Author: Handelsblatt in German Online News
Michael Lohschneller: Opel boss explains his savings plan – “It can not go on like this”
RüsselsheimThe goal that PSA has spent on the German brand is clear: By 2020 at the latest Opel make a profit again. The French do not want to reveal how high the losses of the German brand were in the past financial year. “We have no figures on a full-year basis,” said PSA CFO Jean-Baptiste… Continue reading Michael Lohschneller: Opel boss explains his savings plan – “It can not go on like this”
Group restructuring: PSA boss Carlos Tavares prepares Opel for tough decisions
PSA boss Carlos Tavares “We do not dictate, we do not give guidance, I just ask questions – sometimes meaningful, sometimes stupid.” (Photo: Reuters) ParisCarlos Tavares is known as a tough guy. On Thursday at the annual press conference, the head of the auto company PSA (Peugeot, Citroën, Opel) gave even more unforgiving: “We must… Continue reading Group restructuring: PSA boss Carlos Tavares prepares Opel for tough decisions
FAW-Volkswagen: VW joint venture recalls more than 430,000 cars
Volkswagen For the troubled company from Wolfsburg, there is now even more trouble in China. (Photo: AP) Because of a problem with the dashboard, the joint venture calls VW According to authorities, in China around 430,000 cars are returned. As the State Quality Supervision announced on Wednesday, the vehicles from FAW-Volkswagen to be ordered from… Continue reading FAW-Volkswagen: VW joint venture recalls more than 430,000 cars
“Mission E”: This is how Porsche uses the blockchain in the new electric car
It will be for Porsche not easy to transfer the myth of the sports car brand into the digital world. Next year, the Zuffenhausen companies will launch their first electric racer, the “Mission E”. Many of the digital gadgets will be perfected for Mission E until then. Porsche is making considerable efforts for digitization. “We… Continue reading “Mission E”: This is how Porsche uses the blockchain in the new electric car
Macan, Cayenne and Co .: How it comes to Porsche for creeping diesel off
DusseldorfPorsche is having a hard time with the diesel. As chief executive Oliver flower Last summer in Stuttgart presented the latest version of the SUV Cayenne, there was no clarity about a possible diesel variant. “We have not yet decided whether the new Cayenne will get a diesel engine,” said Blume at the time.
VW subsidiary: union threatens Skoda with “unlimited strike”
Skoda Last year, the car manufacturer had delivered the record number of more than 1.2 million vehicles. (Photo: obs) In the collective bargaining at the VW-Daughter Skoda The Czech metalworkers’ union Kovo is threatened with an “unlimited strike”. The recent proposals from the employers’ side are like a “spit in the face,” said union representative… Continue reading VW subsidiary: union threatens Skoda with “unlimited strike”
120,000 employees: VW agrees with IG Metall in the domestic tariff dispute
Volkswagen plant 120,000 VW employees get higher wages. (Photo: AP) In collective bargaining for the approximately 120,000 employees of VW Group and unions have reached an agreement. This was announced by IG Metall on Wednesday morning after the fourth round of negotiations in Hanover. Details were not mentioned at first. Instead, IG Metall negotiators and… Continue reading 120,000 employees: VW agrees with IG Metall in the domestic tariff dispute
Car Sales in Europe: Tesla’s Model S sells better than the Mercedes S-Class and the BMW 7 Series
Shiny numbers The Tesla Model S is for the first time also in Europe the best-selling model in the upper class. (Photo: Reuters) For the German premium car maker is the US Elektropionier Tesla long ago a more than unpleasant challenger. Although the Californians are clearly struggling to conquer the volume market, robs Tesla the… Continue reading Car Sales in Europe: Tesla’s Model S sells better than the Mercedes S-Class and the BMW 7 Series
VW Commercial Vehicles boss Andreas Renschler: “A change in culture takes even VW up to ten years”
Andreas Renschler – to the person DavosThe World Economic Forum in Davos was only a few weeks ago. And actually was the interview, the VW Commercial Vehicles Board Andreas Renschler there in the bustle of world politics gave the Handelsblatt long ago authorized. But then, at Renschler’s employer’s home in Wolfsburg, time went by more… Continue reading VW Commercial Vehicles boss Andreas Renschler: “A change in culture takes even VW up to ten years”