The sale of the Smart factory in Hambach, France is about to be completed. The talks with the British petrochemical company Ineos were positive and well advanced, said Daimler on Thursday with. Ineos Automotive submitted a binding purchase offer for Smart France. A decision can only be made when the talks with the employees have… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Daimler AG: Ineos submits binding offer for Smart-Werk000079
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German Manager Magazin: Opel: Michael Lohscheller is open to four days a week000079
Opel boss Michael Lohscheller (51) is open to the initiative of the IG Metall union to secure jobs in the auto industry with a four-day week. “In principle we are open to all ideas. The four-day week can help to secure jobs,” he told the newspapers of the Funke media group (Monday). However, Opel is… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Opel: Michael Lohscheller is open to four days a week000079
German Manager Magazin: What is Michael Macht doing? 000079
Michael Macht (59) prefers to be out and about where the air is getting thin. This applies to his career in the VW Group, which reached its peak during his time as Porsche boss (2009 to 2010), as well as to his hobby. “I am an avid ski tourer,” he says, and that after he… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: What is Michael Macht doing? 000079
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Opel boss Lohscheller thinks about four days a week after 000211
Opel boss Lohscheller The Opel boss is thinking about new working time models. (Photo: dpa) Rüsselsheim, Berlin Opel boss Michael Lohscheller is ready to talk to the union IG Metall to secure jobs in the auto industry with a four-day week. “In principle, we are open to all ideas. The four-day week can help to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Opel boss Lohscheller thinks about four days a week after 000211
German FAZ: Opel wants to sell parts of the headquarters in Rüsselsheim000114
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German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Production of the ID.4 electric car begins in Zwickau000053
Volkswagenstarted building the second model in its new electric series at the Zwickau plant. The ID.4 SUV complements the ID.3 mid-range car, which is also produced at the Saxon location. Both are the prelude to a series of fully electric cars that will form the basis for other Group vehicles in the years to come.… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Production of the ID.4 electric car begins in Zwickau000053
German Manager Magazin: Rüsselsheim am Main: Opel should sell according to Groupe PSA headquarters 000053
Alfa Romeo, founded in Milan in 1910 and a Fiat subsidiary since 1986, is particularly famous for its motorsport successes and design classics of the past. The economic present is rather dreary, and recent attempts at revival are unsuccessful. Two years ago, just 120,000 Alfas were sold, in 2019, according to industry observers, it should… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Rüsselsheim am Main: Opel should sell according to Groupe PSA headquarters 000053
German Manager Magazin: According to Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Volkswagen produces too expensive000054
The very different results of the Car maker In the first half of the year, industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer “revealed hidden problems”. The car sales of the Volkswagen-Group was down 28 percent, from Toyotabuckled by 29 percent. But Volkswagen lost 415 euros per car, while Toyota 533 euros and the French Opel-Mother PPEeven made 707… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: According to Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Volkswagen produces too expensive000054
German Manager Magazin: BMW: Oliver Zipse has to report the first quarterly loss since 2009000053
BMW boss Oliver Zipse (56) had already warned at the beginning of July: The second quarter would be “worst quarter that BMW has ever experienced”. The full extent of the coronavirus crisis with the weeks-long worldwide lockdown of factories and sales outlets still seemed to surprise BMW investors on Wednesday. The one noted in the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: BMW: Oliver Zipse has to report the first quarterly loss since 2009000053
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche under new suspicion of manipulation – KBA asks employees000187
Porsche 911 in 2008 The older series is suspected of being tampered with. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Porsche is investigating possible new manipulations on its cars with an internal investigation. The Stuttgart VW subsidiary is checking whether individual models have been changed again after they have been type approved by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche under new suspicion of manipulation – KBA asks employees000187