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The lack of chips never ends
Stuttgart, Munich, Dusseldorf Marc Alber has repeatedly had to send a courier service to Stuttgart Airport from one minute to the next for almost two years. If a delivery of…
Ukraine war leads to next bottleneck
Infineon factory If there is still no supply of neon gas from Ukraine, this could soon affect production. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich First the pandemic, then the storms, now the war…
Infineon boss warns of the next chip bottleneck
Munich First the pandemic, then the storms, now the war in Ukraine: One crisis after the other is showing the chip industry how vulnerable its global supply chains are. “In…
VW, GM, Daimler and Co. order directly from chip manufacturers
Ford booth at the IAA 2021 Ford wants to develop its own chips in the future and obtain them directly from the contract manufacturer Globalfoundries. (Photo: imago images / wolterfoto)…
EY fights for mandates – and for trust
EY branch in Munich The Wirecard case weighs on the company. (Photo: ddp images / Sven Simon) Dusseldorf The major auditors are currently vying for who will be the new…
Singles’ Day: Alibaba is feeling stiff competition
Dusseldorf The Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba plans on 11.11. break records again. The so-called Singles’ Day is the day of the year with the highest turnover for the company. However,…
Medium-sized auto suppliers in existential need
Munich, Düsseldorf The American supplier Henniges Automotive has been active in Germany for 70 years. In the small town of Rehburg-Loccum in Lower Saxony, the company produces various seals for…
Supply bottlenecks: Logisticians are planning an early warning system
Dusseldorf The devastating shortage of semiconductors in the automotive industry is giving rise to plans in logistics to set up an early warning system that works worldwide. “We are working…
The chip crisis has a greater impact on car suppliers than car manufacturers
Suppliers in crisis The mixture of transformation, missing chips and rising raw material prices is particularly affecting automotive suppliers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For many automotive suppliers in Germany, it is…
A lack of chips causes global car sales to collapse
VW plant in Wolfsburg Semiconductors are also currently in short supply at Volkswagen’s main plant. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt According to estimates by management consultants, the loss of production in the…
Chip shortages could cost automakers $ 210 billion in sales
Semiconductor production The auto industry is threatened with a drop in sales of 210 billion US dollars. (Photo: obs) Munich, New York According to a study, the ongoing shortage of…