Tag: supplier industry
Why Apple’s farewell to China isn’t one
Apple store in Beijing Apple has known for a long time that its dependence on China is too great. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf It was about time: Apple is building a…
With the iPhone 14, less dependent on China
san francisco The walls along the factory site in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen are kilometers long. Hundreds of thousands of workers are said to toil here. The operator,…
Volkswagen collects 60 percent target in software development
Volkswagen’s operating system The car manufacturer is getting more support from suppliers than originally planned when developing its own car operating system. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Dusseldorf The new Volkswagen boss…
Why companies move from China to Portugal
Dusseldorf At the Portuguese investment agency Aicep, the phones are running hot: In the seven months of this year, inquiries from companies wanting to set up a location in Portugal…
Why companies move from China to Portugal
Dusseldorf At the Portuguese investment agency Aicep, the phones are running hot: In the seven months of this year, inquiries from companies wanting to set up a location in Portugal…
Why the wave of bankruptcies fails among suppliers
auto parts supplier The automotive suppliers can pass on part of their higher costs to the car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the spring there was once again an alarm…
Why the wave of bankruptcies fails among suppliers
auto parts supplier The automotive suppliers can pass on part of their higher costs to the car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the spring there was once again an alarm…
Price negotiations: Auto suppliers exaggerate their role as victims
auto parts supplier The automotive suppliers can pass on part of their higher costs to the car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the spring there was once again an alarm…
Suppliers grow strongly in the first half of the year
Wolf Henning Scheider The CEO presents the figures. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Stuttgart The second largest German automotive supplier, ZF, is growing despite declining production figures from car manufacturers. In the…
Suppliers grow strongly in the first half of the year
Wolf Henning Scheider The CEO presents the figures. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Stuttgart The second largest German automotive supplier, ZF, is growing despite declining production figures from car manufacturers. In the…
Suppliers grow strongly in the first half of the year
Wolf Henning Scheider The CEO presents the figures. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Stuttgart The second largest German automotive supplier, ZF, is growing despite declining production figures from car manufacturers. In the…
Suppliers grow strongly in the first half of the year
Wolf Henning Scheider The CEO presents the figures. (Photo: picture alliance/dpa) Stuttgart The second largest German automotive supplier, ZF, is growing despite declining production figures from car manufacturers. In the…
Why Toyota is getting through the chip and Covid crisis better
Tokyo Looking at the world rankings of car manufacturers must hurt Volkswagen. By 2020, the Wolfsburg-based company was able to hold the prestigious title of the largest volume manufacturer for…
Volkswagen secures chip supply with new partner for years
ID buzz With the new cooperation, VW also protects itself in the event of a new chip crisis. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Volkswagen is getting deeper into the chip business. On…
ZF, Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler fight for the crown in electronic steering
No connection to the wheels Electronic steering transmits the steering commands via signal. (Photo: ZF) Stuttgart, Dusseldorf It’s a sensitive topic: In the future, car steering wheels will no longer…
Corporations can learn a lot from crises
Hornbach family business In the corona crisis, many family businesses have shown a high level of resilience. (Photo: Hornbach) How often have family businesses been laughed at. Too conservative, too…
ZF CEO Scheider is moving to Partners Group
Zurich, Stuttgart ZF boss Wolf-Henning Scheider has a new job: The top manager, who is letting his contract with the Friedrichshafen-based automotive supplier expire, will join the private equity company…
Bosses with a consultant past help the auto suppliers
ZF Friedrichshafen The foundation group promotes a former consultant to the top. This is advantageous because he already knows the company. (Photo: dpa) It may be a coincidence that after…
Who could follow Wolf-Henning Scheider
Stuttgart The search for a new CEO has come to an end at ZF. The supervisory board of the second largest German automotive supplier ZF promoted chassis boss Holger Klein…
Who could follow Wolf-Henning Scheider
Stuttgart At ZF, the second largest German automotive supplier, the search for a new boss is entering its final phase. According to information from the Handelsblatt, the supervisory board will…