Category: German Press

German FAZ: Head of Opel parent Stellantis resigns008277

The car manufacturer Stellantis, which is suffering from problems in the important US market and a weak industry situation, has to look for a new boss sooner than expected. The board of directors has accepted the resignation of Carlos Tavares, the multi-brand group (including Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep, Alfa Romeo) announced on Sunday evening.… Continue reading German FAZ: Head of Opel parent Stellantis resigns008277

German FAZ: Cycling like God in Holland008277

When the outgoing Prime Minister hands over his office to his successor and then cycles away in front of the cameras, that says something about a country. This is what happened in The Hague in the summer: Mark Rutte, now NATO Secretary General, met with the current Prime Minister Dick Schoof for a discussion in… Continue reading German FAZ: Cycling like God in Holland008277

German FAZ: Head of Opel parent Stellantis resigns008279

The car manufacturer Stellantis, which is suffering from problems in the important US market and a weak industry situation, has to look for a new boss sooner than expected. The board of directors has accepted the resignation of Carlos Tavares, the multi-brand group (including Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Chrysler, Jeep, Alfa Romeo) announced on Sunday evening.… Continue reading German FAZ: Head of Opel parent Stellantis resigns008279

German FAZ: A difficult road lies ahead VW008278

VW employees’ concern for their jobs is understandable. However, the strikes announced for the coming days will not change the company’s situation. For years, the Chinese market proved to be a bonanza for German car manufacturers, allowing them to overlook competitive disadvantages in the German home market. But times have changed. The Chinese market has… Continue reading German FAZ: A difficult road lies ahead VW008278

German FAZ: “If necessary, this will be the toughest collective bargaining battle that VW has ever seen”008277

IG Metall is calling for nationwide warning strikes in the Volkswagen Group. “Warning strikes will begin in all factories on Monday,” announced Lower Saxony’s IG Metall district manager Thorsten Gröger. “If necessary, this will be the toughest collective bargaining battle that Volkswagen has ever seen.”Gröger justified the escalating labor dispute with drastic words: “Volkswagen has set… Continue reading German FAZ: “If necessary, this will be the toughest collective bargaining battle that VW has ever seen”008277

German FAZ: “Ultimately, Germans and Chinese are quite similar”008277

Mr. Pan, there are many people in Germany who are simultaneously afraid and impressed by the Chinese car industry. . . The German car industry is a large part of the identity and the national economy. Generations of families have worked there. When that is lost, you are afraid. Why are the Chinese so good… Continue reading German FAZ: “Ultimately, Germans and Chinese are quite similar”008277

German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: Warning strikes are threatening at VW “in all plants”003790

The most recent negotiations have not produced a compromise either. Now stand by Volkswagen the signs for strike. With the end of the peace obligation in the collective bargaining dispute between VW and the IG Metall The union has announced warning strikes in “all plants”. According to IG Metall, around 300 employees rang in the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: Warning strikes are threatening at VW “in all plants”003790