Business with cars and vans: Mercedes-Benz exceeds forecasts
According to initial calculations, Mercedes-Benz did better than expected in the car and van business last year. For the division, the board now expects an adjusted return on sales of 12.7 percent and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of 14 billion euros, the Dax group announced on Friday in Stuttgart. So far, the […]
Car subscription: ViveLaCar starts dealer offensive in Austria
Since February 1st, Rainer Aspan has been part of the Vienna mobility fintech start-up ViveLaCar. The Country Manager reports to Martin Rada, co-founder and managing director of ViveLaCar Vienna. Aspan and his team are to help ViveLaCar gain a presence throughout Austria with a strong dealer offensive. Rainer Aspan (48) began his career in the […]
Car subscription: ViveLaCar starts dealer offensive in Austria
Since February 1st, Rainer Aspan has been part of the Vienna mobility fintech start-up ViveLaCar. The Country Manager reports to Martin Rada, co-founder and managing director of ViveLaCar Vienna. Aspan and his team are to help ViveLaCar gain a presence throughout Austria with a strong dealer offensive. Rainer Aspan (48) began his career in the […]
Main plant in Rüsselsheim: Opel hires hundreds of temporary workers
At the carmaker Opel, the workforce has become thin after heavy job cuts. At the Rüsselsheim headquarters, the Stellantis subsidiary is looking for several hundred temporary workers to support the production ramp-up of the new compact model Astra. A company spokesman said on Thursday that a mid-three-digit number of positions are to be filled temporarily […]
British small car brand: Stefanie Wurst takes over management of Mini
Stefanie Wurst is the new boss of Mini. The graduate economist succeeds Bernd Körber, who has been at the helm of the brand since 2019 and will be responsible for BMW product management and the Connected Company in the future. Wurst has been the head of Mini in the Netherlands since September 2018 and has […]
Eight-cylinder with 707 hp: Aston Martin brings sports version of the DBX
The Aston Martin DBX gets a sports version. The off-roader will be available from summer with a four-liter eight-cylinder and an increased output of 520 kilowatts (kW) (707 hp). That’s not only around 25 percent more than the basic model. The Brit is thus also stronger than the competitors Lamborghini Urus, Audi RSQ8 and Porsche […]
Europe: Skoda reduces CO2 emissions more than required
The average CO2 emissions of the Skoda vehicles delivered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2021 were 114.8 grams per kilometer. The manufacturer has thus undercut the fleet target set by the European Union by three grams. According to Skoda, the success is mainly due to the contribution of its first all-electric SUV, the […]
Trend reversal?: According to Ifo survey, shortage of materials in the automotive industry is easing slightly
According to a survey, the lack of material in the German auto industry has eased somewhat. In January, 77.9 percent of the companies surveyed by the Munich Ifo Institute were still complaining about problems in procuring parts and materials; in December the figure was 92.9 percent. In German industry as a whole, it was 67.3 […]
Scania CFO: Johan Haeggman to head Traton Financial Services
On April 1, Johan Haeggman will head up the Traton Financial Services business unit that has been established by then. Scania’s current CFO will report to Traton Group CEO Christian Levin in this role. After studying business administration and economics, Johan Haeggman started as a trainee at Scania in 1989. In 1991, Haeggman assumed his […]
Fiscal year 2021/2022: Stabilus confirms forecast
The automotive and industrial supplier Stabilus started the new business year with increased sales. In the first quarter (as of the end of December), revenues increased by 3.5 percent to 243.7 million euros, as the company announced on Monday in Luxembourg. Adjusted operating earnings (EBIT), on the other hand, fell from EUR 32.3 million to […]