Protests against sales plans in December 2018 2,000 of the 7,000 engineers currently employed by Opel at its headquarters in Rüsselsheim are to be outsourced to Segula by the summer of 2019. (Photo: AP) MunichThe managers of Opel and Segula agree: your project is a “triple win”. Everyone will benefit: the hessian automaker, the French… Continue reading Car manufacturers: dispute at Opel escalates – employee representatives reject negotiations with Segula
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Fight for 2000 Jobs: Dispute at Opel escalates – no negotiations with Segula
Protests against sales plans in December 2018 2000 of the 7000 engineers that Opel currently employs at its headquarters in Rüsselsheim are to be outsourced to Segula by the summer of 2019. (Photo: AP) MunichThe managers of Opel and Segula agree: your project is a “triple win”. Everyone will benefit: the hessian automaker, the French… Continue reading Fight for 2000 Jobs: Dispute at Opel escalates – no negotiations with Segula
Car industry: VW boss Diess brings auto suppliers against him
Herbert dies The VW boss sees in electromobility the sole future of the car industry. (Photo: Bloomberg) StuttgartVolkswagen-Boss Herbert dies mastered an art that was previously only Ferdinand Piëch’s own in Wolfsburg – with just a few words to pique the entire industry. “Open technology is now the wrong slogan and leads to move the… Continue reading Car industry: VW boss Diess brings auto suppliers against him
Electromobility: VW is applying for research funding for e-car batteries
Volkswagen The Wolfsburg car manufacturer is currently pushing the entry into the electric mobility. (Photo: AP) HamburgVolkswagen is also committed to building a production of battery cells for electric cars government support, The company is interested in the Research funding at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy announced the Wolfsburg car manufacturer on… Continue reading Electromobility: VW is applying for research funding for e-car batteries
Motorsport: Mercedes team boss: Budget limit difficult to implement
Toto Wolff Toto Wolff is the team boss of Mercedes. Photo: Jan Woitas (Photo: AP) “The difficulty is the controllability of the expenses, because the teams are very differently positioned,” said the Austrian of the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung”. In the negotiations on a new basic contract from 2021 on, the budget limit for the racing… Continue reading Motorsport: Mercedes team boss: Budget limit difficult to implement
Electric Cars: Auto supplier ZF sees focus on e-mobility at VW critically
ZF Friedrichshafen However, the switch to an electric car is not possible for many customers overnight, said ZF CEO Scheider. It’s about the range of e-vehicles. (Photo: AP) Berlin boss of the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen, Wolf-Henning Scheider, looks at the car manufacturer Volkswagen too much focus on pure electromobility in the future. “You can… Continue reading Electric Cars: Auto supplier ZF sees focus on e-mobility at VW critically
Oliver Blume: The Porsche boss holds the VW group together
Oliver flower “Where Porsche starts, we drive to victory,” quotes the Porsche CEO the company founder Ferdinand Porsche. (Photo: Bloomberg) StuttgartOliver flower is a passionate footballer and played in the club Libero. “A position that no longer exists today,” notes the tall figure PorscheBoss who makes his black shirts even slimmer than he is anyway.… Continue reading Oliver Blume: The Porsche boss holds the VW group together
Car manufacturer: BMW CEO Krüger sees no room for new jobs
Harald Kruger “We keep on hiring, but will not grow this year,” Krüger said. (Photo: AP) BerlinBMW-Boss Harald Kruger In 2019, given the fall in profits, there is no room for additional job creation. “We continue to recruit, but this year will not grow,” said Krüger the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. BMW must now save in all… Continue reading Car manufacturer: BMW CEO Krüger sees no room for new jobs
VW boss: Volkswagen supervisory board reprimands this because of “Ebit macht frei” statement
Herbert dies The VW boss visited the former concentration camp Auschwitz last year. (Photo: AP) DüsseldorfThe supervisory board of the VolkswagenCorporation reprimands its CEO Herbert dies because of whose controversial statement “Ebit makes free”, “The history of the VolkswagenGroup and the resulting responsibility is an important part of corporate identity. The statement of the chairman… Continue reading VW boss: Volkswagen supervisory board reprimands this because of “Ebit macht frei” statement
Truck subsidiary of VW: Traton boss Renschler holds on to expansion plans
Andreas Renschler The head of the truck subsidiary Traton wants to drive forward the international expansion and bring the division on the stock market in the future. (Photo: Bloomberg) MunichAndreas Renschler is more of a relaxed person. He has been working in the automotive industry for decades, initially Daimler and now at Volkswagen, As the… Continue reading Truck subsidiary of VW: Traton boss Renschler holds on to expansion plans