Dear reader, If you have planned a trip by train today or tomorrow, it is better to look for an alternative. The next train drivers’ strike is coming up. Even if the train does run, it’s becoming less and less likely to arrive on time. In November, only 52 percent of long-distance trains reached their… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Audi and Formula 1, VW and the savings plan: The new newsletter manage:mobility002939
Author: Manager Magazin (German)
German Manager Magazine: E-car batteries from China: “If you put pressure on us, we can do it too.”002938
Hardly any other market is currently growing as quickly as that for electric car batteries. By 2030, the global battery market will grow at a total growth rate of 34 percent per year. Around 80 percent of the demand for the coveted lithium-ion batteries will come from electric vehicles in the next few decades given… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: E-car batteries from China: “If you put pressure on us, we can do it too.”002938
German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: No evidence of forced labor in Chinese province of Xinjiang002937
The inspectors commissioned by VW said they found no evidence of forced labor at the controversial plant in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. “We were unable to find any evidence or evidence of forced labor among employees,” said Markus Löning from the consulting firm Löning Human Rights & Responsible Business on Tuesday in Wolfsburg when… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: No evidence of forced labor in Chinese province of Xinjiang002937
German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen AG: First details of VW002936’s eleven billion euro efficiency plan
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German Manager Magazine: VW: Vague sales targets for more competitiveness?002935
Brand boss Thomas Schäfer and sales director Imelda Labbé have been looking for a way to improve Volkswagen Passenger Cars’ earnings by ten billion euros for six months. Now they believe they have reached their goal – and have even formulated slightly higher goals. But that could turn out to be a scam. Especially in… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: VW: Vague sales targets for more competitiveness?002935
German Manager Magazine: Conti is considering spinning off part of its automotive business002934
Continental is putting parts of its automotive supply business to the test. CEO Nikolai Setzer (52) announced on Monday at the Dax Group’s Capital Markets Day in Hanover that parts of the automotive division were being considered to be spun off. Overall, it accounts for around a quarter of the division’s sales. However, he ruled… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Conti is considering spinning off part of its automotive business002934
German Manager Magazine: Northvolt: Ministry hands over funding notice for battery plant at Heide002932
Despite budget problems The federal government has released a good half a billion euros for the location of Northvolt’s battery factory in Heide (Dithmarschen district). The ministry announced on Sunday that a corresponding funding notice had now been sent to the company. “Securing funding for Northvolt is an important step in triggering a large private… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Northvolt: Ministry hands over funding notice for battery plant at Heide002932
German Manager Magazine: Michelin: Tire manufacturer wants to close plants – union struggles for jobs002932
After the announcement of factory closures and the reduction of more than 1,500 jobs, the French tire manufacturer Michelin is threatened with redundancies. The IG BCE union wants to save as many of the jobs as possible. Matthias Hille, head of the IG-BCE Mainz district, told the German Press Agency that they are working on… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Michelin: Tire manufacturer wants to close plants – union struggles for jobs002932
German Manager Magazine: Safelog: Mathias Behounek about his skiing and snowboarding days002931
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German Manager Magazine: VW wants to convert the entire van family to electric from 2028002930
After the electric Bulli ID buzz becomes Volkswagen will convert its entire van fleet to electric from 2028. The large Crafter transporter will start in 2028, VW Commercial Vehicles boss Carsten Intra announced in an interview with the German Press Agency. The other models would then come one by one: “We are planning a timed… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: VW wants to convert the entire van family to electric from 2028002930