
Volkswagen said group production chief Michael Macht is quitting immediately, the second top executive to leave the automaker within a week.

Volkswagen said group production chief Michael Macht is quitting immediately, the second top executive to leave the automaker within a week.
Unlike other big automakers, Tesla doesn’t do traditional marketing and as a “cool” company their fans seem to be doing some of the creative work.

Volkswagen’s only acquisition deal on the horizon is a possible increase of its stake in its highly profitable Chinese joint venture with First Automobile Works Corp., VW finance chief Hans Dieter Poetsch said.
Volkswagen said operating profit declined 3.1 percent in the second quarter as emerging-market volatility and a plunge in earnings at its core passenger-car division weighed on earnings.
Operating profit fell to €3.33 billion ($4.46 billion), from €3.44 billion a year ago, VW said in a statement today.

Ford will hold an automotive app developer conference on 8 September as part of the Connected Car Expo taking place at CTIA’s Super Mobility Week at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.