traffic jam on the highway Quantum-optimized navigation could prevent traffic jams in the future, Volkswagen believes. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Volkswagen wants to redeem a decade-old promise. Car makers, manufacturers of navigation devices and IT companies had been there when the early 1990s, the first GPS devices came on the market. However, when later on new… Continue reading Mobility: VW wants to prevent traffic collapse with quantum computers
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VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible
Andreas Renschler Traton CEO Andreas Renschler criticizes the lack of infrastructure on the truck stops. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt At the VWTruck segment According to CEO Andreas Renschler, Traton could drive one third of its sold trucks by 2030. However, it still lack the necessary infrastructure on the truck stops, said Renschler the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” according… Continue reading VW truck division: Traton boss Renschler considers a third electric truck by 2030 possible
Cheap taxi: Railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle capitulated before authorities and VW
Clever shuttle vehicles The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. (Photo: imago / Action Pictures) Hamburg The railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle withdraws from three German cities: The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. 330 drivers lose their jobs, but should be offered a retraining to work at… Continue reading Cheap taxi: Railway subsidiary Clever Shuttle capitulated before authorities and VW
Mobility: Railway subsidiary CleverShuttle surrenders to authorities and VW
Clever shuttle vehicles The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. (Photo: imago / Action Pictures) Hamburg The railway subsidiary CleverShuttle withdraws from three German cities: The shared taxi no longer runs through Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. 330 drivers lose their jobs, but should be offered a retraining to work at the… Continue reading Mobility: Railway subsidiary CleverShuttle surrenders to authorities and VW
Auto parts supplier: Schaeffler is removing up to 1300 additional jobs in Germany
Schaeffler headquarters in Herzogenaurach At the end of June, Schaeffler employed 90,500 people worldwide, around 2,000 fewer than at the end of 2018. (Photo: AP) Munich The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler want in Germany delete up to 1300 additional jobs. A spokesman confirmed on Wednesday in Herzogenaurach, Franconia, the plans for the the “Wirtschaftswoche”… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Schaeffler is removing up to 1300 additional jobs in Germany
Zukunftsreferat: IG Metall boss Hofmann: “We do not want to nationalize BMW”
Jörg Hofmann The new and old IG Metall boss wants to continue to fight for a better retirement. (Photo: AP) Berlin The newly re-elected IG Metall boss Jörg Hofmann draws in his keynote speech on Wednesday the very big picture: “Inequality is not a natural law of a global world, but the result of political… Continue reading Zukunftsreferat: IG Metall boss Hofmann: “We do not want to nationalize BMW”
Post-daughter: Streetscooter brings managers from Tesla and Ford
StreetScooter Swiss Post is looking for partners for the Aachen-based manufacturer; in the long term, it does not see itself as an auto producer. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf The German postal serviceSubsidiary Streetscooter focuses on international growth with new managers. The former TeslaManager Peter Bardenfleth-Hansen should join the manufacturer of electric transporters push ahead with the… Continue reading Post-daughter: Streetscooter brings managers from Tesla and Ford
Suppliers: Continentals Care: How Electromobility Challenges Vitesco Technologies
Andreas Wolf unveils the new Vitesco Technologies logo The head of Continentals Drive division must make the company more profitable. (Photo: Vitesco Technologies) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Andreas Wolf has probably the heaviest job in the supplier industry. He is head of Continental’s propulsion division, which since October 1 is called Vitesco Technologies. The first part of… Continue reading Suppliers: Continentals Care: How Electromobility Challenges Vitesco Technologies
Eisenach under pressure: “Crash planning”: Opel struggles with massive problems in SUV production
Opel in Eisenach The Grandland X is produced far below schedule. (Photo: AP) Munich OpelChief Michael Lohscheller was full of praise. “What happened here in the last ten weeks is really remarkable,” the manager complimented his team at the end of August at the start of production of the city SUV Grandland X, Dozens of… Continue reading Eisenach under pressure: “Crash planning”: Opel struggles with massive problems in SUV production
Car manufacturer: BMW cuts highly qualified employees working hours and salary
BMW employees BMW wants to conclude the talks on the austerity package by the end of the year. (Photo: AP) Munich BMW wants to reduce working hours and salary in the course of its savings program with thousands of highly qualified employees. This can mean losses of 10,000 to 14,000 euros per year for some… Continue reading Car manufacturer: BMW cuts highly qualified employees working hours and salary