The from Daimler-Group-supported mobility provider Bolt announces an electric scooter offensive. The start-up from Estonia will invest more than 100 million euros in 2021 to become the largest e-scooter rental company in Europe. The rival of Uber and the Berlin start-up Tier Mobility said it wanted to bring 130,000 scooters to more than 100 cities… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Electric scooter: Bolt wants to overtake Tier Mobility and Uber with 100 million euros000326
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German Manager Magazin: Wolfgang Reitzle: Linde supervisory board boss calls for more state aid for hydrogen000326
Wolfgang Reitzle (71), head of the gas group’s supervisory board Linden treen tree, considers the support of the federal government for the development of a hydrogen economy to be insufficient. The sum of nine billion euros that the grand coalition approved in the summer for the promotion of hydrogen “still falls short of what would… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Wolfgang Reitzle: Linde supervisory board boss calls for more state aid for hydrogen000326
German Manager Magazin: Porsche AG: Job security for the Stuttgart region extended until 2030000326
The sports car manufacturerPorschehas extended the job security for the permanent workforce in the Stuttgart region until the end of July 2030. A company spokesman said the agreement between the board of directors and the works council was in place. The “Stuttgarter Zeitung” and “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” had previously reported on Wednesday. The new job guarantee,… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Porsche AG: Job security for the Stuttgart region extended until 2030000326
German Handelsblatt: Joint venture: renewed cooperation: Munich Re and Porsche optimize production of small series
Assembly at Porsche The manufacture of various add-on parts has already been simulated and optimized in the body shop of the car company. (Photo: dpa) Munich It is an unusual partnership that the reinsurer Munich Re, the car manufacturer Porsche and its consulting subsidiary MHP are entering into. The three companies have founded a joint… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Joint venture: renewed cooperation: Munich Re and Porsche optimize production of small series
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Sales decline worldwide in October. Even China is weak
After stabilizing slightly in September, theVolkswagen-Group falling sales again. The deliveries of the world’s largest automaker decreased in October by 4.9 percent compared to the same month last year. As Volkswagen announced on Friday, a total of 903,200 vehicles were brought to customers. Previously, the business burdened by the Corona crisis had initially caught up… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Sales decline worldwide in October. Even China is weak
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Investments stagnate, but more for electric cars – Plant Emden loses Passat000323
The world’s largest automaker Volkswagenincreased amidst the Corona crisis and the economic uncertainty set the pace when switching to the Electromobility. In the next five years (2021-2025), Volkswagen plans to invest 73 billion euros in climate-friendly drives and digitalization and thus almost every second euro of its entire investment budget in this period. As before,… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Investments stagnate, but more for electric cars – Plant Emden loses Passat000323
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Volkswagen sounds the alarm: “The charging network is exhausted” 000770
Ionity fast charging station in Rhineland-Palatinate A car driver charges her electric car at the Brohltal service area on the A61 motorway. Germany needs more of these charging stations. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Volkswagen warns that there will soon no longer be enough charging points for the many new electric cars on Germany’s roads. “The number… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Volkswagen sounds the alarm: “The charging network is exhausted” 000770
German Handelsblatt: Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen: Traton presents good quarterly figures – but does not dare to make a profit forecast000740
Traton – subgroup with many brands Traton is a Volkswagen subsidiary. This in turn includes a number of truck brands such as Scania and MAN. Now there is also Navistar from the USA. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf The business of the VW truck subsidiary Traton is developing better again, but the company has still not reached… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen: Traton presents good quarterly figures – but does not dare to make a profit forecast000740
German FAZ: Gilded November000476
Gerald Kink wants to make one thing clear right away: “That really helps us,” says the hotelier and restaurateur from Wiesbaden. “We accept this money very gratefully,” assures the entrepreneur who runs the Hotel Oranien in the Hessian state capital, a long-established family business with 80 rooms and 36 employees. Ralph Bollmann Correspondent for economic… Continue reading German FAZ: Gilded November000476
German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit: VW boss Diess: “In 2023 and 2024 we want to use the software like Tesla” 000722
Herbert Diess “We are very committed to batteries and continue to invest.” (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess sees no alternative to the electric offensive that the Wolfsburg-based car company has launched this year. Only with these vehicles can the new EU climate targets be achieved. At the Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020 this Friday,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit: VW boss Diess: “In 2023 and 2024 we want to use the software like Tesla” 000722