Tag: Automotive parts
Volkswagen is stepping up insourcing and competing with powertrain suppliers for business
Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The announcement by the VW Group that it will build large parts of the electric drive train itself from 2025 is causing tension in the industry. Affected are…
Who benefits from e-fuels
Auto supplier Mahle Pistons are no longer needed for electric cars. (Photo: picture alliance / dpa) Düsseldorf, Brussels, Munich At the end of February, the mood in Baden-Baden was euphoric.…
Who benefits from e-fuels
Auto supplier Mahle Pistons are no longer needed for electric cars. (Photo: picture alliance / dpa) Düsseldorf, Brussels, Munich At the end of February, the mood in Baden-Baden was euphoric.…
Bosch registers the most patents
Bosch The group was the largest patent applicant in Germany last year. (Photo: dpa) Munich German companies again registered fewer inventions at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) last…
Bosch registers the most patents
Bosch The group was the largest patent applicant in Germany last year. (Photo: dpa) Munich German companies again registered fewer inventions at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) last…
Continental draws a positive balance – and lowers the dividend
Continental production in Frankfurt In the past year, the automotive supplier booked 3.3 billion euros in additional costs for energy, logistics and materials. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The automotive supplier Continental…
Cost increase put away – dividend falls
Continental production in Frankfurt In the past year, the automotive supplier booked 3.3 billion euros in additional costs for energy, logistics and materials. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf The automotive supplier Continental…
Mexico expects the Tesla plant to be ready by 2024
Tesla factory Approvals are to be granted faster than originally planned. (Photo: Reuters) Mexico City According to government reports, the first Teslas could roll off the assembly line in Mexico…
CEO Papperger’s clever but daring calculation
Panthers Rheinmetall is still looking for the first customer for its new main battle tank – and may find one in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Armin Papperger has chutzpah – without…
End of a unique entrepreneurial career: Schaeffler-Thumann resigns from the supervisory board
Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler Thumann Schaeffler-Thumann is considered one of the richest people in the country. (Photo: dpa) Herzogenaurach One of the most dazzling entrepreneurial personalities in German post-war history is…
Suppliers: End of a unique entrepreneurial career: Schaeffler-Thumann resigns from the supervisory board
Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler Thumann Schaeffler-Thumann is considered one of the richest people in the country. (Photo: dpa) Herzogenaurach The company matriarch of the Franconian automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler, Maria-Elisabeth…
German auto suppliers stuck in the China trap
Human rights violations, geopolitical difficulties and supply chain problems – the risks in doing business with China are increasing and companies are being forced to reconsider their involvement in China.…
Dispute over Thiele’s billion inheritance
Dusseldorf In 1969, Heinz Hermann Thiele took up a position in the patent department at Knorr- Bremse, and 15 years later he was CEO of the automotive supplier. When the…
AI start-up One Data develops new platform against chip shortage with Harman
Berlin, Dusseldorf The automotive industry has been suffering from the chip crisis for more than two years. The situation in the industry is improving only slowly. The US market research…
Heinz Hermann Thiele’s widow sues foundation supervision
Dusseldorf The dispute over the billion dollar inheritance of the large businessman Heinz Hermann Thiele reaches a new level of escalation. His widow Nadia has sued the supervisory authority for…
How NXP and Infineon are fighting for the billion dollar market
Radar sensors on the car Automated driving is opening up a new billion-euro market for chip manufacturers. (Photo: Infineon) Munich Rain, storms and darkness are a nightmare for drivers, but…
Continental informs employees affected by data theft
Continental employees The Dax Group informs active and former employees by letter if their personal data has been leaked in the course of the cyber attack. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After…
Continental informs employees affected by data theft
Continental employees The Dax Group informs active and former employees by letter if their personal data has been leaked in the course of the cyber attack. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf After…
BMW heiress Susanne Klatten leaves SGL Carbon board of directors
Suzanne Klatten She is considered the richest woman in Germany. Munich BMW major shareholder Susanne Klatten resigns as head of the supervisory board of the graphite specialist SGL Carbon in…
BMW heiress Susanne Klatten leaves SGL Carbon board of directors
Suzanne Klatten She is considered the richest woman in Germany. BMW major shareholder Susanne Klatten resigns as head of the supervisory board of the graphite specialist SGL Carbon in May.…