Category: German Press

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004758

No connection to the wheels Electronic steering transmits the steering commands via signal. (Photo: ZF) It’s a sensitive topic: in the future, car steering wheels will no longer be mechanically connected to the front wheels. Airplane pilots once found it difficult to reconcile the fact that with “Fly-by-Wire” they were no longer physically connected to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004758

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: These brands belong to the VW Group004756

In terms of market capitalization, the Volkswagen Group is the second largest group in Germany after SAP. The company was founded in Wolfsburg in 1937 and has been a stock corporation since 1960. Ten brands from five European countries now belong to the group, which produce their vehicles at around 120 production sites across Europe.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen: These brands belong to the VW Group004756

German Handelsblatt: Dispute in the Volkswagen Group: VW wants to sell e-cars on its own account – dealers demand more money004754

Unter den Händlern des Volkswagen-Konzerns wächst die Unzufriedenheit Autohaus im westfälischen Rheda-Wiedenbrück: Volkswagen-Händler verlangen höhere Provisionen im Agenturmodell. (Foto: IMAGO/Future Image) Der Volkswagen-Konzern und seine deutschen Vertriebspartner streiten um Provisionen. Mehr als 800 Händler der Marken VW, Audi, Skoda und Seat verlangen mehr Geld für ihre Dienste, wenn sie im Namen des Konzerns dessen Fahrzeuge verkaufen.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Dispute in the Volkswagen Group: VW wants to sell e-cars on its own account – dealers demand more money004754

German Manager Magazin: VW dealers show Volkswagen the red card: “We should go on strike and stop delivering cars”001926

There they were again, the red cards. When around 800 car dealers from the brands VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat met in Hanover for an extraordinary partner association conference, they unanimously raised large red squares in the air. The addressee was the Wolfsburg group, which wants to impose the so-called agency model on the dealers… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: VW dealers show Volkswagen the red card: “We should go on strike and stop delivering cars”001926

German Manager Magazin: Traffic and sustainability: Futurologist says how we will be traveling in cities in the future001926

Actually, the man has no time at all: After dozens of appointments in the past few months, Stefan Carsten is one thing above all: ready for vacation. Tomorrow we’re supposed to go to France, and then rest for a while. No phone call, no script, nothing. But in the conversation it quickly becomes clear: When… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Traffic and sustainability: Futurologist says how we will be traveling in cities in the future001926