German Manager Magazine: Stellantis: CEO Carlos Tavares is considering plant closures003648

The boss of the Opel-parent company Stellantis, Carlos Tavares (66), rules out factory closures in view of the sales crisis in the automotive industry and competition China not out. “You can’t rule anything out,” Tavares told the French newspaper Les Échos. If the Chinese achieve a market share of 10 percent in Europe at the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Stellantis: CEO Carlos Tavares is considering plant closures003648

German Manager Magazine: Tesla in Grünheide: Dispute over layoffs escalates, IG Metall speaks of “scandal”003648

The TeslaManagement at the Grünheide plant is said to have fired a member of the works council for the second time in three months. That reports that “Handelsblatt”  . For IG Metall, this is a “scandal” that the car company is dealing with Elon Musk (53) crosses a red line. Specifically, a shift manager from… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Tesla in Grünheide: Dispute over layoffs escalates, IG Metall speaks of “scandal”003648

German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: Four federal states call on VW to maintain all German locations003648

Four federal states with VW locations – Lower Saxony, Saxony, Hesse and Berlin – want to work together to ensure that the ailing car manufacturer does not close any locations. The full preservation of all locations is the first goal of the economics ministers of these countries, according to a joint position paper dated October… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: Four federal states call on VW to maintain all German locations003648

German Manager Magazine: GAC: Chinese manufacturer examines production of electric cars in Europe003647

The EU Commission is pushing for import duties Electric cars from Chinese production, sometimes more than 35 percent – to varying degrees depending on the manufacturer. In order to avoid this in the future, the Chinese state-owned car manufacturer GAC is examining the production of electric cars in Europe, as the general director of international… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: GAC: Chinese manufacturer examines production of electric cars in Europe003647

German Manager Magazine: Tesla: Four dead in car fire in France003646

In France four people were involved in an accident with one of the company’s electric cars Tesla died. The public prosecutor’s office said on Sunday that the car caught fire for reasons that are still unclear. The four occupants were already dead when rescue workers arrived at the scene of the accident. According to police… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Tesla: Four dead in car fire in France003646