German Manager Magazin: Daimler Truck: Truck builder must also be liable for price agreements on garbage trucks001949

Daimler Truck is threatened with a payment of damages because of a price cartel in the sale of garbage trucks to the Lower Saxony district of Northeim. According to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg on Monday, the garbage trucks were affected by unlawful collusion (Case C-588/20). According to the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Daimler Truck: Truck builder must also be liable for price agreements on garbage trucks001949

German Manager Magazin: Porsche: VW subsidiary increases sales and profits in the first half of the year001948

The stock market candidate Porsche has turned over and earned more in the first half of the year despite declining sales. As the Volkswagensubsidiary announced on Thursday in Stuttgart that sales rose by 8.5 percent to 17.9 billion euros compared to the same period last year. Operating profit improved by almost a quarter to 3.48… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Porsche: VW subsidiary increases sales and profits in the first half of the year001948

German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: share increases, Herbert Diess says goodbye with billions in profit001947

Of the Volkswagen-Group has in the first half of the year despite persistent delivery problems microchips and tough corona restrictions in China made a significant jump in profits. The Wolfsburg-based company was able to increase earnings after taxes by a little more than a quarter to a total of 10.6 billion euros compared to the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: share increases, Herbert Diess says goodbye with billions in profit001947

German Manager Magazin: Herbert Diess and Volkswagen’s e-car offensive – what remains after four and a half years001946

Herbert Diess (63) was ultimately eliminated from Volkswagen mainly because of numerous problems at the software subsidiary Cariad. But before he wanted to convert the Wolfsburg carmaker into a digital group, he had initiated a different transformation in the first phase of his work at Volkswagen – away from combustion engines and towards electromobility. How… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Herbert Diess and Volkswagen’s e-car offensive – what remains after four and a half years001946

German Manager Magazin: VW: Investors split over Porsche IPO001945

The upcoming change of boss Volkswagen According to a survey in September, doubts about the usefulness of the planned solution are raised among VW investors partial IPO the sports car daughter Porsche out. According to a survey of 58 investors by the investment house Bernstein Research published on Tuesday, 42 percent were in favor of… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: VW: Investors split over Porsche IPO001945

German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Leadership expert Wolfgang Jenewein on the change from Herbert Diess to Oliver Blume001944

As an expert in leadership, economics professor Wolfgang Jenewein (53) always has a special perspective on the realignment of the VW Group. He supported the management level in the transformation process as an external consultant. During this time he gained special insights into the group – the change at the top of the car manufacturer… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Leadership expert Wolfgang Jenewein on the change from Herbert Diess to Oliver Blume001944

German Manager Magazin: New Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume: His biggest construction sites001943

The obligatory summer break at Volkswagen is canceled for Oliver Blume (54) this year. It has been known since Friday evening, 6 p.m., that the previous Porsche boss will replace Herbert Diess (63) at the head of the Volkswagen Group in September. Diess has achieved a lot in his almost four and a half years… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: New Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume: His biggest construction sites001943

German Manager Magazine: Deep sea mining: The hunt for raw materials in the ocean alarms environmentalists001942

At the bottom of the sea, at a depth of 2,000 to 6,000 meters, lie the treasures of the 21st century: tons of untapped precious metals in the form of so-called manganese nodules. The earthy-brown to black nuggets of minerals, composed mostly of copper, nickel, cobalt and zinc, could provide important raw materials for the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Deep sea mining: The hunt for raw materials in the ocean alarms environmentalists001942

German Manager Magazin: Oliver Blume: Double task for the new VW boss and Diess successor001940

From his workplace in Wolfsburg, future VW boss Oliver Blume will not have to travel far to his native city of Braunschweig. The 54-year-old graduated from high school in Braunschweig and studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University there – he also did his doctorate in the subject. Blume knows the VW Group and its… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Oliver Blume: Double task for the new VW boss and Diess successor001940

German Manager Magazin: Daimler Truck: Series production of the first electric refuse truck starts with eEconic001940

The truck builder Daimler With the eEconic, Truck is launching its second series-produced electric truck. The commercial vehicle manufacturer announced on Friday that the special vehicle for disposal companies will roll off the assembly line in the largest assembly plant in Wörth with immediate effect. The first customer is a waste disposal company in Denmark.… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Daimler Truck: Series production of the first electric refuse truck starts with eEconic001940