German Handelsblatt: Automotive group: Mercedes fills several top jobs – Michael Schiebe becomes AMG boss006022

Michael Sliding The confidant of Mercedes boss Ola Källenius is promoted to head of the AMG tuning brand. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) The Stuttgart-based luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is restructuring its management team below the board of directors in key areas. The most important personnel: Michael Schiebe will be the new managing director of the tuning… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automotive group: Mercedes fills several top jobs – Michael Schiebe becomes AMG boss006022

German Handelsblatt: Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen: VW brands should become more independent006020

Oliver Blume The VW boss wants to lead the group more decentralized in the future. (Photo: Porsche AG) Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume wants to run the group more decentrally than his predecessor Herbert Diess and is giving individual brands such as Audi or Porsche more responsibility. “At the end of January we will meet with… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen: VW brands should become more independent006020

German Handelsblatt: Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen: VW brands should become more independent006020

Oliver Blume The VW boss wants to lead the group more decentralized in the future. (Photo: Porsche AG) Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume wants to run the group more decentrally than his predecessor Herbert Diess and is giving individual brands such as Audi or Porsche more responsibility. “At the end of January we will meet with… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen: VW brands should become more independent006020

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Luxury strategy of BMW, Audi and Mercedes is reaching its limits006018

Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa For car manufacturer Mercedes, pure sales are no longer so important. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) After 2021, BMW sold more cars last year than its direct competitors Mercedes and Audi. In 2022, the Munich car manufacturer was able to sell a total of 2.4 million vehicles worldwide. Without the BMW brands Mini… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Luxury strategy of BMW, Audi and Mercedes is reaching its limits006018

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Luxury strategy of BMW, Audi and Mercedes is reaching its limits006018

Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa For car manufacturer Mercedes, pure sales are no longer so important. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) After 2021, BMW sold more cars last year than its direct competitors Mercedes and Audi. In 2022, the Munich car manufacturer was able to sell a total of 2.4 million vehicles worldwide. Without the BMW brands Mini… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Luxury strategy of BMW, Audi and Mercedes is reaching its limits006018

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary: Equalized software plans, more partners, fewer employees: This is how the Cariad boss wants to clear his biggest construction sites006017

Officially, the line at Volkswagen is clear: Cariad remains, as CEO Oliver Blume recently said in an interview with the Handelsblatt. The carmaker’s software unit, launched in 2020 by Blume’s predecessor Herbert Diess, is not up for grabs, at least for the time being. This security gives Cariad boss Dirk Hilgenberg creative freedom. Hilgenberg wants… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary: Equalized software plans, more partners, fewer employees: This is how the Cariad boss wants to clear his biggest construction sites006017

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary: Equalized software plans, more partners, fewer employees: This is how the Cariad boss wants to clear his biggest construction sites006016

Officially, the line at Volkswagen is clear: Cariad remains, as CEO Oliver Blume recently said in an interview with the Handelsblatt. The carmaker’s software unit, launched in 2020 by Blume’s predecessor Herbert Diess, is not up for grabs, at least for the time being. This security gives Cariad boss Dirk Hilgenberg creative freedom. Hilgenberg wants… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary: Equalized software plans, more partners, fewer employees: This is how the Cariad boss wants to clear his biggest construction sites006016

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary: Equalized software plans, more partners, fewer employees: This is how the Cariad boss wants to clear his biggest construction sites006015

Officially, the line at Volkswagen is clear: Cariad remains, as CEO Oliver Blume recently said in an interview with the Handelsblatt. The carmaker’s software unit, launched in 2020 by Blume’s predecessor Herbert Diess, is not up for grabs, at least for the time being. This security gives Cariad boss Dirk Hilgenberg creative freedom. Hilgenberg wants… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary: Equalized software plans, more partners, fewer employees: This is how the Cariad boss wants to clear his biggest construction sites006015

German Handelsblatt: Used car check: sedan for long distances – the Audi A6 can do that as a used car006014

Audi A6 (Type 4G) Buyers of used cars have a lot to choose from when it comes to the large Audi sedan – especially when it comes to the engine. Those entitled to a company car who have qualified for the higher budget are happy to choose the BMW 5 Series or Mercedes E-Class, as… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Used car check: sedan for long distances – the Audi A6 can do that as a used car006014

German Handelsblatt: Chip production: Wolfspeed and ZF plan chip factory in Saarland for more than two billion euros006013

Der US-Konzern Wolfspeed errichtet im Saarland das weltweit größte Werk für Halbleiter aus Siliziumkarbid (SiC). An der Fabrik beteiligt sich der Autozulieferer ZF mit einem Minderheitsanteil. Dies erfuhr das Handelsblatt aus mit dem Projekt vertrauten Kreisen.Wolfspeed habe sich entschieden, auf dem Gelände eines ehemaligen Kohlekraftwerks in Ensdorf zu bauen, bestätigten mehrere mit dem Projekt vertraute… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Chip production: Wolfspeed and ZF plan chip factory in Saarland for more than two billion euros006013