o n welcome to drive in the v.w. motor magazine coming up trekking through all monster desert in the v.w. i'm a rock. the i thirty m. performance the first one die with motors ford credentials. and testing the audi q seventy truck. words s.u.v.s tend to guzzle gas takes a lot of energy to move that much metal but some car makers are striving to change the s.u.v.s image one result is out he's q seventy to run a plug in hybrid version of the lecturing q seven. a car just a month as current says that when it comes to plug in hybrids most car makers use gasoline engines to support their electric motors or more likewise versatile but i would be sticking with a six cylinder three leader in term diesel so if the batteries empty it provides a relatively fuel efficient means of getting around and a powerful one to. six cobb. county rates average consumption for the q seventy tron it under two leaders of diesel and one nine hundred kilowatt hours of electricity per one hundred kilometers and its range of up to fifty six kilome

porsche utilize technology from v.w. for its first mass produced three fifty six at their learn beutler build cars virtually of their own design and beetle chassis and v.w. itself eventually followed suit with a luxury coupe a in the shape of the karmann ghia. gustafsson recalls how they're all made special sports convertible was unveiled at the german automobile exhibition in berlin in one nine hundred fifty where the public crowded around to see it was sitting on city and hollywood stars like audrey hepburn and gregory peck were among those who added the lecture from berlin to their collections this case with sales booming open show rooms in munich zurich how to watch and even what bollywood star on it so going hollywood. but sweig in chief i never ignored both was less than pleased with the match a success and first the coachbuilder produced the v.w. chassis straight from the manufacturer but later v.w. a researcher of that privilege forum which is rival carmen. was obliged to cannibalize new fully assembled beetles a

on to be built in v.w. his hometown will sward it's also the biggest city out to date measuring a good four point seventy four meters in length option we have available as a seven seater that makes this latest edition and attractive choice as a versatile family all rounder. now see at our current test or close nice fit sees the to rocco as the next logical step towards a bigger s.u.v. after the say in a row now and say it a take at it's based on v.w. is modular transfers and q.b. platform making it a close cousin of the to go on all space space. for anyone who's curious close explains where this issue we got its name see that's made a habit of naming is. models after cities in spain this time see it as some one hundred forty thousand people what they call the new model the result was to rocco a kind of a lonely a name for a time ago now that i quote will come down about the stuff that. it can't even handle come to loony is rugged terrain especially if it's the version equipped with all wheel drive where the

and china v.w. and ford have said in the past that any alliance would not involve a merger. we've heard similar claims before though now before we go it's one of the most iconic buildings in the city that never sleeps manhattan's chrysler building is for sale again ten years after amorality investment firm the move quired the arctic cold landmark complete building for eight hundred million dollars the current price might be a bit lower according to experts despite having many fans the building is competing against a slew of much younger more modern buildings attracting solvent clients opened in one nine hundred thirty and standing three hundred ninety meters tall the chrysler building was once the world's tallest. that's all for business thank you for watching i'll see you next time good bye. my first boss was a sewing machine. where i come from women are balanced by this motion towards something as simple as learning how to write a bicycle isn't. since i was in this room but i want to talk about spies i belong to my home and it took me years to the business. finally gave up

had to deal with i think v.w. had to recall or even buy back around six hundred thousand cars and chrysler will only have to take back around one hundred thousand but it's also there's a very different way that the scandal affected both these companies or as a v.w. the it was the top executives who were aware of this cheating software that was part of their cars and they specifically built this software to circumvent testing and make it look like they were pushing down emissions when in fact they weren't at chrysler in fact what it was was the company that makes the software that regulates these things in cars bosch just snuck in the software into the cars out for chrysler knowing which is part of the reason why they're pleading not guilty they're found guilty and prosecutors are not pushing further with this so let's talk about the customers because we know as you mentioned it's fewer cars in this case it's also for customers probably but has there any been any reaction to these revelations from effect to custome

and china v.w. and ford have said in the past that any alliance would not involve a merger. germany's influential industry association has called on the european union to adopt a tougher policy towards china and the paper presented on thursday the beady eyes stressed that germany and the west must do more if they don't want to lose their competitive edge on world markets the tougher tone is the latest sign that european policymakers and business leaders are becoming increasingly worried about china as a competitor and its state driven economic model. chinese market has long been a gold mine for many german companies with high end carmakers like audi and mercedes making an ever larger share of their profits here but the b.t.i. federation for german industry claims the chinese market is far from a level playing field. the business lobby accuses beijing of using a combination of protectionism price dumping and state subsidies to bolster china's economy and cement the central government's control. in the development of a free market isn't on beijing's agenda. that's what the cen

the starting price is almost exactly the same as for the v.w. to go on all space but the buyer gets fifty leaders more cargo space and a better deal with basically whip and along with a bit more personality are other points in its favor compared to the rather functional to go on. a fresh youthful look and makes that kodiak look almost boring it's designed to appeal to younger drivers. and russell's time opal has gathered a crowd at the center of attention is its new concept car an all electric compact s.u.v. . but before we preview opals vision of the future let's take a look back into the past the company manufactured its first automobile in eight hundred ninety nine dubbed the opel cat motor car system looks much for opel and mark the beginning of what is now a one hundred twenty year history. of just sixty five of the patent motor cars were produced during its three years on the market with his three point five horsepower one point five leader single cylinder rear mounted engine that car could reach a speed of twenty kilometers per hour. only

v.w. beetle bids its final farewell. plus the mercedes g l e. we've come to san antonio the second largest city in texas. this is where mercedes-benz chose to stage the international launch of its latest model the all new twenty twenty. the ultimate station wagons are far less popular these days says i hope dyson over everyone wants an s.u.v. there are crossovers that aren't suitable for off road driving and then there are the real issue of these with a growing list of abilities the mercedes chile belongs to the latter group with a completely new all wheel drive. the only variable drive system provides torque on demand to the wheels that needed most they can distribute the torque between the for. in rear axle from anywhere between zero and one hundred percent depending on which drive mode is selected and the optional off road package includes a world first here the all wheel drive comes with a low and high range allowing the g.l. e to conquer most off road situations. as i know thinks the suspension is great ironing out all the bumps on the road

oh and welcome to drive a v.w. motor magazine this week stuff big said test drive in a snit as he looks recoup a the lexus l c five hundred opals vision of the future the g d x experimental and the new saying got to rocco. so you had made its name with sporty economically priced cars from the mid range down now the spanish carmaker is expanding its s.u.v. family upwards the newest member is named to rocco the first c.m. to be building a hometown most war it's also the biggest city out to date measuring a good four point seventy four meters in length option only available as a seven seater that makes this latest edition and attractive choice as a versatile family all rounder. now seattle card tester close nice fit caesar to rocco as the next logical step towards bigger s.u.v. after the say in a row now and say it a take at it's based on v.w. is modular transfers and q.b. platform making it a close cousin of a to go on all space space. event there for anyone who's curious close explains where this issue we got its na

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v.w. may have expanded. range of compact s.u.v.s in two thousand and eighteen but the to go on has remained a constant it's been around since two thousand and seven but the extra length of a new generation all space now makes it possible to add a third row of seats. but to go on all space is four point seven meters long and that means more space no matter whether you decide for or against the additional seats. that's quite know it says the to go on all spaces twenty two centimeters longer than the normal to go and that makes it as big as the skoda kodiak wheel base or the space between the two axles has increased by eleven centimeters which passengers in the rear will notice. b.w. offers three equipment lines for the to go on all space prices in germany started around thirty one thousand euros for the basic gasoline model but we are testing the upper end of the range the diesel with seven speed dual clutch transmission all wheel drive and the top trim level highline. but i was not right no says you can recog

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and fort in a conference call v.w. c.e.o. said they want to make electric cars quote for millions not just for millionaires now this was supposed to be a big industry announcement touting the groundbreaking new partnership between volkswagen and ford but the unspoken name in the room was tesla a relative newcomer on the scene who's not showing in detroit but who nonetheless has disrupted the market so much so that now these two big industry heavyweights feel the need to collaborate to try to take them down the ford c.e.o. declined to call out any other brands or even put a timeline on the development of electric cars saying they want to preserve their advantage while they're still a venting but when two big brands like this have to collaborate against you you know you're doing something right. u.s. corps one of my schrade it that now german airports are mostly out of commission on tuesday as security staff stage strikes over pay hundreds of national and international flights were canceled at eight german airports including th

v.w. to go on is almost too small so volkswagen has another compact s.u.v. that's even bigger that to go on all space and with its enormous amount of room it's almost a competitor to the tour ake. v.w. may have expanded its range of compact s.u.v.s in two thousand and eighteen but the to go on has remained a constant it's been around since two thousand and seven but the extra length of a new generation all space now makes it possible to add a third row of seats. but to go on all space is four point seven metres long and that means more space no matter whether you decide for or against the additional seats. that's quite old says the to go on all spaces twenty two centimeters longer than the normal to go and that makes it as big. as the skoda kodiak will base or the space between the two axles has increased by eleven centimeters which passengers in the rear will notice. the w. offers three equipment lines for the to go on all space prices in germany started around thirty one thousand euros f

at v.w. had to deal with. i think v.w. hadad t to recall buy back around 600,000 cars and fiatt chrysleler will only have to t take back around a hundred thousand. but it is also -- there is a veryry different way that the scandal affected both these companies. at v.w. it was the top executives who were aware of this cheating software that was part of their cars and they specifically built this software to circumvent testing and make it look like they were pushing down emissions when in fact they weren't. at fiat chrysler in fact what it was was the company that makes the software that regularly makes these cars just snuck the software into the cars without fiat chrysler knowing which is part of the reason why they are pleading not guilty, they're found not guilty, and prosecutors are not pushing further with this. >> let's talk about the customers. we know as you mentioned it is fewer cars and customers probably but has there been any reaction to the revelations from affected customers? repo

hi there welcome to a new week of euro max your daily dose of european lifestyle and culture here on v.w. and today special was showcasing the best that germany has to offer is what's coming up. visit the vikings i tell you is a unesco world heritage site in northern germany. north sea adventure take a walk across the muslims. and discover both area visit the southern german state which you can for additional. for a first german holiday destination we're staying right here in the capital berlin has so much to offer that as a tourist it's hard to know where to start every district has its own particular flair and collection of quirky attractions so we're going on a little round trip and start off in one of the city's liveliest areas quite spared which is teeming with artists. and has plenty to sing. including the courts. the hill stand sixty six meters above the city and lends its name to the surrounding district. it's extremely popular with artists you find digs additions in all sorts of places like here inside the former church of syntagma. the finnish gallery shows contemporary art her

the world the number of cars being recalled is also far less than what you had to deal with i think v.w. had to recall or even buy back around six hundred thousand cars and that will only have to take back around one hundred thousand but it's also there's a very different way that the scandal affected both these companies or as a v.w. the it was the top executives who were aware of this cheating software that was part of their cars and they specifically built this software to circumvent testing and make it look like they were pushing down emissions when in fact they weren't chrysler in fact what it was was the company that makes the software that regulates these things in cars bosch just snuck of the software into the cars without chrysler knowing which is part of the reason why they're pleading not guilty they're found out guilty and prosecutors are not pushing further with this but let's talk about the customers because we know as you mentioned it's pure cars in this case it's also for customers probably but has there any been any reaction to these revelations from effect to customers

has charged four employees of v.w.subsidiary audi the indictment is connected to the ever widening diesel emissions scandal nine v.w. employees have already been charged in the u.s. indictment alleges the four engineers were fully aware they could not meet u.s. emissions standards so they designed the software to cheat on tests before it's in custody and all are believed to be in germany folks are treated guilty in twenty sixteen to criminal charges in the scandal that is set to pay more than thirty billion u.s. dollars in fines and settlement costs. well donna kolbe as often as a correspondent what do we know about these employees and their role in this neverending story. yeah exactly well we are known earning that a federal grand jury in detroit has indicted these for our d. engineering managers we also know their names richard b. axel e.'s chef and k. and carson and they're all named in a twelve count indictment alleging conspiracy wire fraud and violations of the clean air act well what that means is that prosecuto

and china v.w. and ford have said in the past that and the alliance would not involve a merger. now let's dig a little deeper into the story with lee bars our correspondent the frankfurt stock exchange lead to big car companies one from europe one from the u.s. of the major players out there what are they getting out of what is this a partnership alliance. yeah we don't know yet the details according to the reports are set to be released when the detroit motor show gets going next week and of course everybody's interested what exactly this entails but we hear that it entails pooling resources in order to be more effective and more cost effective also getting into the future of the car business that is self driving cars and electric cars and that's a huge challenge not only from the engineering standpoint but also organizing production perhaps reorganizing production and also of course stemming all the money that has to be stemmed for for financing all of this together i think the two see a chance to get ahead of the game for from other companies and especially from the v.w. side

united states is charged were employees of the v.w. subsidiary audi in germany and st brian and the indictment is connected of course to the ever widening diesel emissions scandal nine v.w. employees have already been charged in the u.s. the new indictment alleges the four engineers were fully aware they could not meet u.s. emissions standards so they designed the software to cheat on tests none of the four is in custody and all are believed to be in germany folks are pleaded guilty in twenty sixteen to criminal charges in the scandal and is said to pay more than thirty billion u.s. dollars in fines and settlement costs. u.s. lawmakers have introduced a bill to ban the sale of american ships and other components to wise tea and other chinese to communications companies that violate u.s. sanctions the move is photo expected to escalate the trade tensions between the two countries will make upcoming negotiations at the end of january to end the trade spat even trickier. nothing would work in while we and c.t.e. plans without us made semi

that's v.w.news live from berg legs freedom for the pakistani christian woman accused of blasphemy the country's supreme court throws out a challenge to its decision to acquit osteo removing the last legal hurdle for her seeking asylum abroad we'll have reaction from islamabad also coming up to the u.s. finally criminal charges against chinese telecom giant huawei it accuses the company of industrial espionage and violating stations against iran today says the u.s. and china.

v.w. beetle bids its final farewell. plus the new mercedes g l e.

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we spoke to our financial correspondent in frankfurt and asked him what the move actually means for v.w. . there they can certainly use some help from the green faction if you will at the moment it is all marketing though you're right on that basically it's public relations because all the things that volkswagen wants to establish aren't there yet but if it does it right and if it does with a lot of drive then it will be part of answering all those questions that people who are skeptical of a car is have about the whole concept where do you charge is the energy that i'm putting into the car really clean how do i pay for it and how is the infrastructure going to look if folks wagon makes a go at that then it will be part of an answer to putting a cars on the road. that's all for business i'll be back with more business headlines later on for now it's back to lay low and an incident thank you so very much for having snow fall in avalanches in austria and germany have claimed at least five lives some one point five meters of snow has fallen in the northern alps and was then a week thousand

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together i think the two see a chance to get ahead of the game for other companies and especially from the v.w. side cost saving will be a big motive for entering into such a venture. and that was only bards for us in frankfurt now staying in the auto world like volkswagen before it chrysler has fallen afoul of us authorities in the diesel diesel emissions candle it's now due to pay more than seven hundred million dollars in a settlement the u.s. italian carmakers accused of using illegal software and more than one hundred thousand of its jeep cherokee s.u.v.s and ram pickups it however denies any wrongdoing and settlement is a far cry from volkswagens the german automaker has already paid more than twenty billion dollars in the u.s. alone meanwhile fia chrysler says it will issue an emissions recall for the affected vehicles but will not offer to buy them back. now in europe in romania a series of minimum wage hikes including one this year have lifted consumption and boost growth the downside businesses are finding it hard to compete overseas now they're looking for solutions in every possibl

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the automaker they want compensation for losses to the value of their vehicles that resulted from a v.w. emissions cheating scandal the company has already paid out billions of dollars in fines and compensation to drivers of diesel cars in the u.s. and germany owners have so far only been offered software upgrades the lawsuit is being filed by the country's federation of consumer organizations. the. european union plans to wrap up negotiations this year for a major trade deal with america so states in south america while the u.s. cuts itself off with punitive tariffs the e.u. is creating the world's biggest free trade zone the aim is to abolish customs duties and other trade barriers to america so a trade block includes argentina brazil you're a quiet and paraquat with two hundred sixty million people it's one of the biggest economic alliances in the world. venice officials have announced plans to charge daytrippers access to the historic city center permission for cities to charge admission is among a host of measures italy's introduced as part of its twenty nine thousand budget the ma

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spoke to our financial correspondent only in frankfurt and asked him what the move actually means for v.w. and they can certainly use some help from the green faction if you will at the moment it is all marketing though you're right on that basically it's public relations because all the things that volkswagen wants to establish aren't there yet but if it does it right and if it does with a lot of drive then it will be part of answering all those questions that people who are skeptical of a car is have about the whole concept where do you charge is the energy that i'm putting into the car really clean how do i pay for it and how is the infrastructure going to look at folks who are going to make the go with that then it will be her. give an answer to putting the cars on the road. and before we go germany is the best place for a career as an ex-pat according to the latest h.s.b.c. ex-pat explorer survey which ranks countries based on various criteria they include finance career progression work life balance and quality of life europe's largest economy moved up from third place last year to

i might show join me to meet the gentleman from v.w. . post. while the debate goes on in london businesses are calculating the effects of grade six european appen make a abcess fierce food supply chain as the wings for their craft are produced in the u.k. . and the brics it has started in frankfurt is the big winner of the city's multimedia charm offensive seems to be working. also on the show on table manners on sustainable a panel of experts say we must change how we eat now and big agribusiness companies to take the lead but i was told. this is the business of. companies across the u.s. finding it hard to predict how trade relations with britain will develop in the near future and they're afraid that business won't run a small business as it used to for some companies however the possible consequences of bragg's it are even more dramatic fact manufacture abas for example especially does all of the breaks it could massively disrupt its supply chain. when an air bus takes off from the runway a big chunk of the european union takes off with it

i'm rachel join me to meet the gentleman from v.w. post. a giant in stumbling shares an apple take a tumble as chinese bias lose their appetite for the i phone. take the bull by the horns the birds the boss agrees to pay millions to go and and insider trading probe. and germany's love affair with cash has its drawbacks when the a.t.m. starts running out of bills. let's do business one of the world's most valuable companies isn't as valuable the sour apple stock is down by around nine percent the tech giant having counted sales forecasts for last quarter chief executive tim cook blames slowing i phone sales in china now all is also struggling in developed markets with the number of upgrades is low. apple's bad news seems to confirm what investors have feared for some time the i phone hype could be over and so far there doesn't seem to be a solid plan coming out of cupertino to re excite consumers for years the i phone has been apple superstar the device brings a solid sixty percent of apple's revenue but if those sales fall as they did over