Author: Manager Magazin (German)

German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: Ralf Brandstätter restructures board in China001849

Politically, Volkswagen is under pressure. That the carmaker operates a plant in the Xinjiang region , where there are concrete reports about the suppression of the Uyghur ethnic group, causes criticism. For the first time now also from the VW supervisory board. “When there are visible human rights violations on the right and left, I… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: Ralf Brandstätter restructures board in China001849

German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: VW sells almost 24 percent fewer vehicles in May001848

The carmaker Volkswagen also sold significantly fewer vehicles in May. Last month, the group delivered 658,300 units worldwide, 23.5 percent fewer cars, trucks and buses than a year ago. The decline was therefore not quite as rapid as in April, when sales due to the lack of semiconductors and the lockdowns in China plummeted by… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: VW sells almost 24 percent fewer vehicles in May001848

German Manager Magazin: Volvo: New boss Jim Rowan restructures the carmaker’s board of directors001845

Meager three months after taking office As Volvo boss, Jim Rowan sets a scent mark for the first time. As of June 20, the CEO will slim down the car manufacturer’s board of directors by four posts. Instead of the previous eleven, there will only be seven people on the board in future. Henrik Green… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volvo: New boss Jim Rowan restructures the carmaker’s board of directors001845

German Manager Magazin: Twitter: Elon Musk is aiming for a billion users for news service after a takeover001846

Elon Musk (50) lowers the bar for Twitter high. At the first question and answer session with employees of the US short message service, the Tesla boss announced the goal of increasing the number of users to at least one billion. That would more than quadruple the number of users: Twitter currently has 229 million… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Twitter: Elon Musk is aiming for a billion users for news service after a takeover001846

German Manager Magazin: Dyson, Amazon, Samsung, Google & Co.: These companies are competing for the household robots Dyson, iRobot, Samsung, Google & Co.:001845

Vacuuming, mopping, mowing the lawn, cleaning the grill and guarding the home – more and more companies are expanding their business to include robots for the home. Dyson has just announced plans to develop robotic hands that can grab objects. This should also make housework such as washing clothes or loading the dishwasher possible in… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Dyson, Amazon, Samsung, Google & Co.: These companies are competing for the household robots Dyson, iRobot, Samsung, Google & Co.:001845

German Manager Magazin: Continental: Public prosecutors see allegations against former managers substantiated001844

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German Manager Magazin: Vinfast: Electric car newcomer opens 25 branches in Germany001842

The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer Vinfast is pushing into Europe and is primarily focusing on its expansion Germany. The newcomer plans to open 25 stores in the continent’s largest car market. Overall, company boss Le Thi Thu Thuy (47) wants to operate at least 50 stores in Europe. Of these, 20 in France and five… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Vinfast: Electric car newcomer opens 25 branches in Germany001842

German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen consortium secures 87 percent of Europcar001841

Green Mobility Holding, a consortium around the car manufacturer Volkswagen, has secured an 87.4 percent stake in car rental company Europcar by purchasing around 4.4 billion shares in the company. The goal of 90 percent of the shares, which would allow the new owners to take Europcar off the stock exchange, has not yet been… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen consortium secures 87 percent of Europcar001841

German Manager Magazin: Opel parent company: Stellantis resigns from the European car association001840

The second largest automaker in Europe behind Volkswagen, Stellantis, announced on Monday evening that it would leave the European automobile manufacturers association Acea by the end of 2022. The reason for this is to take a new approach to “addressing the problems and challenges of future mobility”, including a departure from traditional lobbying, as the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Opel parent company: Stellantis resigns from the European car association001840