German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Truck wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for “Daimler” brand 002704

Munich In December, Daimler wants to finally break open the Stuttgart conglomerate with the “Project Focus” and transfer it to two independent companies: Mercedes-Benz for cars and vans and Daimler Truck for trucks and buses. This emerges from a 46-page demerger agreement with 132 pages of appendix, which is available to the Handelsblatt. The contract… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Truck wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for “Daimler” brand 002704

German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Trucks wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for the “Daimler” brand 002701

Munich In December, Daimler wants to finally break open the Stuttgart conglomerate with the “Project Focus” and transfer it to two independent companies: Mercedes-Benz for cars and vans and Daimler Truck for trucks and buses. This emerges from a 46-page demerger agreement with 132 pages of appendix, which is available to the Handelsblatt. The contract… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Trucks wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for the “Daimler” brand 002701

German Handelsblatt: Truck manufacturer: “Must give consolidation”: Daimler is preparing for the final in truck engines002700

Daimler truck The truck division of the Dax group wants to hold on to the combustion engine until at least 2039 – especially with 40-tonne trucks like the Actros flagship truck. (Photo: Daimler AG) Munich At Daimler, money is currently being redistributed on a large scale. The Stuttgart-based car and truck manufacturer is reducing its… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Truck manufacturer: “Must give consolidation”: Daimler is preparing for the final in truck engines002700

German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Trucks wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for the “Daimler” brand 002700

Munich In December, Daimler wants to finally break open the Stuttgart conglomerate with the “Project Focus” and transfer it to two independent companies: Mercedes-Benz for cars and vans and Daimler Truck for trucks and buses. This emerges from a 46-page demerger agreement with 132 pages of appendix, which is available to the Handelsblatt. The contract… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Trucks wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for the “Daimler” brand 002700

German Handelsblatt: Mercedes manufacturer: Daimler works councils want to sell heavy truck engines to competitors too 002639

Daimler truck E-Actros with charging plug The future of the diesel engine business is hotly debated. (Photo: dpa) Munich It’s a turning point. Daimler Truck, the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world, is gradually saying goodbye to the diesel engine after almost a century. After the passenger car division, the truck division of the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Mercedes manufacturer: Daimler works councils want to sell heavy truck engines to competitors too 002639

German Handelsblatt: Comment: In future, Daimler should also sell truck engines to rivals 002638

Truck models from the Actros series Daimler works councils also want to sell heavy truck engines to competitors. (Photo: Daimler AG) Axles, transmissions, diesel engines – the integrated drive train has been the ultimate differentiator in the truck business for almost a hundred years. The more efficient the engine, the more likely freight forwarders are… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Comment: In future, Daimler should also sell truck engines to rivals 002638

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler CEO Källenius: Switching to electric costs jobs 002634

Daimler boss Ola Källenius “Even if we built the entire electric drive train ourselves, we will employ fewer people by the end of the decade.” (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart According to its boss Ola Källenius, the transformation of the car manufacturer Daimler from internal combustion engines to electromobility will cost the Stuttgart company jobs. “You also… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler CEO Källenius: Switching to electric costs jobs 002634

German Handelsblatt: VW Pkw: VW core brand makes 1.8 billion euros in profit in the first half of the year

Volkswagen logo The core brand of Volkswagen is also in a significantly better position again after the deep red figures from the first half of last year. At the end of 2020, the VW Passenger Cars division had already managed to get rid of the corona-related loss – from January to June, the consequences of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW Pkw: VW core brand makes 1.8 billion euros in profit in the first half of the year

German Handelsblatt: Interview with Arno Antlitz: VW CFO on the chip shortage: “The visibility of further developments remains limited” 002615

Düsseldorf Because of the acute shortage of chips, Volkswagen remains cautious for the rest of 2021 despite the brilliant half-year results. “The prospect of the further development of the year remains limited because of the semiconductor situation,” said CFO Arno Antlitz in an interview with the Handelsblatt. The VW Group could not produce several 100,000… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Interview with Arno Antlitz: VW CFO on the chip shortage: “The visibility of further developments remains limited” 002615

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW also stops production in Regensburg due to lack of chips002559

BMW plant Regensburg Production will be suspended for a week from Monday. (Photo: dpa) Due to missing components with computer chips, BMW interrupts car production at the Regensburg plant. A one-week break is planned from Monday (July 26), as a spokeswoman said on request on Sunday. After that, a holiday week was planned anyway, so… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW also stops production in Regensburg due to lack of chips002559