seed…
Bayer is probably in the process of investing because of Monsanto
Protests against Bavaria and Monsanto Not only environmentalists, but also some investors are now critical of the takeover. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Due to the controversial takeover of the US seed…
Bayer & glyphosate processes: Bayer sees “encouraging signal”
Weedkiller Roundup Bayer has been selling the glyphosate-containing product on a large scale since the Monsanto takeover. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bayer has taken another step to finally get rid of…
Volkswagen: Drastic sales decline in November
Volkswagen Due to the lack of chips, the car company can currently only build a few vehicles. (Photo: dpa) Wolfsburg The Volkswagen Group is coming under increasing pressure in terms…
Grünenthal owner family apologizes to thalidomide victims
Contergan agent in the Deutsches Museum in Munich The word Contergan stands for the biggest drug scandal in German post-war history. The Rhenish company Grünenthal launched the sleeping pill in…
Federal court gives pharmacies complicity in opioid crisis
US pharmacies Two US counties accused CVS, Walgreen and Walmart-operated pharmacies of failing to stop the flood of pills that caused hundreds of overdoses. (Photo: AP) Cleveland A US federal…
Court clears the way for settlement in the investor dispute
Telekom headquarters in Bonn Shortly after the third IPO in 2000, the first lawsuits were filed against Telekom by shareholders. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After almost 20 years, Deutsche Telekom is…
Exhaust gas manipulation: consumer advocates leave diesel plaintiffs alone
Despite the great success compared with Volkswagen, the consumer association only sued a car manufacturer in one other case. Diesel plaintiffs and lawyers are looking for alternatives. .source site
Change in management at the top of Volkswagen’s finance division
Lars Henner Santelmann Santelmann has made a significant contribution to the further development of the finance division, said the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Financial Services, Volkswagen Finance…
Resignation of the chief of agriculture after Monsanto purchase Signal for renewal
Rodrigo Santos (right), Liam Condon There is a surprising change in personnel in Bayer’s Crop Science division. (Photo: press photo Bayer) The manager leaves – the share rises: This is…
Bayer reports success in glyphosate trial for boys in Los Angeles
Roundup With the over 60 billion dollar purchase of US seed giant Monsanto, Bayer has brought legal disputes around Roundup into the house. (Photo: Reuters) Los Angeles Bayer claims to…
German automaker affected by investigation
Accidents with airbags Because airbags repeatedly deployed incorrectly and injured drivers, Takata had to initiate the largest recall in the history of the automotive industry. (Photo: AP) New York, Munich,…
EU Advocate General: VW thermal windows violate EU law
Diesel proceedings against Volkswagen The judges at the ECJ often follow the line of argument of the Advocate General, but are not bound by it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Advocate…
Bad start for suspects in the VW Diesel trial: judge intensifies charges
VW employees demonstrate with a poster “Prison instead of bonuses” before the start of the trial in front of the Braunschweig city hall. The Braunschweig Regional Court’s criminal proceedings against…
How the mega takeover changed Bayer
Dusseldorf It was a liberating day for Bayer boss Werner Baumann: exactly five years ago he completed the $ 63 billion purchase from US seed manufacturer Monsanto. On September 14,…
Scott Keogh wants an electric pickup
Chattanooga The robots are already being prepared for their use in the large white factory hall at the foot of the Smokey Mountains. Giant yellow octopus arms swing through the…
How the mega takeover changed Bayer
Dusseldorf It was a liberating day for Bayer boss Werner Baumann: exactly five years ago, he completed the $ 63 billion purchase from US seed manufacturer Monsanto. On September 14,…
VW electric cars now receive software updates like Tesla does
Interior of an ID.3 from Volkswagen The new software updates turn the screen on the dashboard into a control center. (Photo: Volkswagen) Wolfsburg After the double test phase, things are…