German FAZ: These cars moved us in the year 2025010414

The time has come. The car year is over. What inventory is for retail, review is for technology and engines. These were eventful months, both for the automotive industry and for us. They fluctuated between twelve cylinders and charging inhibition, between the promise of a great electric future and the stubborn presence of diesel, which… Continue reading German FAZ: These cars moved us in the year 2025010414

German FAZ: Fiesta with the GTI010415

On January 1st there will be a change that will affect all West German drivers: the requirement to wear a seatbelt in the front seats will be introduced. Since there are initially no penalties, Germany remains a nation of seatbelt grumpy people. In any case, the GDR only followed suit in 1980, but issued tickets… Continue reading German FAZ: Fiesta with the GTI010415

German FAZ: The German car manufacturers are playing on the attack again – that’s a good thing!010414

There is fear of a major industrial decline in Germany, and in terms of job losses, nowhere is the need as great as in the most German of all industries: automobile manufacturing. In the decades since the Second World War, the global reputation of their cars has not only made Germans rich, but also proud.… Continue reading German FAZ: The German car manufacturers are playing on the attack again – that’s a good thing!010414

German FAZ: The German car manufacturers are playing on the attack again – that’s a good thing!010406

There is fear of a major industrial decline in Germany, and in terms of job losses, nowhere is the need as great as in the most German of all industries: automobile manufacturing. In the decades since the Second World War, the global reputation of their cars has not only made Germans rich, but also proud.… Continue reading German FAZ: The German car manufacturers are playing on the attack again – that’s a good thing!010406

German FAZ: Formula 1 offers an opportunity for quick thinkers010405

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 thinkers010405

German FAZ: Verdi boss wants to keep companies free of right-wing ideas010404

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 ideas010404

German FAZ: Fiesta with the GTI010406

On January 1st there will be a change that will affect all West German drivers: the requirement to wear a seatbelt in the front seats will be introduced. Since there are initially no penalties, Germany remains a nation of seatbelt grumpy people. In any case, the GDR only followed suit in 1980, but issued tickets… Continue reading German FAZ: Fiesta with the GTI010406

German FAZ: Autostadt between tradition and transformation010405

There is no shortage of vacant land in Rüsselsheim that could be profitably transformed into attractive new neighborhoods with money from the city. But the scope for design is limited in a municipality that has to budget – and that will probably still be missing a three-digit million amount over the next four years. The… Continue reading German FAZ: Autostadt between tradition and transformation010405

German FAZ: “I am passionate about the topic of ‘made in Germany’”010404

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’”010404