550 of 600 BMW dealers affected According to a report from the newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the Bavarian car manufacturer BMW could be threatened with a sales stop in October. The… read more →
OMV develops new process The world’s crude oil reserves continue to decline due to high demand. At the same time, larger and larger mountains of plastic waste are piling up… read more →
After takeover by Chinese competitors Just a few weeks ago, Ningbo Jifeng took over the Bavarian automotive supplier Grammer. Now, surprisingly, the entire Grammer board is resigning. The company with… read more →
Car manufacturer draws consequences from diesel scandal Porsche is the first German car manufacturer who announces that they no longer want to build diesel engines in the future. In a… read more →
Again cuts According to a media report, the battered car manufacturer Opel shall continue to cut back production. Reason for that is the poor order situation. In the main factory… read more →
First acquisition of shares The German Singulus Group is now partly in Chinese hands as it was planned. The building materials group Chinese National Building Materials (CNBM) acquired 13.11 percent… read more →
Fear of delivery bottlenecks Mini, the subsidiary of the German car manufacturer BMW, is stopping their production in Oxford because of the Brexit. Since the British voted to withdraw from… read more →
Investment in the millions The machine tool manufacturer Trumpf sees themselves as one of the pioneers of industry 4.0. As another milestone, the company has now opened a new technology… read more →
40-ton truck with cooling function The discounter Aldi Süd from Mühlheim is testing an electric truck with an integrated cooling function to supply 50 stores in the Ruhr area. The… read more →
Sustainable supply-chain at Audi e-tron The Volkswagen subsidiary Audi has developed a rating to assess the sustainability of their suppliers. Due to this the carmaker wants to improve environmental and… read more →
Study of the World Economic Forum According to the latest study by the World Economic Forum (WEF), our world of work will change rapidly in the next seven years. The… read more →
BMW feels consequences of diesel scandal The carmaker BMW does not want to offer cars with diesel engines in 2019. As an alternative, customers shall switch to plug-in hybrids and… read more →
Suspicion of coordination between German car manufacturers The five major car manufacturers are put under pressure by EU antitrust authorities. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and VW are under suspicion of… read more →
VW should have informed investors too late about diesel affair VW now has to answer also to its investors. These have filed a lawsuit, because they have lost money due… read more →
Forecast of the HWWI The economic boom in Germany will continue to develop positively in the next year. This is the assumption of the Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI).… read more →
Project Galaxy X Tech giant Samsung may present the announced foldable smartphone already this year. The Head of the smartphone manufacturer, DJ Koh, told CNBC that a presentation in November… read more →
Survey by “Wer liefert was” The trade dispute between the US, China and Europe has been worrying many German companies for months. A survey by Wer liefert was (wlw) now… read more →