The automobile company VolkswagenFrom the point of view of the works council chairman Bernd Osterloh (63), he is on the right track against the electric car pioneer Teslato claim. VW has already concluded a future pact. This is sufficient for the structural change, he told the newspaper “Welt am Sonntag”. At the moment there could… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: VW works council chief excludes four-day week000101
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German Manager Magazin: Electric cars – only small cars already offer cost advantages000079
Electric carsare likely to continue to burden the profit margins of automakers for the foreseeable future. According to a study by the management consultancy PwC, it currently costs around 4500 euros more to produce an electric car with a range of 300 kilometers than a classic combustion engine. A comparable plug-in hybrid with an output… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Electric cars – only small cars already offer cost advantages000079
German Manager Magazin: Daimler AG: Ineos submits binding offer for Smart-Werk000079
The sale of the Smart factory in Hambach, France is about to be completed. The talks with the British petrochemical company Ineos were positive and well advanced, said Daimler on Thursday with. Ineos Automotive submitted a binding purchase offer for Smart France. A decision can only be made when the talks with the employees have… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Daimler AG: Ineos submits binding offer for Smart-Werk000079
German Manager Magazin: Opel: Michael Lohscheller is open to four days a week000079
Opel boss Michael Lohscheller (51) is open to the initiative of the IG Metall union to secure jobs in the auto industry with a four-day week. “In principle we are open to all ideas. The four-day week can help to secure jobs,” he told the newspapers of the Funke media group (Monday). However, Opel is… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Opel: Michael Lohscheller is open to four days a week000079
German Manager Magazin: What is Michael Macht doing? 000079
Michael Macht (59) prefers to be out and about where the air is getting thin. This applies to his career in the VW Group, which reached its peak during his time as Porsche boss (2009 to 2010), as well as to his hobby. “I am an avid ski tourer,” he says, and that after he… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: What is Michael Macht doing? 000079
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Production of the ID.4 electric car begins in Zwickau000053
Volkswagenstarted building the second model in its new electric series at the Zwickau plant. The ID.4 SUV complements the ID.3 mid-range car, which is also produced at the Saxon location. Both are the prelude to a series of fully electric cars that will form the basis for other Group vehicles in the years to come.… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Production of the ID.4 electric car begins in Zwickau000053
German Manager Magazin: Rüsselsheim am Main: Opel should sell according to Groupe PSA headquarters 000053
Alfa Romeo, founded in Milan in 1910 and a Fiat subsidiary since 1986, is particularly famous for its motorsport successes and design classics of the past. The economic present is rather dreary, and recent attempts at revival are unsuccessful. Two years ago, just 120,000 Alfas were sold, in 2019, according to industry observers, it should… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Rüsselsheim am Main: Opel should sell according to Groupe PSA headquarters 000053
German Manager Magazin: According to Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Volkswagen produces too expensive000054
The very different results of the Car maker In the first half of the year, industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer “revealed hidden problems”. The car sales of the Volkswagen-Group was down 28 percent, from Toyotabuckled by 29 percent. But Volkswagen lost 415 euros per car, while Toyota 533 euros and the French Opel-Mother PPEeven made 707… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: According to Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Volkswagen produces too expensive000054
German Manager Magazin: BMW: Oliver Zipse has to report the first quarterly loss since 2009000053
BMW boss Oliver Zipse (56) had already warned at the beginning of July: The second quarter would be “worst quarter that BMW has ever experienced”. The full extent of the coronavirus crisis with the weeks-long worldwide lockdown of factories and sales outlets still seemed to surprise BMW investors on Wednesday. The one noted in the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: BMW: Oliver Zipse has to report the first quarterly loss since 2009000053
German Manager Magazin: General Motors: Car manufacturer in China relies on cheap electric cars000040
The US automaker General Motors is in because of shrinking market shares China is implementing its strategy and is focusing more on electromobility and automated driving. “The market is changing dramatically,” said GM’s new China boss Julian Blissett of the Reuters news agency. The largest US automaker wants to respond to this and make it… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: General Motors: Car manufacturer in China relies on cheap electric cars000040