With the driverless robotaxi through the busy afternoon traffic of Shenzhen: Pony.ai gets us to our destination safer than the human taxi driver. (Autonomous driving, car) Go to Source
Category: German Press
High sickness rate: Mercedes-Benz boss thinks reporting sick is too easy
Ola Källenius follows up on the debate about high sickness rates in German companies. The future government would have to “make unpopular decisions”. (Mercedes Benz, Business) Go to Source
Affordable mobility: Habeck is demanding a 20,000 euro electric car from VW
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck sharply criticizes the German automotive industry for its pricing policy for electric cars. (mobility, Electric car) Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Collective bargaining dispute: First day of negotiations for the VW collective bargaining round ends after 13 hours010304
VW and IG Metall want to reach an agreement before Christmas. The negotiations dragged on for a long time on the first day. Go to Source
German FAZ: “We need growth, growth, growth”008377
Like everywhere in the auto industry, there is unrest and uncertainty here. Colleagues hear every day in the news how bad things are with the car industry in Germany and that China is a real problem. Added to this are Trump’s tariff threats and the uncertain conditions in our country. Our colleagues also notice that… Continue reading German FAZ: “We need growth, growth, growth”008377
German FAZ: For the VW Group it’s now all about the whole thing008376
The ambience is functional, nothing more and nothing less. For Monday and Tuesday, the negotiators from IG Metall and Volkswagen have booked themselves into the Hotel Wyndham Hannover Atrium, a well-kept but aging four-star facility in the northeast of Lower Saxony’s state capital. Outside, traffic rushes past on the Messeschnellweg in the direction of the… Continue reading German FAZ: For the VW Group it’s now all about the whole thing008376
German FAZ: Court confirms expulsion of Messari-Becker008378
According to his own press release, Economics Minister Kaweh Mansoori (SPD) separated from the non-party building physics professor in July due to off-duty “misconduct” without publicly giving a specific reason for this. According to critics, he unfairly damaged their reputation. Messari-Becker had rejected the allegations and defended himself legally. The expulsion made waves in state… Continue reading German FAZ: Court confirms expulsion of Messari-Becker008378
German FAZ: The district heating reform is out of steam008377
The reason is still “fundamentally different interests on the consumer and supplier side,” explained the ministry. A “proper discussion” is no longer possible given the shortness of the remaining legislative period. The ministry presented the draft reform in the summer. It stipulated that “price-relevant and other information” about district heating would be published in a… Continue reading German FAZ: The district heating reform is out of steam008377
German FAZ: Germany’s electricity price chaos angers industry and abroad008376
This weekend, deep “Yara” is bringing wind to Germany again. Sounds like a colorful message, but it has serious consequences for the electricity market. After Thursday’s record prices, the situation is likely to recover somewhat over the weekend because renewable energies are supplying more electricity again. For Saturday, prices on the day-ahead market are “only”… Continue reading German FAZ: Germany’s electricity price chaos angers industry and abroad008376
German FAZ: How Volkswagen lost its way 008378
It’s a question that many people in Germany are asking right now: How could Volkswagen get to this point, how could the company slide so deeply into the crisis? “The fish always stinks from the head,” thundered IG Metall boss Christiane Benner into the crowd of angry employees at a protest rally in front of… Continue reading German FAZ: How Volkswagen lost its way 008378