Interim CEO Bram Schot hopes for a long-term contract: “I would be willing to serve as Audi CEO in the long term”

DPA Audi interim chief Abraham “Bram” Schot Acting CEO of the automaker Audi, Abraham Schot, wants to remain Audi CEO. “In the long term, I would be ready as an Audi boss and would like to have a great time,” he said in an interview with manager magazin. It was “up to the board to… Continue reading Interim CEO Bram Schot hopes for a long-term contract: “I would be willing to serve as Audi CEO in the long term”

Court opts for diesel driving bans: Berlin has to ban diesel cars from several roads

DPA After-work traffic on the Leipziger Straße in Berlin. Soon, many diesel owners in the capital have no more free ride: A court has decided that Berlin by mid-2019 diesel bans on several roads must introduce. At least eleven road sections are affected. egg Berlin has to impose a diesel driving ban for several streets… Continue reading Court opts for diesel driving bans: Berlin has to ban diesel cars from several roads

Bodo Uebber goes like Dieter Zetsche 2019: Daimler CFO ends surprisingly

DPA Daimler CFO Bodo Uebber (59) Following the announced resignation of Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, another long-serving board is now setting sail. Chief Financial Officer Bodo Uebber does not want an extension of his contract and will leave at the end of 2019. DaimlerFinance Director Bodo Uebber has surprisingly announced his departure for the end… Continue reading Bodo Uebber goes like Dieter Zetsche 2019: Daimler CFO ends surprisingly

Tuesday’s trial: Will Berlin be closed to older diesel cars?

AP Berlin city traffic: The environmental aid wants to block the city center for older diesel cars For motorists in Berlin it goes on Tuesday a lot: A court negotiates whether a Driving ban for older diesel has to come. The German Umwelthilfe (DUH) wants to banish them because of high air pollution from the… Continue reading Tuesday’s trial: Will Berlin be closed to older diesel cars?

Risk of accident due to software problems: Toyota is recalling millions of hybrid cars

Toyota Even the “Prius” has to go to the workshop – again Japan’s largest carmaker Toyota has due to a software problem worldwide recall about 2.4 million hybrid cars, including his successful model Prius. As the company announced on Friday, a malfunction of the software in the control system could lead to an accident. In… Continue reading Risk of accident due to software problems: Toyota is recalling millions of hybrid cars

Leipzig closes earlier, Saarbrücken loses more jobs: Management of Halberg-Guss pulls the emergency brake

DPA Strikers in Leipzig: The factory is already closed at the end of March 2019 The automotive supplier Neue Halberg-Guss (NHG) will close its plant in Leipzig earlier and reduce more jobs in Saarbrücken. The company reacts to a weaker order situation due to the long conflict with the union IG Metall, said the management… Continue reading Leipzig closes earlier, Saarbrücken loses more jobs: Management of Halberg-Guss pulls the emergency brake

The steep career of Gunnar Kilian: The young Eminence of Wolfsburg

Gunnar Kilian (43) has rescued Herbert Diess (59). By the end of 2016 that was – and it may sound bizarre, after all, Kilian was Secretary General of the Works Council at the time and Diess led the board of the VW brand. But that’s just how Volkswagen works. And nobody understands Volkswagen as well… Continue reading The steep career of Gunnar Kilian: The young Eminence of Wolfsburg

BMW and Daimler submit application to EU Commission: Car2go and DriveNow agree on merger

Getty Images / AFP DriveNow and Car2go: The merger is in the final meters After months of negotiations, they were able to clarify their issues: BMW Show stock market chart and Daimler Show stock market chart have submitted the merger of their car-sharing offers to the EU Commission for approval. In advance, the corporations had… Continue reading BMW and Daimler submit application to EU Commission: Car2go and DriveNow agree on merger

Subsidies for German battery cell factory: Merkel’s tedious pick-up maneuvers for electric cars

All articles and backgrounds 09/19/2018 Subsidies for German battery cell factory Merkel’s tedious pick-up maneuvers in e-cars DPA Economics Minister Peter Altmaier and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (both CDU) want a German battery cell factory Now the reaffirmation comes from the very top: Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed on Wednesday that in Germany a separate battery… Continue reading Subsidies for German battery cell factory: Merkel’s tedious pick-up maneuvers for electric cars

Exodus among top managers continues: It gets lonely around Tesla boss Elon Musk

All articles and backgrounds 09/13/2018 Exodus among Top Managers Continues It gets lonely around Tesla boss Elon Musk youtube / cnn Lost perspective? Joints do not solve the problems, but scare investors and more and more top managers who turn their backs more often to the Tesla boss Communications boss Sarah O’Brien left on the… Continue reading Exodus among top managers continues: It gets lonely around Tesla boss Elon Musk