Tag: Product policy
A lack of plastic will act as a brake on the switch to the circular economy
PET recycling plant in Rostock (Photo: picture alliance / dpa) Dusseldorf The consumer goods companies have set themselves high goals for the new year: They want to drastically increase the…
The ID.Buzz electric bus will become a flagship in 2022
Dusseldorf For Volkswagen, it will be the most important model of the new year: In 2022, the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer will start producing and selling the fully electric ID.Buzz. With…
Big recall now also in China
Model 3 Tesla vehicles It is still unclear whether vehicles in Germany are also affected by the deficiencies. (Photo: dpa) New York, Düsseldorf The electric car maker Tesla has to…
China is cutting subsidies for e-cars in the new year
Inside Auto Shanghai 2021 China, the world’s largest car market, has set a target of 20 percent alternative drives in car sales by 2025. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing China will cut…
Nestlé launches new multi-billion dollar share buyback
Nestlé The group completed the current share buyback program this Thursday. (Photo: dpa) Zurich As planned, the Swiss food giant will start a new share buyback program on Monday. By…
Tesla is recalling more than 475,000 vehicles in the U.S.
Tesla Model 3 Tesla has to recall nearly half a million Model 3s, almost as many as they shipped in 2020. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Düsseldorf The US electric car…
How chief strategist Gernot Döllner electrified VW
Gernot Döllner The 52-year-old chief strategist is driving the change to an electrical supplier at Volkswagen. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Wolfsburg The Volkswagen group administration in Wolfsburg, 13th floor: Gernot Döllner…
Apple pays tech talent up to $ 180,000 to stay
Apple logo In the battle for tech talent, Apple pays its best developers high unscheduled bonuses. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The Californian electronics company Apple pays many of its developers a…
Why the lack of consultants is becoming a problem for SAP
SAP headquarters in Walldorf The introduction of the SAP systems needs consultants – but they are scarce. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf A reputable employer, above-average pay, plus one day a week…
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…
Will Nokia’s risky China connection become a problem?
Dusseldorf Nokia could get problems in the western markets – because of a cooperation from which the Finnish technology company had promised four years ago the breakthrough in the multi-billion…
US agency EPA scrutinizes Bayer herbicide dicamba
Bayer The company has problems with its weed killer Dicamba. (Photo: AFP) Chicago The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scrutinizing the controversial herbicide dicamba from Bayer. According to its…
Daimler boss wants to increase margin to 14 percent
Electric sedan Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant: Expensive vehicles, fewer emissions, is the plan of Daimler boss Ola Källenius. The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC electric sedan has been rolling off the assembly…
“China’s Tesla” Nio starts in Germany – but the potential is likely to be limited
Beijing Li Bin looks satisfied. The day before, the founder of China’s e-car hope Nio presented the new ET5 sedan on the big stage. Now Li, who calls himself William…
“China’s Tesla” Nio starts in Germany – but the potential is likely to be limited
Beijing Li Bin looks satisfied. The day before, the founder of China’s e-car hope Nio presented the new ET5 sedan on the big stage. Now Li, who calls himself William…
IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann threatens VW boss Herbert Diess
IG Metall boss Hoffmann Even after the settled dispute with the VW group management, the unionist flexed his muscles. Frankfurt After the management crisis at Volkswagen was resolved, IG Metall…
Bestseller gets new software
Volkswagen A freshly produced VW Golf from Wolfsburg: The software of the car that has been sold for two years is not good enough, so the company must intervene now.…
Xiaomi, Baidu, Alibaba: China’s e-car market is overcrowded
Asia Techonomics In the weekly column, we alternately write about innovation and economic trends in Asia. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Beijing In China there is an unwritten law in the investor…
Skoda boss Schäfer has a lightning career
Thomas Schäfer The Skoda manager at a presentation in Prague: The 51-year-old is about to take a big career step and is moving to Wolfsburg in the summer. (Photo: obs)…
BMW & Daimler are turning more to China – and are becoming more dependent
BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) plant At the beginning of next year, the Munich-based company will take over the majority in the Chinese production joint venture with Brilliance. (Photo: dpa) The…