Tag: Automotive occupation
Infineon boss Ploss warns of a chip crisis until mid-2022
Car production The auto suppliers are preparing for a persistent shortage. (Photo: Siemens) Dusseldorf The auto industry has to be prepared for a longer dry spell when it comes to…
Alternative fuels: EU Commissioner Vălean on e-fuels
Brussels From 2035, cars that produce CO2 when driving will no longer be allowed to be sold in the EU. At least that is what the EU Commission’s legislative proposal,…
A new start in the auto industry despite a lack of chips?
Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2021 Dusseldorf If Infineon boss Reinhard Ploss appears these days, then he is sure to get the attention. Especially in the auto industry. At the moment, the…
BMW introduces 35-hour week at the Leipzig plant
BMW production in Leipzig Around 5,300 people currently work at the BMW Leipzig plant. (Photo: dpa) Munich After Volkswagen, BMW is also adjusting the working hours for employees in East…
The number of short-time workers falls by 76,000
mechanical engineering In industry, the number of short-time workers increases by 20,000 to 226,000. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a study, the number of short-time workers in Germany fell in…
What will the auto industry look like in ten years, Mr. Denner?
From 2035 onwards, diesel and gasoline cars will no longer be registered. At least that is what the EU Commission’s proposal provides. Specifically, this means that cars with internal combustion…
Unions want to protest nationwide on Friday
Berlin ZF Friedrichshafen looks back on more than a hundred years of history and has reinvented itself over and over again. Initially a manufacturer of gears, the Swabian company developed…
You will never forget something important again
Man with sticky notes on his face Outsourcing knowledge doesn’t help memorize things. (Photo: unsplash / Luis Villasmil) Cologne Forgot to send the important email? Call back the customer? Or…
You will never forget something important again
Man with sticky notes on his face Outsourcing knowledge doesn’t help memorize things. (Photo: unsplash / Luis Villasmil) Cologne Forgot to send the important email? Call back the customer? Or…
Tesla boss Elon Musk suddenly speaks to VW executives
Elon Musk Herbert Diess has invited the Tesla boss to the VW management conference. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Düsseldorf The Volkswagen executives did not expect that at their conference in Alpbach,…
Herbert Diess’ warning comes just in time
It’s no secret that Volkswagen has deficits in productivity. The fact that VW boss Herbert Diess confronted the supervisory board with it and showed what would be necessary to eliminate…
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…
Mind games on job cuts divide Volkswagen
Herbert Diess The VW boss sees the largest car company in Europe wrongly positioned. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Berlin Some call it absurd, others logical. On the day when the Handelsblatt…
“In Brandenburg the auto industry is being reinvented”
Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide The first vehicles should roll off the assembly line here from the end of 2021. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Brandenburg is becoming the new location for popular…
Plug-in hybrids are a mistake – carmakers should draw conclusions
The plug-in hybrid can definitely be seen as a symbol of the failure of the established automotive industry, which has denied reality for far too long. When the corporations were…
Daimler, VW and Skoda no longer see a future
Plug-in hybrid The double drive train is becoming increasingly unattractive for car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Munich For the German auto industry, the plug-in hybrid has been the preferred…
The situation in the German auto industry is deteriorating significantly
Opel plant in Eisenach Due to the bottlenecks, production at the location will be stopped for the time being. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The situation of German car manufacturers and their…
Material shortages in German industry are greater than ever
VW plant in Zwickau Almost all companies (97 percent) in the auto industry reported problems, according to the Ifo Institute. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The acute shortage of materials in German…
Disrupted supply chains: Britain is desperately looking for truck drivers
Truck driver The shortage of drivers is due to the fact that around 25,000 truckers returned to the European continent after Brexit. (Photo: Reuters) London The British government has announced…
Negotiations with Airbus continue
Negotiations between aircraft manufacturer and union A week ago, more than 10,000 employees took part in a nearly one-day warning strike against management’s plans. (Photo: dpa) augsburg According to the…