German Handelsblatt: Transmission: BMW awards billion-dollar order to ZF012309

Gearbox production at ZF: Largest single order since 2019. Photo: dpa Munich. The financially troubled automotive supplier ZF has signed a billion-dollar contract with the car manufacturer BMW. The core of the agreement is the delivery and further development of an automatic transmission, as ZF announced in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. The contract is worth… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Transmission: BMW awards billion-dollar order to ZF012309

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: New Volkswagen plant in the USA will be one billion dollars more expensive012308

Old Scout model at the new VW location in Blythewood: controversial project. Photo: AP San Francisco, New York. Volkswagen’s new plant in the US state of South Carolina will be significantly more expensive than planned. According to Handelsblatt information, spending will increase by one billion to three billion dollars. Volkswagen had previously calculated two billion… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: New Volkswagen plant in the USA will be one billion dollars more expensive012308

German Handelsblatt: USA: Volkswagen plant in South Carolina will be half as expensive012307

Old Scout model at the new VW location in Blythewood: controversial project. Photo: AP San Francisco, New York. Volkswagen’s new plant in the US state of South Carolina will be significantly more expensive than planned. According to Handelsblatt information, spending will increase by one billion to three billion dollars. Volkswagen had previously calculated two billion… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: USA: Volkswagen plant in South Carolina will be half as expensive012307

German FAZ: Two audio managers in court 010510

When things weren’t going well in the Volkswagen empire, Ulrich Hackenberg often came into play. The gifted car engineer was something of a problem solver in the company. When the model brand Audi was weakening, the then chairman of the supervisory board, Ferdinand Piëch, and his CEO, Martin Winterkorn, sent their best man to Ingolstadt.… Continue reading German FAZ: Two audio managers in court 010510