Ulrich Selzer Was only appointed head of Opel in Germany in February 2019. (Photo: Opel press photo) Munich Three things are for Opel-Boss Michael Lohscheller crucial in sales: customer satisfaction, Market share and profit. “If you can’t do that, you’re not in the right position,” the manager told Handelsblatt in the middle of last year,… Continue reading Ulrich Selzer: Opel exchanges Germany boss after only ten months
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Comment: The fire speech by VW boss Diess was overdue
Herbert Diess The VW boss, who is known for his rapid pace of change, has obviously lost patience with his team. (Photo: AP) Rarely has a German corporate leader read his Levites like the Levites VW-Boss Herbert Diess. The CEO’s findings is so devastating that with a view to the necessary transformation of the traditional… Continue reading Comment: The fire speech by VW boss Diess was overdue
Car company in transition: VW boss Diess: “If we continue at our current pace, it will be very tight”
VW CEO Herbert Diess The car manager appeals to its managers to face up to change. (Photo: AP) Berlin / Wolfsburg VW-Boss Herbert Diess is considered a man of quiet tones. All the more remarkable is the flaming appeal with which Diess swore his managers in a strategy speech on Thursday. This warned the managers… Continue reading Car company in transition: VW boss Diess: “If we continue at our current pace, it will be very tight”
Diesel lawsuits: VW diesel process: what complicates the comparative talks
Braunschweig Higher Regional Court The fronts between the parties to the dispute were still hardened in the first negotiations. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, Berlin Always has Volkswagen noted that the United States and Germany are not comparable. There have been violations of the law by diesel manipulation on the American car market, but not in this… Continue reading Diesel lawsuits: VW diesel process: what complicates the comparative talks
Post-diesel company: The VW workforce learns integrity faster than expected
Volkswagen The “T4I” training program is designed to generate understanding and motivation for behavior changes. (Photo: AP) Wolfsburg September 18, 2015 is a day that nobody in Volkswagen Group will be forgotten so quickly. Back then, a good four years ago, the US environmental agency EPA published the so-called “Notice of Violation”. In this paper,… Continue reading Post-diesel company: The VW workforce learns integrity faster than expected
New salary system: Volkswagen managers receive higher fixed salaries
Volkswagen For the better paid executives, the monthly increase can be a low four-digit amount. (Photo: Reuters) Wolfsburg For the managers at Volkswagen there is more money in the new year. As the company says, the monthly basic salaries of around 18,000 executives worldwide will be increased by four and six percent in a one-off… Continue reading New salary system: Volkswagen managers receive higher fixed salaries
Daimler boss: Ola Källenius: “There will be no going on like this”
Ola Källenius According to a report, the Daimler boss believes that the changes in the automotive industry will lead to “emotional negotiations”. (Photo: AP) Berlin Daimler boss Ola Källenius has no hope of an early improvement in the situation in the automotive industry. “It is not an economic crisis where the markets will turn up… Continue reading Daimler boss: Ola Källenius: “There will be no going on like this”
Media report: VW apparently compensates Austrian police in the diesel scandal
Police in Austria According to media reports, VW will probably pay a sum of less than 2.6 million euros to the Austrian state. (Photo: AP) Wolfsburg, Vienna The carmaker has been involved in the diesel exhaust scandal VW agreed on compensation with the Austrian state. This was confirmed on Saturday by the Austrian Interior Minister… Continue reading Media report: VW apparently compensates Austrian police in the diesel scandal
Change in the auto industry: Porsche works council boss calls for stronger political support
Werner Weresch The head of the works council calls for more political support. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart PorscheWorks council chief Werner Weresch calls for more political support in the structural change of the auto industry. “The companies can no longer cover the financial costs for the qualification of their employees, which the entire transformation process makes… Continue reading Change in the auto industry: Porsche works council boss calls for stronger political support
Mobility services: Expensive fleet: The car sharing flop from Daimler and BMW
Drive Now and Car2Go cars Skepticism about the business model is increasing. (Photo: obs / Accor Hotellerie Deutschland GmbH) Düsseldorf, Munich It was not a year ago that the motto was “The sky is the limit”. The bosses of that time BMW and Daimler. Harald Kruger and Dieter Zetsche, announced the merger of their mobility… Continue reading Mobility services: Expensive fleet: The car sharing flop from Daimler and BMW