Courting the next ones Tesla-Factory is in full swing. In the USA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (69) just met in New York Elon Musk (51) together in person. In the Turkish House, a skyscraper near the UN building, Erdogan asked the Tesla boss to build a production facility in his country, Erdogan’s presidential office… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Saudi Arabia and Türkiye are vying for the next Tesla factory002744
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German Manager Magazine: Electric cars: The EU’s dangerous dependence on China for batteries002742
The Spanish EU Council Presidency is warning the international community against becoming dependent on China in lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. Without suitable countermeasures, the… EU by 2030 they will become just as dependent on China as they are for their energy supply Russia before the war in the Ukraine experts warn in a strategy… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Electric cars: The EU’s dangerous dependence on China for batteries002742
German Manager Magazine: Strike at General Motors, Ford, Stellantis: How Shawn Fain is driving car manufacturers ahead of him002742
At first glance, Shawn Fain (52), head of the largest US auto union, the UAW, seems rather inconspicuous with his glasses and blue sweater from which a white shirt collar peeks out. But his rhetoric is relentless: “By God, if workers demand their fair share, it’s the end of the world. This has to stop,… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Strike at General Motors, Ford, Stellantis: How Shawn Fain is driving car manufacturers ahead of him002742
German Manager Magazine: BYD: Importer Hedin fires Germany boss Lars Pauly002740
On September 15, 2022, the Hedin Mobility Group presented the man who was supposed to make electric cars from the Chinese manufacturer BYD a box office hit in Germany: Lars Pauly (53). On September 14, 2023, almost exactly a year later, Pauly’s interlude with the European BYD importer is over again. The manager and Hedin… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: BYD: Importer Hedin fires Germany boss Lars Pauly002740
German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW sales continue to decline in China002740
At the VolkswagenGroup, the new car business continues to lose momentum. With 740,000 vehicles from all group brands, 5.7 percent more cars were delivered in August than in the weak month of the previous year, as the group announced on Friday. In July the increase was 6.6 percent, and in the first half of the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW sales continue to decline in China002740
German Manager Magazine: United Auto Workers: Major strike in Detroit hits US auto plants from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis002738
In a first-of-its-kind step, plants belonging to the three major US car manufacturers General Motors, ford and Stellantis went on strike at the same time from the influential United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Around 13,000 workers are taking part in the strike, which began on Friday night after the collective bargaining deadline expired. A prolonged… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: United Auto Workers: Major strike in Detroit hits US auto plants from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis002738
German Manager Magazine: Mercedes: Federal Motor Transport Authority threatens shutdowns due to exhaust manipulation002738
The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) is threatening Mercedes with the decommissioning of thousands of diesel cars due to emissions manipulation. A number of engines installed in vehicles with the Euro 6 emissions standard have “inadmissible shutdown devices,” according to a letter from the KBA to the Stuttgart group dated July 5th. The German environmental… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Mercedes: Federal Motor Transport Authority threatens shutdowns due to exhaust manipulation002738
German Manager Magazine: VW is cutting jobs in Zwickau002737
Volkswagen is cutting hundreds of jobs in its electric car factory in Zwickau. The company announced on Thursday after a works meeting that 269 fixed-term contracts that are about to expire after one year will not be extended. Shift work will probably also have to be adjusted. The specific procedure will be coordinated with the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: VW is cutting jobs in Zwickau002737
German Manager Magazine: Artificial Intelligence: Tech bosses and US politicians are looking for AI rules002733
In the USA With the participation of the heads of the leading tech giants, the development of regulations for the application of artificial intelligence (AI) started. “Today we are launching an enormous, complex and vital undertaking: laying a foundation for bipartisan AI policy,” said Democratic leader and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (72) on Wednesday… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Artificial Intelligence: Tech bosses and US politicians are looking for AI rules002733
German Manager Magazine: Who is Oliver Porsche and what is slowing down Polestar: The new newsletter manage:mobility002735
Patience is a virtue. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (62) obviously has a lot of it. For many years he has had a say on the supervisory boards of Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi, pestering the boards of directors with critical questions. He doesn’t push himself into the public eye. In the Porsche Piëch clan, this role is… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Who is Oliver Porsche and what is slowing down Polestar: The new newsletter manage:mobility002735