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With Geely, the Mercedes subsidiary should become profitable
Munich It’s almost a miracle that Smart still exists. After all, the small car brand has weighed heavily on the balance sheet of the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz for a good…
Almost 6000 euros profit per new car
Expensive bestseller Luxury cars like the Mercedes G-Class are sold out for years. Munich The more cars that are sold, the better. Almost all vehicle manufacturers followed this logic for…
Opel mother Stellantis builds software unit in Rüsselsheim
Opel headquarters in Rüsselsheim Parent company Stellantis wants to settle parts of the software development in Rüsselsheim. (Photo: imago images/Hoffmann) Munich When it comes to the digital networking of its…
Austin prepares for the new Gigafactory
Start of production at the Tesla plant in Grünheide In 2022, the group wants to deliver 1.4 million vehicles. (Photo: AP) Austin, Dusseldorf At Tesla, people like to think big.…
The new company headquarters are also to be sold
Draft of the planned “Green Campus” in Rüsselsheim From 2025, Stellantis wants to bundle administration, research and development as well as sales of all group brands in Germany in the…
Porsche intensifies cooperation with Apple
Frankfurt The sports car manufacturer Porsche is working more and more intensively with Apple. At the end of last year, the Porsche board of directors was in California. “We traditionally…
Investors think share buybacks are a waste of money
BMW CEO Zipse during a visit from Robert Habeck in January 2022 The BMW management wants to have the share buybacks decided by the annual general meeting in May. (Photo:…
Porsche beats everyone in the group again
Volkswagen is on the way to becoming an electronics company Electrical production in the VW factory in Zwickau, Saxony: E-models will soon replace combustion vehicles in other Volkswagen plants as…
Ukraine war: car manufacturers help wiring harness suppliers
Production of the Porsche Panamera Hybrid Routing the wiring harnesses is one of the first steps in assembling a car. If the important connecting elements are missing, production usually comes…
Second electric car for Cologne and another billion
Dusseldorf Ford Europe is serious about the announced electrification and is thus a long way ahead of the parent company in the USA. The company announced on Monday that there…
Volkswagen shuts down business in Russia because of the Ukraine war
Production at the VW plant in Kaluga The German carmaker shuts down its factories in Russia. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Volkswagen stops doing business in Russia because of the Ukraine war.…
Kamaz: The Russia problem of Mercedes-Benz
Russian military vehicle by Kamaz The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz holds 15 percent of the shares in the Russian group. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin Neither mines, booby traps…
Kamaz: The Russia problem of Mercedes-Benz
Russian military vehicle by Kamaz The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz holds 15 percent of the shares in the Russian group. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS) Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin Neither mines, booby traps…
Robert Habeck embraces the economy – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In companies like VW or BMW, “co-management” between the board and the works council has become established. This is roughly how Robert Habeck imagines the relationship between business and politics.…
There is a future without Ford
Protest against impending closure in Saarlouis Last year, Ford employees demonstrated for the preservation of their plant. (Photo: imago images/BeckerBredel) Ford Europe is facing a difficult year. In the middle…
More and more customers have to wait for their car
Volkswagen new vehicles Chips will also remain scarce in 2022, and industry experts expect bottlenecks to continue until the summer. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Car buyers currently need a lot of…
“Nobody cares that Opel makes money”
Carlos Tavares The Stellantis boss is sticking to his basic course for the Opel renovation. (Photo: Reuters) Paris Carlos Tavares is not in a good position in Germany as head…
Renault is in the struggle for survival
Paris Renault boss Luca de Meo wants to lead the ailing French carmaker out of the crisis with an ambitious plan of action: “We are making very, very great progress,”…
Munich raise forecast – carmaker benefits from high prices
BMW dealership in Berlin The bottom line is that BMW continues to expect a significant increase in profit before taxes. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich The Munich-based car manufacturer BMW benefits from…