Bjorn Goerke The manager had switched from SAP to VW at the beginning of this year. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Munich The Group’s new central unit for software development loses its chief technology officer. Chief Technology Officer Björn Goerke is leaving the Car.Software Organization (CSO) for personal reasons, as the car manufacturer announced. CSO boss Dirk… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: VW software organization loses technology boss Björn Goerke001023
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German Handelsblatt: Vehicle manufacturers: engineers in their sights – Opel will cut more jobs in 2021001011
Opel boss Michael Lohscheller Opel costs are expected to drop significantly in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Munich In public, Opel boss Michael Lohscheller likes to mimic the optimist. The brand with the lightning bolt has developed into the “efficiency world champion” and is weatherproof, he rejoiced in the autumn. The forthcoming merger of the French parent… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Vehicle manufacturers: engineers in their sights – Opel will cut more jobs in 2021001011
German Handelsblatt: British exit from the EU: How BMW is preparing for Brexit001012
Mini production in Oxford Bit by bit, BMW is likely to move production of the Mini to locations outside the UK. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich Hardly any German company would be as affected by a hard Brexit as BMW. With Mini and Rolls-Royce, two out of three group brands have their headquarters on the island. Since… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: British exit from the EU: How BMW is preparing for Brexit001012
German Handelsblatt: New software unit: BMW wants to compete with Tesla and Google with a new operating system001000
BMW iX With the model, BMW wants to introduce its new operating concept, which works almost exclusively via screens and voice control. (Photo: BMW) Munich The car manufacturer BMW is working flat out on a new operating system for its vehicles. The new system, which is intended to replace the OS7 version, will be used… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New software unit: BMW wants to compete with Tesla and Google with a new operating system001000
German Handelsblatt: Verdict: VW subsidiary Skoda has to pay suppliers Prevent damages000916
Production at Skoda The Czech VW subsidiary has to compensate the supplier Prevent. (Photo: obs) Celle / Wolfsburg The Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda has to pay damages to a subsidiary of its former supplier Prevent after the termination of a contract for car seat backrests. An exact amount is not mentioned in a corresponding ruling by… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Verdict: VW subsidiary Skoda has to pay suppliers Prevent damages000916
German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915
Confident front As a plug-in hybrid, the Audi A6 is the dynamic alternative to the A8. The average managing director in Germany is male, 52 years old, earns 178,000 euros a year – and prefers to drive an Audi A6. Hardly any car in the premium class meets the taste of company car drivers so… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915
German Handelsblatt: Consequences of the lockdown: Conti, VW, Bosch: Auto industry struggles with bottlenecks in computer chips000905
Production of an electric SUV Volkswagen fears production stoppages in the Chinese automotive industry due to the chip shortages. (Photo: dpa) Beijing, Hamburg, Munich The automotive industry is struggling with global bottlenecks in the supply of electronic components due to the aftermath of the Corona lockdown in spring. Since the auto industry is recovering faster… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Consequences of the lockdown: Conti, VW, Bosch: Auto industry struggles with bottlenecks in computer chips000905
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler sells more Mercedes cars again for the first time in November000903
Mercedes Benz EQC 400 So far, Daimler has always sold fewer Mercedes cars this year than in the same month of the previous year. (Photo: AFP) Stuttgart For the first time this year, Daimler sold more cars of its core brand Mercedes-Benz in one month than in the previous year. Wholesale sales in November were… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler sells more Mercedes cars again for the first time in November000903
German Handelsblatt: Power struggle at VW: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “Will fulfill contract by 2023” 000902
VW boss Herbert Diess Wolfsburg Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess expects an early solution in the debate about filling top jobs at the car manufacturer. “I am confident that we will get a decision in the next few weeks,” he told Wirtschaftswoche. The situation is not easy, but will not allow any further delay, the manager… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Power struggle at VW: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “Will fulfill contract by 2023” 000902
German Handelsblatt: VW boss against works council: New power struggle in Wolfsburg – with an uncertain outcome000851
Herbert Diess The VW boss is demanding a lot from his own supervisory boards: a new contract and new board members. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt It was actually supposed to be just a peaceful ceremony: the Volkswagen works council turned 75 on Friday last week. Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) had come to Wolfsburg especially,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW boss against works council: New power struggle in Wolfsburg – with an uncertain outcome000851