Tag: M and A

VW Supervisory Board prefers deliberations – Sanz ‘post wobbles

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen has advanced its deliberations on the reorganization of the Management Board by one day. According to SPIEGEL information, purchasing manager Garcia Sanz now has to fear for his job. VW plant in Wolfsburg Thursday, 12.04.2018 14:43 clock If everything goes as the corporate strategists want in the background, VW brand… Continue reading VW Supervisory Board prefers deliberations – Sanz ‘post wobbles

“Better a bandage of ships than a battleship”

Herbert Diess is the new CEO of Volkswagen. As the successor of Matthias Müller, he faces great challenges. In the first few hours he already shows what to expect from him. Friday, 13.04.2018 16:57 clock The location at Volkswagen reminiscent of a divorce. The former husband raised the children, and they do not like to… Continue reading “Better a bandage of ships than a battleship”

Stefan Sommer becomes Volkswagen Board Member

D he after a power struggle with the supplier ZF Retired former CEO Stefan Sommer changes to the world’s largest carmaker. There, he takes over a VW release on Monday evening according to the procurement department. Sommer follows the long-term purchasing director Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz, who left the group at his own request. Volkswagen… Continue reading Stefan Sommer becomes Volkswagen Board Member

The uncertainty for the Neue Halberg casting continues

D The striking employees of the automotive supplier Neue Halberg Guss have chosen big words on Thursday to support the further negotiations on a social wage agreement for their company with protests. When around 600 employees from Saarbrücken and Leipzig gathered at the Opernturm in Frankfurt at noon, they carried several banners: “Where justice becomes… Continue reading The uncertainty for the Neue Halberg casting continues

Forget Jet Packs—Why Don’t We Have Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs?

Photo: MIT Museum Ernesto Blanco invented his stair-climbing wheelchair in 1962 and entered it in a design challenge from the National Inventors Council, a U.S. agency that sought out technologies of potential military use. Blanco even created a one-quarter scale model [above] to show that the design actually worked. Stairs are of course tricky to… Continue reading Forget Jet Packs—Why Don’t We Have Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs?

Chip Hall of Fame: Intel 4004 Microprocessor

Photo: Intel Intel 4004 Manufacturer: Intel Category: Processors Year: 1971 The Intel 4004 was the world’s first microprocessor—a complete general-purpose CPU on a single chip. Released in March 1971, and using cutting-edge silicon-gate technology, the 4004 marked the beginning of Intel’s rise to global dominance in the processor industry. So you might imagine that the full… Continue reading Chip Hall of Fame: Intel 4004 Microprocessor

Jim Campbell, Electrical Engineer Turned Artist, Lights Up San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower

Photo: Jim Campbell/Boston Properties Salesforce Tower, the new skyscraper dominating San Francisco’s skyline, lit up for the first time in April. That first show was just a test, but now, every night starting at dusk, silhouettes of dancers and other images move against a bright background across the façade of the top six floors of… Continue reading Jim Campbell, Electrical Engineer Turned Artist, Lights Up San Francisco’s Salesforce Tower

That’s it, Mr. Zetsche

Saturday, 02/24/2018 13:24 clock For weeks it has begun, now it is official. Li Shufu, boss of the Chinese automaker Geely, is with 9.69 percent the largest single shareholder at Daimler , So far, the Kuwait sovereign wealth fund was the largest shareholder with 6.8 percent, the corporation does not have a real anchor shareholder.… Continue reading That’s it, Mr. Zetsche

ZF brings out the robot mini bus

N Still, the streetcars’ transporters are a source of surprise: electric vans that are used by the postal service in large numbers while large automakers are still in the test stage. The co-founder of Streetscooter GmbH, the Aachen Professor Günther Schuh, has now become the automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen taken to the partner. Together, they… Continue reading ZF brings out the robot mini bus