German FAZ: Formula 1 offers an opportunity for quick thinkers010393

New race, new luck? That’s more or less what the International Automobile Federation (FIA) claims. He seems nervous because the world might no longer understand his favorite child after the massive reform of the regulations. That’s why he asked fans to better communicate the new thing. Here is the result of the simplification: The cars,… Continue reading German FAZ: Formula 1 offers an opportunity for quick thinkers010393

German FAZ: How Toyota wants to attack Porsche and Mercedes010389

When Akio Toyoda presents a new project, he likes to use big words. When Toyota Motor’s chairman introduced the new Century brand, he said at the opening of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo this fall: “I want to build the brand so that it shares the soul of Japan and the pride of Japan… Continue reading German FAZ: How Toyota wants to attack Porsche and Mercedes010389

German FAZ: In the end, the Orbán clan010388 always benefits

The gray Toyota bumps a few hundred meters along a narrow, dusty road through autumnal bushes in which the last leaves are rustling. Then the car stops in front of an inconspicuous construction fence. Although it’s actually not just a fence. Behind the first, apparently hastily erected grille, there is another privacy screen made of… Continue reading German FAZ: In the end, the Orbán clan010388 always benefits

German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010389

On Harrison Street in the middle of San Francisco, charging stations are in high demand in the early afternoon. In a former warehouse, just a few blocks from the financial district and Chinatown, twenty fast-charging stations are lined up, and hardly any of them are free. A Jaguar I-Pace, a Volkswagen ID.4 and several Mercedes… Continue reading German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010389

German FAZ: These are the managers of the year 010388

It’s rarely boring with Alex Karp. For his Christmas speech this year, the manager shot a video that shows him cross-country skiing. Karp is a fan of winter sports and explains that it’s similar to his business: you train and sleep and train while others are having fun. But at some point you glide through… Continue reading German FAZ: These are the managers of the year 010388

German FAZ: The first Europeans010387

He wanted to escape life as a shepherd and farm worker in Puglia. Nevertheless, his career as a guest worker in Germany began again with work on a farm. It has now been 67 years since his departure. Today Lorenzo Annese is 88 years old. In his spacious house with a garden near Wolfsburg, the… Continue reading German FAZ: The first Europeans010387

German FAZ: Verdi boss wants to keep companies free of right-wing ideas010383

Verdi boss Frank Werneke wants to keep companies in Germany as free as possible from right-wing ideas and AfD-affiliated forces. The “acid test” would be the works council elections in the spring, “where we will of course look closely to see whether AfD-affiliated lists or individuals are trying to conquer the company space for themselves,”… Continue reading German FAZ: Verdi boss wants to keep companies free of right-wing ideas010383

German FAZ: “I am passionate about the topic of ‘made in Germany’”010383

In her first two months at Opel, she rarely saw her desk, says Maike Seeber. After starting as plant manager in September, she spent almost every day in a different department. The forty-two-year-old says she was particularly impressed by the workforce at a time that seemed “not so rosy” for the automotive industry when looking… Continue reading German FAZ: “I am passionate about the topic of ‘made in Germany’”010383

German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010384

On Harrison Street in the middle of San Francisco, charging stations are in high demand in the early afternoon. In a former warehouse, just a few blocks from the financial district and Chinatown, twenty fast-charging stations are lined up, and hardly any of them are free. A Jaguar I-Pace, a Volkswagen ID.4 and several Mercedes… Continue reading German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010384