Volkswagen’s powerful labour chief Bernd Osterloh told German daily Handelsblatt that company executives should take a bonus cut after the diesel-gate scandal.
The cuts should extend to senior managers as well, he said, joining VW shareholder Lower Saxony, which is calling for the scrapping of bonus payments.
Automotive suppliers in Germany are losing their importance as motor manufacturing spreads around the world, say academics.
A study by the Centre of Automotive Management in Bergisch Gladbach concludes the suppliers will have to increasingly globalize their own operations to retain business and avoid losing a share of contracts to component makers in emerging production locations.
The Vauxhall Insignia has proven itself to be an exceptionally frugal option in its segment, having achieved over 1,300 miles on a single tank of fuel.
The 1.6 CDTi ‘Whisper Diesel’ 136PS ecoFLEX manual model with Start/Stop was driven from the Alps in Switzerland to the North Sea and back again, clocking up 1,311 miles in total over three days driven by independent hypermiler Felix Egolf, who achieved 82mpg.
Avon Tyres has added an all-new SUV tyre to their high performance range, the Avon ZX7.
Designed for medium and large SUV fitments, the ZX7 – Avon’s first ultra-high performance SUV tyre – offers outstanding grip (‘A’ grade wet grip) and handling for the ultimate in SUVs.