Production at Skoda The Czech VW subsidiary has to compensate the supplier Prevent. (Photo: obs) Celle / Wolfsburg The Volkswagen subsidiary Skoda has to pay damages to a subsidiary of its former supplier Prevent after the termination of a contract for car seat backrests. An exact amount is not mentioned in a corresponding ruling by… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Verdict: VW subsidiary Skoda has to pay suppliers Prevent damages000916
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German Manager Magazin: Lufthansa will train pilots for Lilium air taxis000395
The electric air taxi manufacturer Lilium lets the pilots of its planned whiz kid off theLufthansa– Train flight school. “Lilium and Lufthansa Aviation Training will jointly develop a pilot selection and training program to qualify pilots for the Lilium Jet,” announced the two companies in Munich on Wednesday. In the first phase, already qualified commercial… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Lufthansa will train pilots for Lilium air taxis000395
German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915
Confident front As a plug-in hybrid, the Audi A6 is the dynamic alternative to the A8. The average managing director in Germany is male, 52 years old, earns 178,000 euros a year – and prefers to drive an Audi A6. Hardly any car in the premium class meets the taste of company car drivers so… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: It doesn’t get more German – the Audi A6 50 e-tron in the Handelsblatt test000915
German Manager Magazin: Tesla announces capital increase, share gives up000394
Elon Musk (49) uses the latest record run of the TeslaShares for a further capital increase of five billion dollars (4.13 billion euros). Ten major banks, including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup Global Markets and Morgan Stanley, will carry out the sale of the shares, as the US electric car maker announced. With the fresh capital, Tesla… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla announces capital increase, share gives up000394
German Handelsblatt: Consequences of the lockdown: Conti, VW, Bosch: Auto industry struggles with bottlenecks in computer chips000905
Production of an electric SUV Volkswagen fears production stoppages in the Chinese automotive industry due to the chip shortages. (Photo: dpa) Beijing, Hamburg, Munich The automotive industry is struggling with global bottlenecks in the supply of electronic components due to the aftermath of the Corona lockdown in spring. Since the auto industry is recovering faster… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Consequences of the lockdown: Conti, VW, Bosch: Auto industry struggles with bottlenecks in computer chips000905
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler sells more Mercedes cars again for the first time in November000903
Mercedes Benz EQC 400 So far, Daimler has always sold fewer Mercedes cars this year than in the same month of the previous year. (Photo: AFP) Stuttgart For the first time this year, Daimler sold more cars of its core brand Mercedes-Benz in one month than in the previous year. Wholesale sales in November were… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler sells more Mercedes cars again for the first time in November000903
German Handelsblatt: Power struggle at VW: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “Will fulfill contract by 2023” 000902
VW boss Herbert Diess Wolfsburg Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess expects an early solution in the debate about filling top jobs at the car manufacturer. “I am confident that we will get a decision in the next few weeks,” he told Wirtschaftswoche. The situation is not easy, but will not allow any further delay, the manager… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Power struggle at VW: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “Will fulfill contract by 2023” 000902
German Manager Magazin: Bernd Pischetsrieder as Chairman of the Daimler Supervisory Board: The last solution000383
Since taking office as Daimler-Boss tries Ola Källenius (51) as a green visionary. The group should be climate neutral by 2039. It goes without saying that “electric first” applies to all models. But while the CEO is building a more modern future, part of his supervisory body looked rather yesterday. The man who is largely… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Bernd Pischetsrieder as Chairman of the Daimler Supervisory Board: The last solution000383
German Handelsblatt: VW boss against works council: New power struggle in Wolfsburg – with an uncertain outcome000851
Herbert Diess The VW boss is demanding a lot from his own supervisory boards: a new contract and new board members. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf, Frankfurt It was actually supposed to be just a peaceful ceremony: the Volkswagen works council turned 75 on Friday last week. Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD) had come to Wolfsburg especially,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW boss against works council: New power struggle in Wolfsburg – with an uncertain outcome000851
German Handelsblatt: Electric strategy from Volkswagen: At VW, planning for small cars is taking shape000849
Volkswagen is planning the little brother for the ID.3 The ID.3 is the first all-electric car from Volkswagen. The ID.2 is to become the smaller brother as a small car, for around 20,000 euros. (Photo: dpa) Wolfsburg Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is anything but undisputed within the group. But even among his opponents there is… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electric strategy from Volkswagen: At VW, planning for small cars is taking shape000849