BMW The Bavarian car manufacturer had already signed a preliminary contract with the German record champions. (Photo: AP) Munich carmaker BMW is not the competitor Audi as a major sponsor of the Bundesliga football team FC Bayern Munich replace. “BMW will not sponsor Bayern” said a company spokesman for the newspaper “Die Welt”, The club… Continue reading Football: BMW is not a sponsor at Bayern Munich – Audi is increasing commitment
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Controversial deal: Competitor at the factory site: Segula threatens to displace Opel engineers
Protests against sales plans at Opel Employees of Opel demonstrate at the headquarters Rüsselsheim against Segula. (Photo: AP) MunichOn 6 May, more than 1,700 engineers and technicians were received in the OpelDevelopment Center ITEZ in Rüsselsheim are busy, an unpleasant email from their employer. In the best of bureaucratic German, management informed them that their… Continue reading Controversial deal: Competitor at the factory site: Segula threatens to displace Opel engineers
Car manufacturer: Volkswagen wants to conquer the market for e-mobility
VW electric car ID.3 The Tesla competitor of Volkswagen will be delivered from summer 2020. (Photo: AP) DusseldorfVolkswagen is the largest automaker in the world, nearly eleven million vehicles ran off the belts last year. In view of such quantities worthwhile technical developments in Wolfsburg, which have to think twice smaller automakers twice. This is… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Volkswagen wants to conquer the market for e-mobility
Interview with Daimler Chief Human Resources Officer Wilfried Porth: “We can not override the economic rules” – why Mercedes has to save
Daimler Chief Human Resources Officer Wilfried Porth “The combustion engine does not disappear overnight.” (Photo: AP) StuttgartThe car maker Daimler wants to continue to recruit specialists in spite of the heavy pressure on the economy. “We have no general hiring freeze,” said chief executive officer Wilfried Porth the Handelsblatt: “If the know-how is needed, we… Continue reading Interview with Daimler Chief Human Resources Officer Wilfried Porth: “We can not override the economic rules” – why Mercedes has to save
Balance sheet review: Continental’s reputation and share are down – but financial strength remains high
Two profit warnings within a few weeks have shaken the reputation of the automotive supplier. But the core business remains highly profitable. Go to source
Car manufacturer: Almost 1,000 Opel specialists refuse change to Segula
Instead of switching to a service provider, hundreds of engineers of the car manufacturer prefer to retire or take a severance pay. Go to source
Electromobility: VW gets green light for the construction of an electric car factory in China
Volkswagen in China Almost every second car is now the Wolfsburg in the Middle Kingdom. (Photo: AP) PekingVolkswagen is expanding its electric car capacity in China. Together with their Chinese partner JAC, the Wolfsburg have received the green light to build a plant for the equivalent of around 700 million euros in Hefei in the… Continue reading Electromobility: VW gets green light for the construction of an electric car factory in China
Verdict: Labor Court declares works council election at Daimler invalid
Because there are significant violations of the election of the Daimler Works Council, this has been declared invalid by the Stuttgart Labor Court. Go to source
Diesel scandal: prosecutor Elke Hoppenworth drives ex-VW managers into the corner
Volkswagen logo Among others, the former VW boss Martin Winterkorn charges were charged. (Photo: AP) BraunschweigWith the various failures in the Volkswagen Group Only a few know as well as Brunswick’s Attorney Elke Hoppenworth. Already more than a decade ago, she brought to court the pleasure trips of former HR Director Peter Hartz. But the… Continue reading Diesel scandal: prosecutor Elke Hoppenworth drives ex-VW managers into the corner
Automaker: Daimler participates in battery start-up
Daimler The car maker is investing around ten billion euros in the development of electric cars. (Photo: AP) Alameda, StuttgartThe automaker Daimler participates in a US specialist in battery materials. Daimler have led the new round of financing by Sila Nano Technologies, in which the start-up could collect 170 million US dollars (about 150 million… Continue reading Automaker: Daimler participates in battery start-up