German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Largest single transmission deal since 2019: ZF receives billion-dollar order from BMW012310

Gearbox production at ZF: Largest single order since 2019. Photo: dpa Stuttgart, Düsseldorf. The financially troubled 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 the eight-speed automatic transmission 8HP, as ZF announced on Monday. The contract is worth several… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Largest single transmission deal since 2019: ZF receives billion-dollar order from BMW012310

German FAZ: “We are in the fight for victories”010513

The Formula 1 racing team Mercedes is prepared for the season that begins on March 8th. “We don’t consider ourselves the favorites,” said team boss Toto Wolff on Monday during a digital press conference shortly after the presentation of the new W17 racer, “but we are in the fight for victories.” The basis for this… Continue reading German FAZ: “We are in the fight for victories”010513

German FAZ: Stammtischkollaps010511

As a journalist, in general and perhaps especially in this department, you can’t write or do anything without someone writing to you. Sometimes pointing out, sometimes admonishing, sometimes scolding, sometimes praising. So Mercedes-Benz CLA. The electric car has just been named Car of the Year. Unfortunately it suffers from one or two recalls. Not a… Continue reading German FAZ: Stammtischkollaps010511

German FAZ: Kaja now weighs 277 kilos010511

It wasn’t just Kaja’s fault that more visitors came to the Opel Zoo in Taunus last year than ever before. But the birth of the first elephant calf in Hesse in 57 years contributed to the record. The Kronberg Zoo counted exactly 648,090 visitors at the end of the year, as zoo director Thomas Kauffels… Continue reading German FAZ: Kaja now weighs 277 kilos010511