“Volkswagen Announces Major Restructuring Plan for Core Brand”

2023-05-17 16:46:02 Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume The restructuring of the core brand becomes the second major project of his tenure. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Wolfsburg The car manufacturer Volkswagen is preparing a far-reaching restructuring of its core brand. Volkswagen’s processes are to become faster, the model range to be streamlined and savings to be made at … Read more

Florida, Missouri and Louisiana siphon billions from BlackRock over ESG strategy

Blackrock The wealth manager is under pressure to focus more on ESG criteria. (Photo: Archyde.com) New York In the dispute over the ESG criteria of wealth managers, Florida has announced as another US state that it will withdraw funds from BlackRock. The chief financial officer responsible, Jimmy Patronis, justified the move on Thursday by saying … Read more

Panasonic wants to build Tesla super battery in Kansas

Panasonic-Akkus The new battery generation of the type 4680 (left) is intended to replace the current 2170 batteries. (Photo: Archyde.com) Tokio Panasonic wants to build another battery factory together with the US electric car manufacturer Tesla. In the US state of Kansas, the Japanese are investing four billion dollars for another battery production, the group … Read more

German suppliers are building factories of the future

Elon Musk in Grünheide Tesla works fundamentally differently than German car manufacturers. The hidden champions like that. (Photo: Archyde.com) Düsseldorf, New York For a good two years, Tesla has been building a “Gigafactory” in Brandenburg, a plant in which the electric mobility group wants to mass-produce its cars for the European market. On Friday, the … Read more

How Nestlé boss Mark Schneider is turning the food giant inside out

Mark Schneider The Nestlé boss is the German model manager abroad. (Foto: Archyde.com, Imago (2), Bloomberg/Getty Images) Lausanne, Vevey The sweetish-bitter brew is entirely to Mark Schneider’s taste. “X-Tract” – an extract from olive leaves is said to combat fatigue – without any caffeine. A team of Nestlé employees developed the product, including an Italian food … Read more

This applies to tenants and owners

New build apartments in Cologne These buildings were still funded under the KfW program for efficiency houses KfW-55. In the future, a resource passport is to become an important part of the funding for energy-efficient houses. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt It’s a document that virtually every homeowner and renter is familiar with. Anyone who has bought … Read more

Daimler imposes an order freeze for the G-Class

Mercedes Benz G Class The model has become a status symbol for city dwellers. (Photo: imago images/Stefan Zeitz) Munich It is a radical step, but apparently unavoidable from Daimler’s point of view. The Mercedes manufacturer has imposed an order freeze for its G-Class SUV, according to corporate circles on Thursday. Accordingly, interested customers have not … Read more

BSI does not find any security gaps in smartphones

Xiaomi-Smartphones The Chinese cell phones have passed the BSI test. (Photo: Archyde.com) Bonn The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has discovered neither security gaps nor indications of censorship functions in Xiaomi smartphones. The authority announced this on Friday in Bonn and confirmed a corresponding report by Deutschlandfunk. The BSI had examined the devices from … Read more