Category: German Press

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Into the future with “Salzgiga” – VW lays the foundation for a model plant for battery production004661

The VW Group begins building its first battery cell factory in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. “Salzgiga will become the battery center for the entire group,” said CTO Thomas Schmall on Thursday at the laying of the foundation stone for the two-billion-dollar project. The new Volkswagen cell will be developed in Salzgitter, “which we will then bring… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Into the future with “Salzgiga” – VW lays the foundation for a model plant for battery production004661

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Into the future with “Salzgiga” – VW lays the foundation for a model plant for battery production004660

The VW Group begins building its first battery cell factory in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. “Salzgiga will become the battery center for the entire group,” said CTO Thomas Schmall on Thursday at the laying of the foundation stone for the two-billion-dollar project. The new Volkswagen cell will be developed in Salzgitter, “which we will then bring… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Into the future with “Salzgiga” – VW lays the foundation for a model plant for battery production004660

German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: leadership through provocation? VW boss Herbert Diess is also fighting for his job004658 on Friday

Herbert Diess The Volkswagen boss cannot afford any delays with the coming software generation. (Photo: Bloomberg) The twenty Volkswagen supervisory board members have a full program for their meeting on Friday. On the agenda are the future positioning of the Cariad software unit and Audi’s desire to enter the Formula 1 racing series. The IPO… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supervisory Board meeting: leadership through provocation? VW boss Herbert Diess is also fighting for his job004658 on Friday

German Handelsblatt: Parallel imports: Apple, Mercedes, Miele: How Western goods continue to get to Russia despite sanctions004656

iPhone via the gray market Western items like the Apple smartphone are still sold in Moscow. (Photo: imago/ITAR-TASS) Western products continue to come to Russia, although many companies have withdrawn from the country. Russia has legalized so-called parallel imports of more than 50 product groups. This is what is called imports without the consent of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Parallel imports: Apple, Mercedes, Miele: How Western goods continue to get to Russia despite sanctions004656

German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: Tesla boss has apparently had twins with Neuralink director Shivon Zilis001897

Elon Musk (51) and Shivon Zilis (36) have been parents of twins since November, according to a media report. Musk and Zilis filed a request in April to have their children’s names changed to “bear their father’s last name,” reported the “Business Insider” on Wednesday and referred to court documents. A month later, a judge… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: Tesla boss has apparently had twins with Neuralink director Shivon Zilis001897

German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen, Bolt, electromobility, Europcar, car dealership, BYD: The new newsletter manage:mobility (copy)001897

Dear reader, Deutschland AG urgently needs good news. At the beginning of the week, the general feeling of crisis was accompanied by the news that the German foreign trade balance was negative for the first time since 2008. Batteries, of all things, could provide new energy in the country – at least for the mobility… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen, Bolt, electromobility, Europcar, car dealership, BYD: The new newsletter manage:mobility (copy)001897