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
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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
German Manager Magazine: Polestar: CEO Thomas Ingenlath on acute software problems and long-term goals002734
Restore iTunes subscription manager+ is processed through your iTunes account and paid for upon confirmation of purchase. 24 hours before expiry, the subscription is automatically extended by one month at the current price of €24.99. You can cancel your subscription at any time in your iTunes account settings. To use manager+ outside of this app,… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Polestar: CEO Thomas Ingenlath on acute software problems and long-term goals002734
German Manager Magazine: Porsche: Why Oliver Porsche is the Prince Charles of the family – and will most likely become the new head of the Porsche clan002733
Wolfgang Porsche’s favorite successor Why Oliver Porsche is the Prince Charles of the car clan His name is Porsche, he sits on the supervisory boards of Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen and has a big say there. But others are still deciding. Now clan boss Wolfgang Porsche has brought his nephew Oliver into play as his… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Porsche: Why Oliver Porsche is the Prince Charles of the family – and will most likely become the new head of the Porsche clan002733