Category: German Press

German FAZ: Robert Habeck takes on Temu and Shein007618

There has been criticism of online shops from Asia such as Temu and Shein for months. From customs and tax tricks to data protection and copyright violations to violations of European product standards and exploitative working conditions in factories – the list of allegations is long. German retailers are alarmed and speak of unfair competition… Continue reading German FAZ: Robert Habeck takes on Temu and Shein007618

German FAZ: EnBW boss: Acceptance for mammoth energy transition project is crumbling007617

From the point of view of EnBW boss Georg Stamatelopoulos, support for the energy transition among the population is declining precisely because of rising energy costs. There has always been local resistance to wind turbines, for example. Now the criticism is becoming more global, he told the German Press Agency. “People don’t understand why all… Continue reading German FAZ: EnBW boss: Acceptance for mammoth energy transition project is crumbling007617

German FAZ: BMW is planning a production car with fuel cell 007619 in 2028

Cars with fuel cells have a niche existence; only a few manufacturers in the world offer them. Customers cannot buy the BMW iX5 Hydrogen because the Munich car company only produced it in a small series of 100 vehicles for test purposes. BMW is the only German car manufacturer working on fuel cells. Now the… Continue reading German FAZ: BMW is planning a production car with fuel cell 007619 in 2028

German FAZ: Skid marks in the automotive industry007618

Difficult times for car manufacturers, especially in Germany and Europe, are now being announced in an analysis of the balance sheet data from the first half of 2024, which was presented by the consulting firm EY. When looking at the international car world without China, Germany is still the most important car nation with car… Continue reading German FAZ: Skid marks in the automotive industry007618

German FAZ: Disaster with an announcement – ​​for VW and Co.007617

Sometimes disruption happens very quickly. In China, the proportion of “new energy vehicles”, i.e. pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids, has shot up from six to 50 percent in just four years. Not just because electric cars are cheaper, run on cheaper electricity and are quicker to get. But also because the vehicles from BYD… Continue reading German FAZ: Disaster with an announcement – ​​for VW and Co.007617

German FAZ: Works councilor in combat mode007619

It is a cinematic drama that is now taking place in the Volkswagen Group. In this respect, the setting had a certain symbolic power. Several hundred officials from the IG Metall union gathered this week in the large cinema hall of the “Astor Grand Cinema”, right in the center of the Lower Saxony state capital… Continue reading German FAZ: Works councilor in combat mode007619

German FAZ: Austria’s second largest bank still has a Russia problem007618

Anyone who wants to do business in Russia has to be prepared for anything. Because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, many Western companies have announced a withdrawal. The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is also one of them. However, the planned exit of the second largest financial institution in Austria is likely to… Continue reading German FAZ: Austria’s second largest bank still has a Russia problem007618

German FAZ: VW is paying for a festival concert007617

Does Wolfsburg need a theater? The fact that a city defines itself by, as Lewis Mumford explains in his epochal study “The City”, “promoting the arts and becoming art itself” remained an alien idea for a long time in the Volkswagen location created in 1938. After 1954 there had only been “theater around the theater”… Continue reading German FAZ: VW is paying for a festival concert007617

German Manager Magazine: SUVs and pick-up trucks in traffic accidents: The killer cars from America003547

Monster vehicles The killer cars from America Anyone who drives a huge pickup truck or SUV that weighs tons feels safe. But this safety comes at a monstrous price: the number of fatalities in small compact cars that collide with such heavyweights has risen sharply. Is road safety becoming a question of your own wallet?… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: SUVs and pick-up trucks in traffic accidents: The killer cars from America003547