Going public planned Truck manufacturer MAN is leaving the transmission and marine diesel divisions to the parent company Volkswagen. The car manufacturer will pay around two million euros for this.… read more →
High requirements on supply chain The Berlin start-up HelloFresh was awarded the Industrial Excellence Award (IEA). The supplier of cooking boxes received the award for the rapid establishment and expansion… read more →
Strengthening Germany as a steel location The federal states of Saarland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg want to form a steel alliance. This was decided by the… read more →
EU Commission wants to push research ahead The EU continues to lag behind countries such as China in research on battery cells. The EU Commission now wants to change this… read more →
New study commissioned by VDMA Mechanical engineering is regarded as the showpiece sector of the German economy. Over 1.3 million people work in this sector. Especially international companies appreciate the… read more →
RWE fears job cuts For months now, the clearing of the Hambach forest has been under discussion. A few weeks ago, the Münster Higher Administrative Court imposed a ban on… read more →
Date: 12.10.2018 Group leaders communicated shift resolution for employees The announced cancellation of a shift on the A4/A5 line had caused riots among Audi employees. However, it turned out that… read more →
Success for Austrian steel group Austrian steel group Voestalpine has achieved a partial success in the fight against the US punitive tariffs imposed on steel products. The Linz-based company has… read more →
StreetScooter Work XL at Ford in Cologne Series production of the StreetScooter Work XL has begun at Ford’s plants in Cologne. The Deutsche Post subsidiary is producing the all-electric van… read more →
3D Printing for Commercial Aviation Lufthansa Technik AG has opened a center for additive manufacturing. The aim is to center and expand the company’s competencies and experience. Dr. Anne Köster… read more →
Court decides on Tuesday Is Berlin the next city that will impose a ban on driving diesel vehicles? A court will decide on this on Tuesday. The reason is the… read more →
2.4 million Vehicles affected The Japanese automaker Toyota is recalling around 2.43 million hybrid cars due to engine problems. The Prius and Auris models are affected. In concrete terms, the… read more →
Airbus boss Enders is convinced by idea Tom Enders, Airbus CEO, sees the mining of raw materials on asteroids as a practical alternative. “By any stretch of the imagination, I… read more →
New Engineering Center in Morocco The companies Magna and Altran have now jointly opened an engineering center in Morocco. In recent years, Morocco has become increasingly important for automobile manufacturers… read more →
CERM-City opened RWTH Aachen University has opened a new test site for autonomous driving. The test area is located near the city of Aachen. There, self-driving cars will be tested… read more →
Supervisory Board has decided The supervisory board of Thyssenkrupp has agreed to a split of the group on Sunday. The company will be split into two independent companies. In the… read more →