Category: German Press

German FAZ: How Toyota wants to attack Porsche and Mercedes010389

When Akio Toyoda presents a new project, he likes to use big words. When Toyota Motor’s chairman introduced the new Century brand, he said at the opening of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo this fall: “I want to build the brand so that it shares the soul of Japan and the pride of Japan… Continue reading German FAZ: How Toyota wants to attack Porsche and Mercedes010389

German FAZ: In the end, the Orbán clan010388 always benefits

The gray Toyota bumps a few hundred meters along a narrow, dusty road through autumnal bushes in which the last leaves are rustling. Then the car stops in front of an inconspicuous construction fence. Although it’s actually not just a fence. Behind the first, apparently hastily erected grille, there is another privacy screen made of… Continue reading German FAZ: In the end, the Orbán clan010388 always benefits

German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010389

On Harrison Street in the middle of San Francisco, charging stations are in high demand in the early afternoon. In a former warehouse, just a few blocks from the financial district and Chinatown, twenty fast-charging stations are lined up, and hardly any of them are free. A Jaguar I-Pace, a Volkswagen ID.4 and several Mercedes… Continue reading German FAZ: From diesel fumes to charging stations010389

German FAZ: These are the managers of the year 010388

It’s rarely boring with Alex Karp. For his Christmas speech this year, the manager shot a video that shows him cross-country skiing. Karp is a fan of winter sports and explains that it’s similar to his business: you train and sleep and train while others are having fun. But at some point you glide through… Continue reading German FAZ: These are the managers of the year 010388

German FAZ: The first Europeans010387

He wanted to escape life as a shepherd and farm worker in Puglia. Nevertheless, his career as a guest worker in Germany began again with work on a farm. It has now been 67 years since his departure. Today Lorenzo Annese is 88 years old. In his spacious house with a garden near Wolfsburg, the… Continue reading German FAZ: The first Europeans010387