Tag: car industry
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…
Hackers paralyze the automotive supplier’s IT systems
Eberspächer in Esslingen The exhaust manufacturer fell victim to a cyber attack. The IT systems and telephone connections are impaired. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The Baden-Württemberg auto supplier Eberspächer fell victim…
Green bonds decide on the transformation of Daimler and Co.
Electric vehicle from Mercedes The current billion-dollar profits come exclusively from the combustion engine business. (Photo: Reuters) The maneuver was a success: The first green bonds from Daimler were well…
For the fourth time in a row: Ifo business climate index falls in October
VW plant in Hanover Most recently, delivery bottlenecks have put pressure on the auto industry in particular. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The mood in the boardrooms of German companies deteriorated for…
Energy crisis drives up prices for industrial metals
View into a copper mine in China Zurich Even long-term market observers have never experienced this: within a few weeks, commodity traders bought up almost all of the copper that…
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…
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,…
Porsche delivers more electric Taycans than 911s
Porsche Taycan Since the beginning of the year, more electric Porsches have been delivered than 911s. (Photo: imago images / Ralph Peters) Dusseldorf It is only a difference of 700…
Porsche delivers more electric Taycans than 911s
Porsche Taycan Since the beginning of the year, more electric Porsches have been delivered than 911s. (Photo: imago images / Ralph Peters) Dusseldorf It is only a difference of 700…
Refueling as expensive as in 2012 – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Many Germans currently experience driving up to the gas station like a round of ghost trains. Diesel with an average of 1.526 euros and Super E10 with 1.647 euros are…
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…
Auto industry: Scandal in the VW supervisory board: CEO Herbert Diess brings massive job cuts into play
The main plant must be converted to electric cars. CEO Diess suggests cutting up to 30,000 jobs. His supervisory board members, taken by surprise, protested vigorously. .source site
Scandal in the VW supervisory board – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In general terms, electromobility is the key to the future of automotive engineering. The apologists’ eyes always light up when it comes to the “clean” way of moving forward. But…
Herbert Diess causes a scandal – dispute over the Wolfsburg plant
Herbert Diess The CEO wants to realign the Mammut Group Volkswagen. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt It should be a normal session. The Volkswagen Supervisory Board did not have any critical…
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 woman who represents Toyota’s change
Tokyo Sinead Kaiya has been globally active in the software world for a long time, including in Germany. From 2011 she worked directly as chief of staff with the then…
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…
Works council calls for new electric cars for Wolfsburg
Dusseldorf “Planning round” is a household word in Wolfsburg. Behind this is the annual ritual with which the Volkswagen Supervisory Board determines the investment planning for the next five years…