German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Why so few company cars from Mercedes, BMW and Audi are electric005395

Electric cars from Audi German manufacturers are heavily dependent on the company car market. (Photo: AUDI AG) German company cars continue to run on diesel and petrol and hardly any electricity. Only every eighth company car was an electric car last year. That is significantly less than in the case of private registrations, where every… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Why so few company cars from Mercedes, BMW and Audi are electric005395

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Mercedes increases sales by a fifth in the summer005393

Mercedes Benz Of the passenger car segments, the medium and luxury classes saw the strongest growth in the past quarter, with models such as the C and E class. (Photo: dpa) Mercedes-Benz has partially ironed out the slump in sales in the first half of the year with sharply increased sales figures in the summer… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Mercedes increases sales by a fifth in the summer005393

German Handelsblatt: New issue: Porsche IPO brings Volkswagen more than nine billion euros005391

Porsche IPO in Frankfurt 24.2 percent of the preferred shares are in free float. (Photo: IMAGO/Hannelore Förster) The IPO of the sports car subsidiary Porsche brings the Wolfsburg carmaker Volkswagen 9.08 billion euros. The Bank of America (BofA Securities) ended the support measures for the stock – which were actually intended to last four weeks… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New issue: Porsche IPO brings Volkswagen more than nine billion euros005391

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW sales figures in the third quarter are almost at the same level as in the previous year005389

BMW factory In September, BMW achieved a sales increase of 6.6 percent with around 210,500 deliveries to customers. (Photo: dpa) In the third quarter, BMW sold almost as many cars as in the same period of the previous year and made up some of the deficit from the first half of the year. Chief Sales… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW sales figures in the third quarter are almost at the same level as in the previous year005389

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Opel recalls more than 200,000 Corsa005387

Opel Corsa The carmaker Opel is recalling more than 204,000 Corsa models worldwide. The reason is a “missing warning to the driver in the event of a defect in the direction indicators”, as reported by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) in Flensburg on Wednesday. In Germany, a good 20,000 vehicles are probably affected. It… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Opel recalls more than 200,000 Corsa005387

German Handelsblatt: RANKING: A discounter founder is the richest German – BMW heirs drop to third place005385

Shopping carts in front of a supermarket According to a ranking, Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German. (Photo: imago images/Countrypixel) With an estimated fortune of 36 billion euros, Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German. This is the result of the annual ranking of the “Manager Magazin” for the 500 wealthiest people.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: RANKING: A discounter founder is the richest German – BMW heirs drop to third place005385

German Handelsblatt: Ranking: Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German – BMW heirs fall back to third place005384

Lidl branch in Berlin According to a ranking, founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German. (Photo: Bloomberg) With an estimated fortune of 36 billion euros, Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German. This is the result of the annual ranking of the “Manager Magazin” for the 500 wealthiest people. The entrepreneur has thus replaced… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Ranking: Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German – BMW heirs fall back to third place005384

German Handelsblatt: Ranking: Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German – BMW heirs fall back to third place005383

Lidl branch in Berlin According to a ranking, founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German. (Photo: Bloomberg) With an estimated fortune of 36 billion euros, Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German. This is the result of the annual ranking of the “Manager Magazin” for the 500 wealthiest people. The entrepreneur has thus replaced… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Ranking: Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz is the richest German – BMW heirs fall back to third place005383

German Handelsblatt: Interview with Oliver Blume: Porsche as a role model: VW boss trims all ten brands for “virtual” IPOs – real ones could follow005381

Porsche IPO Oliver Blume (right), CEO of Porsche AG, and his deputy Lutz Meschke ring the bell officially announcing Porsche’s stock market listing. (Photo: IMAGO/Hannelore Förster) The new Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume wants to focus the entire group more on the capital market. “The brands give us the opportunity to present the Volkswagen Group much… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Interview with Oliver Blume: Porsche as a role model: VW boss trims all ten brands for “virtual” IPOs – real ones could follow005381

German Handelsblatt: Dax current: Dax slides into the red – Porsche overtakes parent company VW in market value005380

Against the background of weak industrial data, the German stock market is attempting to stabilize this Thursday. In the late afternoon, the leading German index was down 0.3 percent at 12,477 points. The daily high was 12,643 points at around 9.30 a.m., since then it has been going downhill. On Wednesday, too, the Dax ended… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Dax current: Dax slides into the red – Porsche overtakes parent company VW in market value005380