Author: Manager Magazin (German)

German Manager Magazine: Tesla: Elon Musk’s Cybertruck is significantly more expensive than announced002926

Increases with a two-year delay Tesla entered the highly competitive pickup market with the start of sales of its Cybertruck. “The future finally looks like the future,” said the CEO Elon Musk (52) late Thursday evening about the truck’s design. The Cybertruck is “more useful than a truck” and “faster than a sports car,” he… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Tesla: Elon Musk’s Cybertruck is significantly more expensive than announced002926

German Manager Magazine: Mercedes-Benz: The luxury trap by Ola Källenius002926

Ola Källenius (54) is a friend of incorruptible analytics and crystal-clear strategies. So after starting work as CEO in 2019, he first cleared the trucks and the Smart small car brand from the group. He then sorted the action into his new strategy: From now on Mercedes Benz a provider of sustainable luxury’. Sustainability and… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Mercedes-Benz: The luxury trap by Ola Källenius002926

German Manager Magazine: Ford lowers profit target after collective bargaining agreement002924

The six-week strike by the US automaker union United Auto Workers ford has reduced sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion (1.56 billion euros) in lost profits this year. As a result, the US automaker lowered its profit forecast on Thursday and now expects a profit of 10 to 10.5 billion… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Ford lowers profit target after collective bargaining agreement002924

German Manager Magazine: BMW and Mercedes: Car manufacturers announce fast charging network for electric cars in China002924

Mercedes and BMW are joining forces in the important Chinese market and want to build and operate a joint fast-charging network there. The two premium car manufacturers announced on Thursday an equal joint venture that plans to offer the first joint charging stations as early as 2024. It should be complete by the end of… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: BMW and Mercedes: Car manufacturers announce fast charging network for electric cars in China002924

German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: Tesla boss violently insults renegade X advertisers002922

Major advertisers are fleeing for fear of their imageElon Musks(52) Online platform X – but instead of doing damage control, the tech billionaire verbally shows them the middle finger. “If someone tries to blackmail me with ads? Blackmail me with money? “Go fuck yourself!” Musk said on stage at a New York Times conference on… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: Tesla boss violently insults renegade X advertisers002922

German Manager Magazine: Continental and the days of truth: The new newsletter manage:mobility002922

Dear reader, On Monday there was once again a “car summit”. Chancellor Olaf Scholz (64) called together the leaders of the leading industry here. The bosses of Volkswagen, Mercedes, Bosch and ZF came, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse (59) did not. It also has the fewest problems and sells more electric cars than Mercedes or Audi.… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Continental and the days of truth: The new newsletter manage:mobility002922

German Manager Magazine: Stock market: Dax closes in positive territory, Borussia Dortmund shares jump002921

The November rally on the German stock market continued on Wednesday. Hopes of interest rate cuts soon pushed the Dax to its highest level since the beginning of August. The leading index passed the 16,200 point mark for the first time in almost four months. It crossed the finish line 1.1 percent higher at 16,166… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Stock market: Dax closes in positive territory, Borussia Dortmund shares jump002921

German Manager Magazine: Ifo Institute: More companies want to increase prices, falling price expectations in consumer-related industries002920

A little more companies in Germany want to ask their customers to pay more in the coming months. The barometer for price plans rose from 15.4 points in October to 18 points in November, as the Munich Ifo Institute announced in its economic survey. The increase is primarily due to company-related service providers and wholesalers.… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Ifo Institute: More companies want to increase prices, falling price expectations in consumer-related industries002920

German Manager Magazine: Schaffler: Vladimir Putin approves sale of Russian plant002917

The Franconian industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler is allowed to sell his Russian factory to a holding company owned by his Austrian supervisory board member Siegfried Wolf (66). In a statement published on Monday, Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin (71) approved the acquisition of the site in Ulyanovsk on the Volga by PromAvtoConsult. Schaeffler, whose headquarters… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Schaffler: Vladimir Putin approves sale of Russian plant002917