and the new opel grand land x. . the purchase of a german car maker opel by the french p.s.a. group was completed in august and in september a new opel premiered the grand land x. it's based on the peugeot three thousand eight it's four and a half metres long and opals biggest s.u.v. today. he will contest a underlaid cinnamon laments the small choice of engines for the grand land x. just one diesel and one gasoline powered engine and that's the one he's driving a one point two liter three cylinder and of course you have to wonder is that really enough for a compact s.u.v. the answer is in principle yes but of course a bit power more. or would be welcome opel will probably introduce a bigger engine next year along with the plug in hybrid version of. the plug in here but if it's on the ground then it's. the current engine is the same as in the persian three thousand eight which like the grand land x. only has front wheel drive as to accelerate shin it takes eleven point one seconds to go from zero to one hundred kilometers an hour so you can keep up with traffic for a compact s

another opel bites the dust. on average an opel is on the road for eighteen years before it scrapped another makes of car even more robust. but car money factories in germany are offering cash incentives to people who want to scrap the old diesels and buy new cars that pollute less there are more than six million candidates for this special treatment. economist heading vets has published a study on incentives to scrap old cars. grant cars that could run for quite a while longer and we invest so many resources in these products that it makes no sense to just throw them away. because institute has worked out the two thirds of the natural resources that go into an average compact car are used for its manufacture the remaining third maybe fuel is consumed while driving it over its average lifespan that adds up to nearly thirty five tons of resources for a car that weighs just one and a half tons the largest single item is energy followed by metal. with people here are concerned about the level of pollution where they

saying now with opel being part off the pier as a family those synergies is now allowing the company to grow faster and also to make more money the outlook of course big companies still the integration needs some time and also still going problems here in germany with worker union and worker councils ok then let's talk about something positive to get in because i believe the business sentiment in germany is looking pretty good right now. yeah the business climate index just came out a few moments ago actually indicating that after two rounds it's actually growing again and went up from one hundred fifteen to one hundred and sixteen points indicating that there's a pretty good mood among c.e.o.'s here in germany also with a very positive outlook for the next coming six months ok then i hope that the outlook for the weather in frankfurt is also improving daniel cope there reporting for us thank you very much. well the european parliament has called for weed killer to life a sate to be phased out in the next five years the non-binding vote comes as representatives from the twenty eight

euros that's up more than thirty percent business grew also thanks to the takeover often battled rival opel p.s.a. acquired to the long time general motors subsidiary in august for two point two billion euros making the french company europe's second largest carmaker. e.u. member states have failed to to come to an agreement on the contentious issue of life or sate the european license for this herbicide runs out in december but its use is highly controversial some studies say the chemical could cause cancer while others insist it's totally safe business interests play a role too of course europe has been debating the use of life estate for more than two years is a look at what's at stake. it's the most commonly used herbicide in the world. in europe farmer sprague life aside on around half of fields used to raise commercial crops many critics demand a ban on blind side. activists began applying pressure in brussels at the beginning of the wake. the international agency for research on cancer of the world health organization has found that life as it causes cancer in animals and probably al

cars have been built in eisenach for over one hundred twenty years now the city is on to an opel factory tourists can see the collection of automobiles at a special exhibition including of course that brought both. the cars at the same name as the console and that linked them closely to ice and it's. also stood for the many different aspects of the city which is but a cultural center and an industrial hop. that was never a contradiction an industry started to breathe then petrol so to speak truck is eating fruit. there's also a great place to try some traditional local fare like the famous dumplings which are made of two parts wrong and one part boiled potatoes are served with a crew tom in the middle they see. marine boiling water until they rise to the surface. has a family in the region has their own secret recipe for making the dumplings. everyone makes them differently or. condensed milk. as use crime fresh. game the claims based on. their search would be for legs and red cabbage and eyes and their best to wash down with a glass of luther wine. or martin luther criticized the greed

the opel white roof with a third brake light integrated in the rear spoiler sets a modern contrast tothe dark blue body. the flyers can choose between a seventy three kilowatt engine with automatic transmission and ninety six kilowatts with a six speed manual transmission. we tested the stronger gasoline powered engine it pulls the car from zero to one hundred kilometers per hour and eight point nine seconds. to two hundred thirty new meters maximum toward come into play from upwards of one thousand seven hundred fifty revs per minute and give the little diaz plenty of zip. down what's on the scene as things the ninety six kilowatt engine is ideal for the car even in sixth gear she have enough power in reserve to make driving on the autobahn fun. the designer addition is also available as a convertible soft black fabric top takes the place of the white roof. the special edition is limited to only two hundred cars worldwide that works out to just ten hard top and fifteen convertible versions of the nearly four metre long super mini for the german market exclusive design as its price ou

french carmaker psa group says it's seen its revenue rise strongly after it added opel—vauxhall salese first time and increased deliveries in europe and latin america. the maker of peugeot and citroen cars saw a revenue rise of 31 percent to $17.6 billion in the third quarter from $11.1; billion a year earlier. shares of chipotle slumped more than 8% in late us trading after the mexican food chain missed earnings expectations. the company has struggled to win back customers after at least two food safety scares and a hacking attack. the last pack of uk—made cigarettes has rolled off the production line at the jti plant in county antrim. the japanese firm jti which took over gallaher in 2007 announced the closure of its ballymena plant in 2014. more than 800 people were employed at the factory. china has revealed its new senior leadership committee but broke with tradition by not including a clear successor to president xijinping. what does it mean for the future of the chinese economy? first, robin brant is in beijing. just bring us up—to—date with what has been happening, and what do

on average an opel is on the road for eighteen years before it scrapped other makes of cars even more robust. but car manufacturers in germany are offering cash incentives to people who want to scrap the old diesels and buy new cars that pollute less there are more than six million candidates for this special treatment. economist henning fitz has published a study on incentives to scrap old cars if we scrap cars it could run for quite a while longer we invest so many resources in these products that it makes no sense to just throw them away. because institute has worked out that two thirds of the natural resources that go into an average compact car are used for its manufacture the remaining third maybe fuel is consumed while driving it. over its average lifespan that adds up to nearly thirty five tons of resources for a car that weighs just one and a half tons the largest single item is energy followed by metal. with yet people here are concerned about the level of pollution where they live the resources we used to make and run a car come from all over the world but that doesn't inte

you have a problem in the extremism in the is what leads people to say it's too dangerous to opel political systems had democracy. they will never be defeated by policemen and soldiers. it's an ideology. as a set of ideas is a debate about the nature of our country our future religion. policemen cannot win that debate. and we know this from turkey. time after time this is lammas would form a party and they would win an election and the generals would come in and say this party is disbanded. so they would change the name of the party. it's the walther and welfare and justice party. and they would win an election and they would throw them out. and the problem with that is the people who are not as lammas is lammas extremist the people who have the idea that we hope will when the support in turkey never won the debate. they relied on the general's to save them. we now have turkey where it is today. the general and the policemen are not going to win that debate. only politicians and people who can argue and speak and when votes are ultimately going to win that debate. we had time for one quick