Category: German Press

German Handelsblatt: Ergun Lümali: Swabian-Anatolian bridge builder – This is how the new Daimler works council boss ticks003518

Becoming a Munich works council was never Ergun Lümali’s declared career goal. He actually wanted to move up from assembly line worker to master craftsman at Daimler and so be one of the first employees with a migration background to join the management team of the car manufacturer. But in the 80s and 90s, the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Ergun Lümali: Swabian-Anatolian bridge builder – This is how the new Daimler works council boss ticks003518

German Handelsblatt: Management board restructuring: Herbert Diess remains VW boss – but largely withdraws from operational business003454

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss remains in office and is given new tasks. (Photo: alto.press / Alto Press) Düsseldorf At Volkswagen, the dispute over CEO Herbert Diess has been settled, the 63-year-old car manager remains at the head of the Wolfsburg-based group. That is the result of the supervisory board meeting on Thursday. At the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Management board restructuring: Herbert Diess remains VW boss – but largely withdraws from operational business003454

German Handelsblatt: Hildegard Wortmann: With courage to the top management floor – this manager is supposed to reorganize VW sales003451

Hildegard Wortmann The experienced car manager will be in charge of sales at VW. (Photo: Hildegard Wortmann) Munich, Düsseldorf Hildegard Wortmann has a brief piece of advice: “It pays to be courageous,” says the Audi manager. It is the end of October and Wortmann is describing to students how they made it into the boardroom… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Hildegard Wortmann: With courage to the top management floor – this manager is supposed to reorganize VW sales003451

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Volkswagen supervisory board decides to reorganize management board – this remains 003448

VW CEO Herbert Diess The CEO remains, but has to give up some responsibilities. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg After several weeks of power struggle with parts of the supervisory board, VW CEO Herbert Diess is to keep his office. In addition, however, the head of the Volkswagen core brand, Ralf Brandstätter, will move up to the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Volkswagen supervisory board decides to reorganize management board – this remains 003448

German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Daimler receives level 3 approval: S-Class is allowed to drive autonomously on motorways 003445

No hand on the wheel In the future, S-Class drivers will be able to have the Drive Pilot drive them along the autobahn. Munich, Head of Development at Daimler, Markus Schäfer, is certain: After 136 years of automotive history, a new era is now beginning. After all, his group is just introducing a “radical paradigm… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Daimler receives level 3 approval: S-Class is allowed to drive autonomously on motorways 003445

German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: Daimler Truck promises higher margins before going public

Test of an autonomously driving Daimler truck It is still completely open whether Daimler can maintain its market leadership in the electric age. (Photo: via REUTERS) Munich It was almost exactly a year ago. The approximately 170,000 employees of Daimler in Germany were already longing for the Christmas holidays when the two most important board… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: Daimler Truck promises higher margins before going public

German Handelsblatt: Personnel change: Manfred Döss is to become the new VW legal director 003399

Manfred Döss is about to take the next step in his career The Chief Legal Officer of the Volkswagen Group is to become the new Group Board Member for Integrity and Law. (Photo: imago images / Sven Simon) Düsseldorf, Berlin At Volkswagen, the next change in the Group’s executive board is looming. As reported from… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Personnel change: Manfred Döss is to become the new VW legal director 003399

German FAZ: Only three car brands with a higher market share than Opel002301

The Rüsselsheim-based car manufacturer Opel is making further progress on the German market. As reported by the Federal Motor Transport Authority, the only German subsidiary of the Stellantis Group achieved a market share of 6.6 percent in November. According to its own statements, Opel has increased its market share for the 14th month in a… Continue reading German FAZ: Only three car brands with a higher market share than Opel002301

German Handelsblatt: Daimler subsidiary: Mercedes-Benz will invest over 60 billion euros by 2026003391

Daimler boss Ola Källenius “We remain committed to our ambitious margin targets.” (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Daimler’s car subsidiary Mercedes-Benz plans to invest more than 60 billion euros over the next five years. The supervisory board had passed a corresponding business plan for 2022 to 2026, the carmaker announced on Thursday. The focus will be on… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Daimler subsidiary: Mercedes-Benz will invest over 60 billion euros by 2026003391