Tag: Lack of chips
17 billion euros: Family company Würth generates record sales
The reality at the world market leader in the sale and manufacture of assembly and fastening material has exceeded its bold forecast: According to preliminary figures, Würth grew by 18.5…
Despite the lack of chips, BMW creates record sales in 2021
BMW boss Oliver Zipse New electric models such as the i4 should also ensure growth in 2022. (Photo: dpa) Munich The BMW Group is again number one in premium cars.…
Despite the chip crisis, BMW creates record sales in 2021
BMW vehicle The Munich-based company recaptured the crown in the premium segment in 2021. (Photo: imago images / Jan Huebner) Munich Despite the chip crisis in the car industry, BMW…
Industry outlook: Auto suppliers are becoming a two-tier society
Düsseldorf, Stuttgart At the start of the world’s largest electronics trade fair, CES, ZF board member Martin Fischer summed up where the trend in the automotive supplier industry is headed…
Annual outlook: investing money successfully in 2022
Seldom have reports of success been so close to bad news in a financial year as they did in 2021: While indices such as Dax, Nasdaq and Co. set records,…
The new chip hunter from Volkswagen
Karsten Schnake The Skoda Purchasing Board also takes on the task force for chips in the Volkswagen Group. (Photo: Skoda) Dusseldorf The numbers are bad: In 2020, the Volkswagen Passenger…
The new chip hunter from Volkswagen
Karsten Schnake The Skoda Purchasing Board also takes on the task force for chips in the Volkswagen Group. (Photo: Skoda) Dusseldorf The numbers are bad: In 2020, the Volkswagen Passenger…
Companies need patience and new ideas
Semiconductor factory The chip business is booming and capacities are being used to full capacity worldwide. (Photo: dpa) Munich An ice storm, fire and the virus: the chip industry was…
How Apple is lifting the chip material gallium nitride into the mass market
Illustration of semiconductors made from gallium nitride Apple is not the first electronics company to use the semiconductor material instead of silicon in chargers. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy, Getty, Imago [M])…
How Apple is lifting the chip material gallium nitride into the mass market
Illustration of semiconductors made from gallium nitride Apple is not the first electronics company to use the semiconductor material instead of silicon in chargers. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy, Getty, Imago [M])…
Which car manufacturers will suffer from the chip shortage in 2022 – and which will not
Dusseldorf Once again all hopes rest on the new year. Twelve months ago, most automakers were betting that the worst time would be behind them and that the corona pandemic…
Christmas business in three graphics: many wishes, fewer goods
Dusseldorf The retail sector is alarmed: Shortly before Christmas, delivery problems worsened. Many goods that are traditionally under the Christmas tree are affected: electronics and sporting goods, but also toys…
The biggest profit makers and the most promising industries
Despite several lockdowns, a lack of chips and high inflation rates, DAX companies have never made as much profit as this year. Now, after a disappointing dividend year in 2020,…
Inflation & delivery bottlenecks: Dax companies in the liquidity trap
The DAX companies have never made as much profit as this year. In the first nine months, the companies generated a total of 90 billion euros – despite a number…
Hella – Second profit warning within a few months
Hella headquarters in Lippstadt The automotive supplier has to lower its annual targets for the second time because of the chip crisis. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The German auto supplier Hella…
Delivery bottlenecks cause German auto exports to collapse
Cars for export at the port of Hamburg The decrease is due to vehicles with internal combustion engines. In the case of purely electric vehicles, on the other hand, strong…
Delivery problems on Black Friday: bargains are running out
Dusseldorf At the online retailer Littlehipstar there is not a single bargain for Black Friday this Friday. And that on principle. “Our claim to sustainability is sincere and there are…
Supply chain problems in world trade are coming to a head
Container port in the UK In the country, a total of 77 percent of companies would have to adapt their supply chains. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a DIHK survey,…
Weekend briefing: The skilled labor crisis: The editor-in-chief’s weekly review
There is a shortage of skilled workers in Germany – but this is not discussed in addition to work-life balance and home office. What still kept us busy the week.…
Toyota Q3: Automaker Profits From Demand Recovery
Toyota Even in the chip crisis, the Japanese have reliably presented good numbers. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo Despite the global chip crisis, Toyota increased its profits in the second fiscal quarter…