also coming up b.m.w. was fined ten million euros for violating emissions levels echoes of diesel gave up the german car john claims it was all down to a software god. also on the show making business a two way street china has built huge infrastructure projects. africa but what costs. this is either of your business as well come small businesses here in germany pretty much like anywhere don't like to get involved in politics particularly when business is good but with images of angry protests in the german city of camden it's been broadcast around the world some local companies and us picking out about the backlash to germany's controversial immigration policy. its precision work here at no moss in saxony three hundred employees are making fine watches that sell all around the world the company has stellar reputation over three decades now manages worry that nazi protesters in the city of chemists might tarnish its image yeah vicinity of course was shocked by what's happening in cannes nets but i can't sa

b.m.w. is not the only troubled automotive company dima and parts supplier continental have also issued profitable a mix. let's stick to b.m.w. for a moment because there seem to me more problems on the domestic front but it's joins us now in frankfurt some kind of showdown i believe between b.m.w. and it's a deal us yes monica behind the shiny high polish glossy world of show rooms there's a bitter fight going on between the dealers and the carmakers as german newspapers reports. almost ninety percent of dealers may not be selling cars or new parts of buying monday the problem of being a new contract that b.m.w. has sent out to these dealers that they refuse to sign because they say it is cutting into their livelihood it is cutting into their profit margins while b.m.w. is still reaping in profits this is looking investors of course their share is a new thing today after it had a big drop of five percent already yesterday after profit warnings ok paul so if worse comes to worse which is not

b.m.w.'s i have eighteen projects. i made as a mobility a technology company as you look at it and we always believe that motor sport is in the leading edge of devil upcast and perfect technologies so it helps us to. the finger on the pulse that's one. like i said it's a technology company it gives us a chance to interact with city centers mostly people system look at the technology that is today and stake into the future so we really are participating and developing some foundational aspects for future mobility. b.m.w.'s new formula isas the most incredible games over in standard by three engines the race car is fifty percent lighter sixty six percent more compact and one hundred percent more powerful. and smart car and explains how they did it they gathered the i three engineers who had also worked on the electric power train for the i eight they put them together with specialist for the formula the power train and turned them loose instead of worrying about cost or scalability because they

b.m.w. our electric i f t eighteen. beatlemania wells fargo's wild for the beatles sunshine tour. and the newest generation of hyundai santa fe. today you might want to shave for is testing the hyundai santa fe for us has been a fixture among s.u.v. since two thousand and one and in many ways helped develop a segment on days for generation x. u.v. has a new face was sleek headlights and a large grill of the time for a closer look. just like its predecessor the new hyundai santa fe features front and all wheel drive the hyundai offers four different engines for the market launch two diesel engines and one gasoline it remains to be seen if the offer a hybrid option later on. if i clearance and all wheel drive make the hyundai well equipped for off road driving him out a while says it but anybody who shows up for an upscale car like this isn't likely to take it in to record terrain and they're looking for a comfortable ride to santa fe delivers a model compares it to being carried in a sedan ch

b.m.w. has reportedly been ordered to pay a fine of ten million euros off to software was found on around eight thousand days old cars that are legally shut off emissions filtering prosecutors say this appears to have been a bug in the software and not an intentional change fast according to the newspaper the student deutsche ad site emoticon maker itself informed of their very about the shut off following an investigation which went on for months before she decided not to were any charges against b.m.w. executives. the eyes of the world have been on the german state of saxony and like most small businesses the world over companies don't often like to get involved in politics particularly when their business is doing well but with images of angry protests in the german city of kenneth's big broadcast internationally some companies are speaking out about the backlash against germany's controversial immigration policy. it's precision work here at no moss in saxony three hundred employees are m

b.m.w. fined millions of euros for a mission's violations again helena humphrey will have that story and many more coming right up in this. building into an official estimates more than one point two million venezuelans made in colombia legally and illegally. already echoing the worldwide return to venezuela. visiting friends i don't think i'd ever go back there to live where i live there again i don't know so i'm not sure. witness lose that matters. made minds every journey begins with the first step and every language with the first word the word from the. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn with him simple online on your mobile and free. learning course nikos free german meeting seem. to. be always over the world on the german state of saxony would unrest in kenya it's making international headlines local business is worried whether it will have an impact on that or some like a financial course one has to make. also coming up b.m.w. fined ten million for violating emissions l

apparently not going to be easing but you know it is having an effect on the image of b.m.w. the shares going down not because of that but people see this story and i think the story that b.m.w. is presenting there is more harmful than the event itself nobody i've talked to in the building behind me where the chamber of industry and commerce sits in the stock market is believes that it was a glitch that it was an accident that the software somehow found its way into two of the largest heaviest and most polluting vehicles that b.m.w. produces pretty votes talking about reputational damage image damage the eyes of the wold have been on it can it on the rest that all michael business is they worry that that could have an impact on them. yes they are the president of the german industry association said as much as he says that it can do serious damage to the image of germany in the world and an executive a very high placed one a very visible one showcase c.e.o. of siemens he sat last year at the devotes meeting at the table with us president donald trump and he's saying now that

b.m.w. has reportedly been ordered to pay a fine of ten million euros after software was found on around eight thousand of its diesel cars that illegally shut off emissions filtering but prosecutors say it appears to have been a bug in the software and not an intentional cheat on the part of the company. but according to the newspaper the. become acreage self inform the authorities in february about the shutoff. and following a months long investigation authorities say they've decided not to file charges against any b.m.w. executives. the smart home was a major focus of this year's international consumer electronics fair in berlin even the best cook can chill out in this kitchen the camera checks what's in the fridge and projects recipe suggestions on to the countertop like how to make the perfect roast the stove opens automatically taking things from there it's a kitchen the takes worries away and even loads the dishwasher in the future nearly everything will be connected to the internet th

currently dimer and b.m.w. don't pass that test on the whole however german manufacturers welcome the agreement they've invested billions in mexico and are dependent on open borders. in an interview on thursday donald trump also announced he wants to move ahead with additional tariffs on chinese goods worth two hundred billion dollars starting next week the trade dispute with the u.s. has already led china to launch a new economic stimulus package companies there are now eligible for tax cuts totaling up to five point six billion euros beijing also wants to strengthen exports and has already promised more investment in infrastructure. to ensure nothing like volkswagens admission scandal happens again the u.s. government appointed an official to keep a close eye on the german carmaker we're not in his first annual report larry thompson called for greater transparency at the company saying v.w. lawyers were uncooperative when it came to sharing certain information thomson wants proof that folks walk in is complyi

b.m.w. and its two subsidiaries porsche collaborated illegally in areas including vehicle technology costs suppliers markets and strategy the investigation covers collusion on the tank sizes for the diesel exhaust fluid blue blue lowers nitrogen oxide in diesel vehicle emissions the five car makers suspected of trying to keep the town small to reduce costs. if proven this collusion between circle five may have the ny consumers the possibility to buy less polluting cars despite this technology being available to the manufacturers if proven those carmakers would also have to pay billions of euros in fines and it's not the only costs they'll face their reputations also clearly at stake now. now the german government had to publicly row back today on their promise to put one million electric cars on german history inspired twenty twenty let's bring in don the cold in a frankfurt darnall is that more embarrassing for german carmakers or for the government . well i guess actually garrett it's a sh

b.m.w. x six and mercedes g l e and melds the elegance of a ford or coupe a with a versatility of a large s.u.v.s we want to know what it has to offer. us a big car tester you had struck months as s.u.v.s today tend to be larger wider and longer but the audi q eight is actually a little shorter than the q seven that said it's stuffed full of technical bells and whistles and still seats five people that's were from present. at just under five meters the new q eight is a good six centimeter shorter than the q seven but it's also nearly three centimeters wider giving it a more aggressive sporty look but i thought underlining that image is the chunky grill that dominates the front body and says the grill is really needed for the powerful engine under the hood be but in the end it also carries a whole. host of sensors are pretty by to then thought that it's going to mother he only the headlights look like they're equipped with some kind of sensor too but those are headlight washers like you have

perhaps b.m.w. wanted to show a little goodwill the c.e.o. came to chancellor angela merkel's office in an electric car for his company there's a lot at stake the same for mercedes boss techa and v.w. management they'll be meeting with macko finance minister shots and transport minister sure once again the subject is driving bans for diesel vehicles the coalition wants to prevent this is much as possible but the industry does not want to make any promises for retrofitting. it instead for clean air in the cities fleet renewal remains our priority we've also talked about retrofitting now they'll be discussions at the federal level and the individual car manufacturers will do the same and automobile has been just like it tony but the green party demands the conversion of all vehicles that don't meet exhaust emissions standards and so my high school they always say that only older diesels are affected but it isn't true and there are many of the relatively new euro five diesel vehicles which totally exceed the standard values and many of the newes

and b.m.w. also unveiled their latest electric cars this month almost all german car manufacturers are pumping billions into eco research and development to make sure the country's champion industry stays in pole position on the markets. well here's a sales opportunity for those each call makers from february next year a quarter of all vehicles currently driving around frankfurt will no longer be roadworthy a german court has ruled that the city must introduce a ban on diesel vehicles which don't meet your roof or emission levels now the aim is to ensure cleaner environmental action germany and geo which is calling on twenty eight cities to reduce pollution to levels below them lethal maximum. personal for all have reached an agreement to end the so-called scallop wars the two sides have now agreed on a common fishing period for the prized mollusks in the east an english channel french fishermen were angry that british boats could get out of them while their own government banned them from doing

audi and b.m.w. also unveiled their latest electric cars this month almost all german common effect or is a pumping billions into research and development to make sure the country's champion industry stays in pole position on the markets. to cuba now while she is of u.s. trade sanctions and an inefficient economy people have learned to live with very limited resources the response is what cubans proudly refer to as inventor who bought no substituting everyday items with things that are in short supply demonstrating for example that sometimes a little piece of rubber can go a long way. you don't have to look far in just about any aspect of cuban life to find something like this a condom doubling at this rally as a balloon. condoms or soto's that a condom makes a terrific plug for a flat tire. the problem with all this repurchasing say health workers is that many people are liable to downplay the fact that condoms were actually invented for something completely different. from what they see the condom

s b.m.w. reportedly has been or did to pay a fine of ten million euros after software was found on around eight thousand diesel cars that illegally shut off emissions filtering prosecutors say this it pays to have been a bug in the software not intentional cheap does according to newspaper the sun dot you decide to become a critic though informed your forty's in february about the shuttle following a month long investigation that decided not to file charges against any b.m.w. executives. will stocks on the major asian exchanges dropped for the third consecutive session on monday dragged down by rekindled fears of a china u.s. trade war us president donald trump's threatening to impose fresh sanctions on china later this week before the weekend not to talks with canada also ended without a deal exerting more downward pressure on asian markets meanwhile the private survey showed china's manufacturing growth slowed to a thirteen month low that was in august export is shrank for a fifth month and

audi and b.m.w. also unveiled their latest electric cars this month almost all german car manufacturers are pumping billions into research and development to make sure the country's champion industry stays in pole position on the markets. well here's a sales sales opportunity for those electric car makers from february next year a quarter of all vehicles carney driving around frankfurt will no longer be roadworthy a german course rule that the city must introduce a ban on diesel vehicles which do not meet a euro for mission that fills the aim is to ensure clean air for the city's citizens all the petrol cars will also be affected it's a cool found that the measures put in place so far to reduce pollution they haven't go far enough the case was brought by the environmental action in germany n.j. which is calling on twenty eight cities to reduce at pollution to levels below illegal maximum. and all financial correspondent out of a spot is in france where that ban will be implemented only how exactly wi

summit at the general comic a b.m.w. announces plans to shut down its u.k. plant for anger exit. and malaysian authorities investigating suspected alcohol poisoning has killed more than twenty people. well i'm pleased to say we have got drier weather now across southern parts of china wettest weather now in the process of pulling away from northern parts of the knob being a window with a fine weather now coming back in behind heavier showers there further north into central and eastern parts of the country thursday into friday those showers long spells of rain they do remain in place hong kong jen we stand fine and dry with plenty of sunshine light winds as well so really no to back the more cloud down towards the southwest of china but again just a few spots of ray's squeezing out of that there's a little more lively that across the northeast of india and see how the cloud is just drifting through the by a single up towards addition northern parts of on top of that we have got the possibility of flooding rains streaming in here over the next day or so so that's the picture clear

and b.m.w. are suspected of coordinating to restrict the development and launch of emissions control systems essentially that would deny customers the opportunity to buy less polluting cars if found guilty they could face billions in fines the probe comes at a sensitive time for v.w. a comic a faces a raft of cold cases in the coming months over revelation revelations installed illegal software to cheat on emissions tests. the german government had to publicly row back today on their promise to put one million electric cars on germany's street spots whence twenty let's bring in. frankfurt darnall is that more embarrassing for german carmakers or for the government. well i guess actually garrett it's a shame for both sides i remember the words of german chancellor angela merkel very well when she was stating yeah by twenty twenty the reality on the german role would be that we see e-cards everywhere well i've been standing here i guess for the last twenty minutes i have not seen a single e-car go

vehicles on the market that are going to be substantially better whether it be the jaguar i pace on the b.m.w. i vehicles is a lot of great product on the market but the only reason that tussles alive is because of him and if he has to step down as a c.e.o. and a board member and of course the board is fighting this everybody knows whether you're short solo or a long hold this is not good and it will the impact of the stock can't be calculated but it could be quite dramatic well over one hundred dollars a share i'm hearing from a couple different analysts but the fact is the company doesn't exist without him and he knows that he is the brand but remember he also is on the board of solar city and space x. he's got other problems because he was smoking marijuana and national t.v. and now his federal security might be pulled for the space x. project so looks like a lot of things in this house of cards are coming down. we're going to be watching very closely when he does have a good attorney as you say with mark cuban mr cuban got off so we watching lauren fix the car coach thank you lauren have

and b.m.w. also unveiled their latest electric cars this month almost all german car manufacturers are pumping billions into eco research and development to make sure the country's champion industry stays in pole position on the markets. well here's a sales opportunity for those in carmakers from february next year a quarter of all vehicles driving around frankfurt will no longer be classified as road worthy a german court has ruled that the city must introduce a ban on diesel vehicles which don't meet euro four emission levels while the aim is to ensure clean air for the city citizens older petrol cars will also be affected the court found that measures put in place so far to reduce pollution haven't really gone far enough the case was brought by the environmental action germany n.g.a. which is calling on twenty eight cities across the country to reduce air pollution to levels below in the next. to cuba now where off the years of u.s. trade sanctions and an inefficient soviet style centralized

audi and b.m.w. also unveiled their latest electric cars this month almost all german common effect your is a pumping billions into research and development to make sure the country's champion industry stays in pole position on the markets. and we can bring in the horse now head of global automotive research at ev a call i s i in london good to see you i understand you've just recently returned from california where you took a look at test the production what do you think can german car makers catch up firstly i think that test lock and rampant the production of the motor three which is very important in terms of volume adoption of evil delivery i see no reason why the germans can't also gets to a significantly higher level of he said in that context it will be very very important when v.w. starts in the launch of its product family at the end of next year because that's going to be the first really for the even product that people can actually buy i mean is it just that for example tesla started. or

well when it comes to profitability germany's b.m.w. often leaves its competitors in the rearview mirror but now the german luxury carmaker issued a profit warning for the first time in ten years m.w. said revenues could fall as much as ten percent short of its full year forecast the reasons include price was as the market adjusts to strict emissions tests sales in china are also affected by imports terrorists that have pushed up prices of cars made in the united states b.m.w. is not the only trouble to automotive a company dima and part supply of continental have also into profit warnings. pressure is mounting on venezuela's president to canada will join. five south american nations in signing a formal request for the international criminal court to investigate the venezuelan government and this is only a day after the united states imposed sanctions on the doro and his wife of venezuela socialist economies wrecked by hyperinflation and to crippling shortages thousands of people keep fleeing into neighboring countries every day. it's a

german carmaker b.m.w. is reportedly been ordered to pay a fine of ten million euros after software was found on a route eight thousand diesel cost that illegally shot off emissions filtering prosecutors say this appears to have been a bargain the software and not an intentional cheat that's according to the suit or to cite own newspaper comic or itself inform the authorities in february about the shuttle following a month long investigation that decided not to file charges against any b.m.w. executives. and that's it from the business desk is back to you i guess thanks very much a court in may and was sentenced to international journalists to seven years in jail they were convicted of breaching the country's official secrets act while investigating the alleged mass killing of a hinge of muslims by the military reporters deny the charges they say they were framed by police the u.n. has called the trial a travesty of justice western governments say the ruling calls into question when mass commitment to freed

of course but it's still doing a lot better than its competitors b.m.w. and flo excitement today. just fling a question at you and if you can't answer it it's not the end of the well because just listening to you i'm wondering i mean is is. just the first of all this to go as you mentioned some problems in the industry and it doesn't only concern diana. yes that's true we've seen we've seen changes especially with folks are going to scandal quite recent changes and there may be more to come the problem is that the entire industry is reshuffling and needs to find a way to. become strong in the in the story are thomas and the electric car sector and the solution there hasn't quite been found especially in electric cars germany is the lagging behind and it might just be time for a couple of new people a couple of new faces currently folks that are going to seems to be having a good direction but we'll also see more changes likely right christiane thank you so much. when i k c o s s and ads featuring football star and civil rights activists calling kiper naik has pledged to what it ca

b.m.w. has reportedly been ordered to pay a fine of ten million euros off a software was found on a around eight thousand dia diesel calls that illegally shot off a mission's filtering the prosecutors say this appears to been a bug in the software and not an intentional cheat as according to newspaper this suit deutsche had sight on while the com a crit self informed go forward he's in february about the shuttle following a month long investigation that decided not to file charges against any b.m.w. executives. undermined and out the top stories we're following for you a failed asylum seeker thought to be from afghanistan's been found guilty of murdering his teenage girl friend in the western german town of canada the case has been exploited by near nazi groups to stir hatred and refugees the court said since the defendant believed to be aged between seventeen to twenty years old to eight and a half years in prison. meanwhile sentenced to journalists from international news agency reuters to

now the german car maker b.m.w. says it's planning to shut down its u.k. plant for a month after the u.k. leaves the european union it wants to minimize the risk of supply disruption if there is no breakfast deal now the announcement comes as the british prime minister terry's a may go to austria for a gathering of e.u. leaders to try to shore up support for her idea of how britain can leave the european union currently report from munich. if there is a city in europe which signifies muscular success and power in munich surely it's the economy of the region that varia is bigger than all but five countries in the whole european union german exports to britain were worth tens of billions of dollars last year a messy bricks it with no plan could cost the germans a lot so people are worried they also think that britain should be some danger so relation of it to say a polite and as he also was a big big burden of brokers see it simply circumvent. the makers surge between our members and this is the estimate of the cost of this broker seabird b. fifty two hundre

regulators have opened an investigation into car makers b.m.w. dimer and v.w. the probe will focus on whether the auto makers agreed not to compete against each other in developing technology to restrict pollution it's proven the carmakers could face billions in fines. hackers have stolen sixty million dollars from the japanese virtual currency exchange called zaeef they made off with a total of six thousand bitcoins plus an unknown quantity of other digital currencies following the heart of the company said it had reached an agreement to sell the majority of the exchange to another firm if the deal goes through the funds will be used to reimburse customers earlier this year the japanese provider coin check lost half a billion dollars and a hark. the world's first hydrogen powered passenger train has been launched in germany it's a viable comes as the country tries to cut its reliance on diesel guzzling vehicles the water powered train can travel a thousand kilometers on a single tank of hydrogen the only emissions are steam and water plants are already underwa

politician who put it like that as a bit very new said a series seven b.m.w. is not a solution to the automobile shortage in africa we have no sustainable solutions to the mobility problem in emerging nations by we you mean europe and germany that statement sounds more like cloudy a whole lot of the green party when will you be joining her party. i get on well with the. we have common interests and i'm glad that the german automobile industry is waking up and rethinking its strategy. one clear signal is that v.w. has just set up a polo plant in rwanda. in fact in the next six to eight years three hundred million cars will be sold in africa. i'm not please when i only see toyota's increase in vehicles there are no german cars. we missed our market opportunity thirty years ago. yes now things are changing you have restructured development aid for africa that's what you call the marshall plan with africa referring to the u.s. program to rebuild europe after the second well. i think it's about partnership who is taking on which roam the. partnership talking as equ