German FAZ: E-cars as electricity storage: Habeck wants to introduce bidirectional charging from 2025008023

Anyone who drives an electric car should also be able to use their vehicle as an electricity storage device in the future: Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) wants to enable so-called bidirectional charging from next year, in which the electricity from the car flows back into the network, as the minister said on Wednesday… Continue reading German FAZ: E-cars as electricity storage: Habeck wants to introduce bidirectional charging from 2025008023

German FAZ: Baerbock warns against black and white thinking008022

The federal government is expanding its approvals for arms deliveries to Israel more than previously known. According to the Foreign Office, exports of arms worth 94.05 million euros have been permitted to the country, which is at war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, since August alone. That is more than… Continue reading German FAZ: Baerbock warns against black and white thinking008022

German FAZ: A shooting star who can’t stand any contradiction?008021

The fact that state secretaries are fired is part of everyday life for governments. As political officials, they are not entitled to a period of notice or justification. In the case of Lamia Messari-Becker, an award-winning professor of building physics who, as a career changer, was State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs… Continue reading German FAZ: A shooting star who can’t stand any contradiction?008021

German FAZ: Automotive stocks are under pressure008021

Leadership tremors in the Stellantis Group, sales difficulties for Porsche in China, Volkswagen is questioning fundamentals: the automotive industry is in a state of upheaval. This has long been evident on the stock market. The share prices of many car companies have fallen noticeably in the recent past. Investors doubt whether the industry, which is… Continue reading German FAZ: Automotive stocks are under pressure008021

German FAZ: Automotive stocks are under pressure008021

Leadership tremors in the Stellantis Group, sales difficulties for Porsche in China, Volkswagen is questioning fundamentals: the automotive industry is in a state of upheaval. This has long been evident on the stock market. The share prices of many car companies have fallen noticeably in the recent past. Investors doubt whether the industry, which is… Continue reading German FAZ: Automotive stocks are under pressure008021

German FAZ: Volkswagen boss Blume at the top008023

Hardly any other business boss has been featured in the newspapers as often as Oliver Blume in recent months. The VW boss has publicly considered plant closures and the termination of collective agreements, which not only guaranteed him the wrath of his own workforce, but also extensive media attention. These turbulences now give Blume first… Continue reading German FAZ: Volkswagen boss Blume at the top008023

German FAZ: Things are getting serious for many workers and employees008022

The weak economy and the major upheavals are causing numerous jobs in companies to disappear. Even the growing shortage of skilled workers is apparently no guarantee for every job. The quarterly job radar collected by the F.A.Z. archive shows that the reduction plans far outnumber the vacancies. Accordingly, companies announced a total of almost 84,000… Continue reading German FAZ: Things are getting serious for many workers and employees008022

German FAZ: Farewell to the world car008021

The “New Class” electric cars are the great hope for BMW. Eight models, packed with the latest technology, are expected to be sold almost everywhere in the world in two years. BMW builds electric cars for the American car market in the Mexican factory in San Luis Potosí. AESC will supply the state-of-the-art batteries from… Continue reading German FAZ: Farewell to the world car008021

German Manager Magazine: Renault: Car manufacturer increases sales in the third quarter thanks to new models003677

The car manufacturer Renault has benefited from new models amid industry weakness in the third quarter. Thanks to an increase in financial services, sales climbed by 1.8 percent to 10.7 billion euros, as the French announced on Thursday in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. However, that was slightly less than analysts expected. Without the slowing effect of… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Renault: Car manufacturer increases sales in the third quarter thanks to new models003677

German Manager Magazine: ZF finds new board member for electric drives with Mathias Miedreich003677

There are enough construction sites at the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen. Starting next year, Mathias Miedreich will be able to try his hand at the biggest one: the supervisory board appointed the 49-year-old to the ZF board on Thursday. From January 2025, Miedreich will be responsible for Division E at the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen.… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: ZF finds new board member for electric drives with Mathias Miedreich003677