German FAZ: drive wanted (electric / thermal / various)005878

Employee at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen: what is supposed to be hidden under the sheet metal remains controversial. Image: dpa At this year’s Vienna Motor Symposium, experts discussed the path to climate-neutral transport. Accordingly, by 2039, the sale of fossil fuels could be completely dispensed with. The message of many of the presentations at… Continue reading German FAZ: drive wanted (electric / thermal / various)005878

German FAZ: Comeback for the king005877

We wouldn’t use this new Matchbox model as a cake decorator after all. Not even as a decoration of a “Coronation Quiche” for the coronation of Charles III. was devised. There is a historical precedent: 70 years ago, on June 2, 1953, Great Britain celebrated the coronation of the young Queen Elizabeth II royal house… Continue reading German FAZ: Comeback for the king005877

German FAZ: Who owns the tradition?005876

“Real men wear rhinestones!” This sentence from Nudie Cohn, Elvis Presley’s tailor, turned traditions on their head then and now. Cohn was known for his folksy rodeo suits, embroidered all over with sequins and rhinestones, so much so that all the flowers, sunsets and sombreros made one dizzy. The tailor’s name was Nuta Kotlyarenko and… Continue reading German FAZ: Who owns the tradition?005876

German Handelsblatt: Act of violence: Mercedes stops S-Class production after deadly shots006933

Police barriers at Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen Two people died after shots were fired on the factory premises. (Photo: dpa) After the deadly shots at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, the carmaker temporarily stopped production of the S-Class and EQS on Thursday. The Dax group evacuated its employees in the “Factory 56” production hall, in which… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Act of violence: Mercedes stops S-Class production after deadly shots006933

German Handelsblatt: Act of violence: Mercedes stops S-Class production after deadly shots006932

Police barriers at Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen Two people died after shots were fired on the factory premises. (Photo: dpa) After the deadly shots at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, the carmaker temporarily stopped production of the S-Class and EQS on Thursday. The Dax group evacuated its employees in the “Factory 56” production hall, in which… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Act of violence: Mercedes stops S-Class production after deadly shots006932

German Handelsblatt: Act of violence: Two dead after shots fired on the Mercedes-Benz006929 factory premises

Police barriers at Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen Two people died after shots were fired on the factory premises. (Photo: dpa) A gun attack on the Mercedes-Benz factory premises on Thursday morning killed two people. As the public prosecutor’s office in Ludwigsburg and the police announced, two 44-year-old employees of a subcontractor died. The second victim initially… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Act of violence: Two dead after shots fired on the Mercedes-Benz006929 factory premises

German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: MAN supplies 120 electric trucks for Volkswagen group logistics006929

Volkswagen The vehicles are tractor units that allow a loading height of three meters in the trailer. (Photo: dpa) The Munich commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN is supplying 120 electric trucks for the group logistics of its parent company Volkswagen. The forwarder Duvenbeck, who drives for Volkswagen, has signed a corresponding declaration of intent, the Traton… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: MAN supplies 120 electric trucks for Volkswagen group logistics006929

German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: MAN supplies 120 electric trucks for Volkswagen group logistics006929

Volkswagen The vehicles are tractor units that allow a loading height of three meters in the trailer. (Photo: dpa) The Munich commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN is supplying 120 electric trucks for the group logistics of its parent company Volkswagen. The forwarder Duvenbeck, who drives for Volkswagen, has signed a corresponding declaration of intent, the Traton… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicle manufacturer: MAN supplies 120 electric trucks for Volkswagen group logistics006929