Tag: Automotive industry
Herbert Diess: Against the current
Herbert Diess He relies entirely on electromobility. In all honesty: As a co-owner of a family-run, medium-sized automotive supplier, writing a laudation for the CEO of one of his largest…
IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann threatens VW boss Herbert Diess
IG Metall boss Hoffmann Even after the settled dispute with the VW group management, the unionist flexed his muscles. Frankfurt After the management crisis at Volkswagen was resolved, IG Metall…
Rivian share: E-car manufacturer disappoints the stock market
Rear of the Rivian R1T The US automaker will produce fewer than the planned 1200 vehicles in 2021. (Photo: BRYAN DERBALLA / The New York Time) San Francisco The US…
Hyundai Staria (2021) in the test: price, hp, consumption
Little innovative drive The Hyundai Staria has a 130 kW / 177 hp diesel that brings it to a maximum of 185 km / h. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf There is…
Bestseller gets new software
Volkswagen A freshly produced VW Golf from Wolfsburg: The software of the car that has been sold for two years is not good enough, so the company must intervene now.…
This is how the new head of the works council, Ergun Lümali, ticks
Munich Becoming a works council was never Ergun Lümali’s declared career goal. He actually wanted to move up from assembly line worker to master craftsman at Daimler and so be…
Xiaomi, Baidu, Alibaba: China’s e-car market is overcrowded
Asia Techonomics In the weekly column, we alternately write about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Beijing In China there is an unwritten law in the investor…
Employees receive bonuses of up to 6,000 euros
Daimler production in Rastatt The car maker’s collective bargaining employees will receive a profit share of up to 6,000 euros for 2021. (Photo: Daimler AG) Stuttgart The approximately 100,000 collective…
Skoda boss Schäfer has a lightning career
Thomas Schäfer The Skoda manager at a presentation in Prague: The 51-year-old is about to take a big career step and is moving to Wolfsburg in the summer. (Photo: obs)…
Elon Musk’s 2022 investment plans
Elon Musk is not only the head of the electric car manufacturer Tesla, but also CEO of the private space company SpaceX and co-founder of the brain technology start-up Neuralink.…
BMW & Daimler are turning more to China – and are becoming more dependent
BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) plant At the beginning of next year, the Munich-based company will take over the majority in the Chinese production joint venture with Brilliance. (Photo: dpa) The…
Tesla boss Musk drives Dogecoin soaring
Dogecoin logo with Shiba Inu The crypto currency once started as a parody of the hype on the crypto market. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt A tweet from Tesla boss Elon Musk…
BMW & Daimler are turning more to China – and are becoming more dependent
BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) plant At the beginning of next year, the Munich-based company will take over the majority in the Chinese production joint venture with Brilliance. (Photo: dpa) The…
Five winners and losers of the 2021 car year
Dusseldorf The chip crisis and the ongoing delivery problems in the corona pandemic have shaken up the automotive industry. And while some earlier bestsellers show unexpected weaknesses, electric cars in…
Continental participates in start-up Apex.AI
Car software Continental relies on cooperation in the development of car operating systems. (Photo: Elektrobit) Dusseldorf One of the most important tasks for car manufacturers and suppliers at the moment…
Toyota wants to build e-cars cheaper
Toyota bZ4X at the “Auto Show” in Los Angeles Tokyo The world market leader has a problem: While Toyota does not give the competition a chance in sales even in…
Five winners and losers of the 2021 car year
Dusseldorf The chip crisis and the ongoing delivery problems in the corona pandemic have shaken up the automotive industry. And while some earlier bestsellers show unexpected weaknesses, electric cars in…
Tesla founder Musk drives Dogecoin soaring
Dogecoin logo with Shiba Inu The crypto currency once started as a parody of the hype on the crypto market. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt A tweet from Tesla founder Elon Musk…
Toyota wants to build e-cars cheaper
Toyota bZ4X at the Los Angeles Auto Show Tokyo The world market leader has a problem: While Toyota does not give the competition a chance in sales even in Corona…
Investor sentiment is not yet showing any signs of Bitcoin buying
According to an estimate by security experts, cyber criminals have the equivalent of around Looted $ 200 million on the Bitmart crypto exchange. Like the company founder Sheldon Xia announced…