German Handelsblatt: Truck builder: “I’m far from finished here” – How Karin Radström turns Mercedes-Benz Trucks inside out006377

Karin Radstrom The manager at Daimler Truck is considered a promising candidate for the top of the company. (Photo: Bloomberg) Some professionals are still amazed. Important investments at Daimler Truck always had to be approved by top management. Sophisticated Powerpoint presentations, short thematic presentations and expert recommendations were customary. Only then did the board raise… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Truck builder: “I’m far from finished here” – How Karin Radström turns Mercedes-Benz Trucks inside out006377

German Handelsblatt: AUTOTEST: Just diesel – this is how the Opel Astra performs in the test006378

Vauxhall Astra 1.5 Diesel Long range included: the diesel can cover more than 1000 kilometers if you drive sparingly. When the new Opel Astra drives into the yard, a strange feeling spreads at first sight. The chic retro front evokes memories of the good old 70s, when Opel models with very similar faces shaped the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: AUTOTEST: Just diesel – this is how the Opel Astra performs in the test006378

German Handelsblatt: Truck builder: “I’m far from finished here” – How Karin Radström turns Mercedes-Benz Trucks inside out006377

Karin Radstrom The manager at Daimler Truck is considered a promising candidate for the top of the company. (Photo: Bloomberg) Some professionals are still amazed. Important investments at Daimler Truck always had to be approved by top management. Sophisticated Powerpoint presentations, short thematic presentations and expert recommendations were customary. Only then did the board raise… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Truck builder: “I’m far from finished here” – How Karin Radström turns Mercedes-Benz Trucks inside out006377

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: High dividend, new US plant: What the price fireworks at VW mean for CEO Oliver Blume006374

Oliver Blume The jump in the price of VW shares gives the CEO a tailwind for his investment plans. (Photo: Reuters) Despite the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen is optimistic about the current financial year: The Wolfsburg-based company wants to clear the production backlog in 2023 and process the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: High dividend, new US plant: What the price fireworks at VW mean for CEO Oliver Blume006374

German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006374

VW With 572,100 purely electric vehicles, the entire VW Group delivered around a quarter more electric cars in the past year than in 2021. (Photo: imago/photothek) The Volkswagen brand expects to sell more electric cars in Europe faster than previously planned. In 2030, “probably 80 percent of all vehicles delivered in Europe” will be fully electric,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006374

German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006374

VW With 572,100 purely electric vehicles, the entire VW Group delivered around a quarter more electric cars in the past year than in 2021. (Photo: imago/photothek) The Volkswagen brand expects to sell more electric cars in Europe faster than previously planned. In 2030, “probably 80 percent of all vehicles delivered in Europe” will be fully electric,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006374

German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006372

VW With 572,100 purely electric vehicles, the entire VW Group delivered around a quarter more electric cars in the past year than in 2021. (Photo: imago/photothek) The Volkswagen brand expects to sell more electric cars in Europe faster than previously planned. In 2030, “probably 80 percent of all vehicles delivered in Europe” will be fully electric,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006372

German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006372

VW With 572,100 purely electric vehicles, the entire VW Group delivered around a quarter more electric cars in the past year than in 2021. (Photo: imago/photothek) The Volkswagen brand expects to sell more electric cars in Europe faster than previously planned. In 2030, “probably 80 percent of all vehicles delivered in Europe” will be fully electric,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: E-mobility: 80 instead of 70 percent: Volkswagen wants to increase the electric share by 2030006372

German Handelsblatt: Car company: Volkswagen builds its own plant in South Carolina for Scout and raises the dividend sharply – the share increases by more than ten percent006371

Animation of the new Scout facility in South Carolina Series production could start in 2026. (Photo: Scout Motors) Despite the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, Volkswagen is optimistic about the coming financial year: Europe’s largest carmaker wants to clear the production backlog this year and process the orders – if the supply of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car company: Volkswagen builds its own plant in South Carolina for Scout and raises the dividend sharply – the share increases by more than ten percent006371

German Handelsblatt: Suppliers: End of a unique entrepreneurial career: Schaeffler-Thumann gives up a seat on the supervisory board ab006370

Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler Thumann Schaeffler-Thumann is considered one of the richest people in the country. (Photo: dpa) One of the most dazzling entrepreneurial personalities in German post-war history is disembarked. Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann, matriarch of the Franconian automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler, is retiring from active work on the supervisory board at the age of 81.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Suppliers: End of a unique entrepreneurial career: Schaeffler-Thumann gives up a seat on the supervisory board ab006370