German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Trucks wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for the “Daimler” brand 002700

Munich In December, Daimler wants to finally break open the Stuttgart conglomerate with the “Project Focus” and transfer it to two independent companies: Mercedes-Benz for cars and vans and Daimler Truck for trucks and buses. This emerges from a 46-page demerger agreement with 132 pages of appendix, which is available to the Handelsblatt. The contract… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Corporate restructuring: Daimler Trucks wants to go public in 2021 – truck spin-off pays 9.7 million euros for the “Daimler” brand 002700

German Handelsblatt: Mercedes manufacturer: Daimler works councils want to sell heavy truck engines to competitors too 002639

Daimler truck E-Actros with charging plug The future of the diesel engine business is hotly debated. (Photo: dpa) Munich It’s a turning point. Daimler Truck, the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world, is gradually saying goodbye to the diesel engine after almost a century. After the passenger car division, the truck division of the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Mercedes manufacturer: Daimler works councils want to sell heavy truck engines to competitors too 002639

German Handelsblatt: Comment: In future, Daimler should also sell truck engines to rivals 002638

Truck models from the Actros series Daimler works councils also want to sell heavy truck engines to competitors. (Photo: Daimler AG) Axles, transmissions, diesel engines – the integrated drive train has been the ultimate differentiator in the truck business for almost a hundred years. The more efficient the engine, the more likely freight forwarders are… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Comment: In future, Daimler should also sell truck engines to rivals 002638

German Manager Magazin: Renault figures half-year balance sheet: after billions in losses, black figures again, savings plan “Renaulution” takes effect 001010

The French automaker Renault was in the black again in the first half of the year – after a long dry spell. As the company announced on Friday, the group’s net profit was 354 million euros. Sales rose by 26.8 percent to 23.4 billion euros. In the same period of the previous year Renault had… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Renault figures half-year balance sheet: after billions in losses, black figures again, savings plan “Renaulution” takes effect 001010

German Manager Magazin: Karin Rådström: The Queen of the Road from Daimler Trucks001010

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German Manager Magazin: Klimaschutz: Many CO2 compensation projects are unsuitable or fraudulent001012

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German Manager Magazin: Electric car approvals Western Europe 1st half year: Tesla’s Model 3 beats VW ID models – for the time being 001011

The German Federal Motor Transport Authority reported new records for new registrations of pure vehicles almost every month Electric cars and plugin hybrids. The numbers show with regularity how much the “environmental premium” increased in the wake of the corona pandemic is catching on. Thanks to the subsidy, which is shared equally by the state… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Electric car approvals Western Europe 1st half year: Tesla’s Model 3 beats VW ID models – for the time being 001011

German Manager Magazin: Electric car: Every sixth electric car comes from VW, BMW or Daimler001010

According to a market study by the management consultancy PwC, the proportion of fully electric vehicles worldwide rose to 17 percent in the second quarter, and even to 50 percent for plug-in hybrids. The VW Group, BMW and Mercedes-Benz had sold a total of 246,000 battery cars and around 370,000 plug-in hybrids in the first… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Electric car: Every sixth electric car comes from VW, BMW or Daimler001010

German Manager Magazin: Demolition of Daimler: Mercedes Benz Group wants to keep 35 percent of Daimler Truck001003

Now the way is clear. Board of Directors and Supervisory Board of the Daimler-Group decided this Friday to split up the group. As already announced, the truck and bus business, which generated sales of 18.7 billion euros for the group in the first half of the year, is to be spun off into the newly… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Demolition of Daimler: Mercedes Benz Group wants to keep 35 percent of Daimler Truck001003

German Manager Magazin: Michael Lohscheller: Ex-Opel boss moves to conglomerate Vingroup in Vietnam001002

The former boss of the traditional German brand Opel, Michael Lohscheller (52), is drawn to Vietnam. In the private conglomerate Vingroup, he is to head the Vinfast Global auto division, announced the company on Tuesday. Lohscheller is said to be the Vietnamese markets, USA, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands and initially expand business in… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Michael Lohscheller: Ex-Opel boss moves to conglomerate Vingroup in Vietnam001002