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Germany's IG Metall union eyes four-day week for steel workers
Germany's IG Metall union is to demand the introduction of a four-day week with full salary, said a union negotiator ahead of a new round of collective bargaining talks covering steel workers in the north-west of the country.
April06,2023
IG Metall: 70,000 auto-sector jobs endangered by electric vehicles
Nearly every tenth job in the German automotive industry is in danger of being eliminated by the year 2030, according to German metalworkers’ union IG Metall.
May28,2018
BMW to begin mass producing 6th-generation EV batteries in China in 2026
German carmaker BMW on Friday said that it expects to begin mass producing its sixth-generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries, which use large cylindrical battery cells, in China in 2026.
February24,2025
New Opportunities of China-Laos Economic and Trade Cooperation in New Era
The report mainly presents the fruitful results achieved in bilateral economic and trade cooperation, the key cooperation construction projects between the two countries, and the vast opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the future.
December08,2023
BMW sales fall slightly on previous year, with growth in e-car sector
BMW sold around 2.4 million cars in 2022, almost 100,000 fewer than in the previous year. However, sales of fully electric vehicles more than doubled, the German carmaker announced in Munich.
January09,2023
Int'l companies confident in China's innovation vitality
At the recently concluded 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, many multinational companies showed great interest in China's innovative products and solutions and expressed optimism about China's innovation vitality.
January12,2023
Chinese, foreign auto companies expand cooperation in NEVs through CIIE
The automobile exhibition area at the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) opening November 5 in east China's Shanghai has become an arena for green travel technologies of international new energy vehicle (NEV) industry chain companies.
November10,2022
Interview: BMW senior official says engagement better than judgement, stressing cooperation with China
German auto giant BMW AG would continue to deepen cooperation with its Chinese partners due to China's market and strong innovation capability, said its Chairman of the Board of Management Oliver Zipse.
January09,2023
Union open to investor in small parts production at Airbus
IG Metall, the primary metalworkers’ trade union in Germany, is open to the controversial sale of Airbus' small-parts production to an external investor - but only on condition that the aircraft manufacturer simultaneously examines the possibility of remaining part of the Airbus Group.
December15,2021
Bosch to sell passenger car brake disc production with 900 employees
The German technology group and automotive supplier Bosch is aiming to sell its passenger car brake disc production unit.
July13,2021
Interview: China set to remain world's largest NEV market, says BMW CFO
China will continue to be the world's largest new energy vehicle (NEV) market for years to come, said Nicolas Peter, chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.
May07,2022
"Dark day" for German shipbuilding as two firms file for insolvency
German cruiseliner manufacturer MV Werften and another shipbuilder, Lloyd-Werft, both filed for insolvency on Monday, in what unions have called a "dark day" for German shipyards.
January13,2022
750 jobs to go at German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp
German industrial firm Thyssenkrupp announced the loss of another 750 jobs on Wednesday as it dealt with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
March12,2021
Car makers Volkswagen, Tata freeze cooperation talks
Germany's Volkswagen AG and India's Tata have broken off talks concerning a potential cooperation between the two car makers, a spokesperson for the Volkswagen brand Skoda confirmed on Thursday.
August11,2017
Huawei launch MateBook X Pro laptop at Mobile World Congress
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei on Sunday used the World Mobile Congress (MWC) which officially opens in Barcelona on Monday to launch their new MateBook X Pro laptop.
February26,2018
Germany's Thyssenkrupp to cut 3,000 steel jobs
Germany's ailing industrial giant Thyssenkrupp and union IG Metall agreed on Wednesday to 3,000 job cuts in the company's steel division.
March27,2020
German union warns of job losses from electro-mobility
The new gas emissions targets of the European Union could result in substantial job losses and incalculable social repercussions in Germany, the top official of the country's metalworkers union IG Metall warns.
December29,2018
Study: E-mobility threatens hundreds of thousands of German jobs
Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the German automotive sector are under threat due to the transition to electromobility, according to a government-commissioned report released on Monday.
February20,2020
Germany government acts to help stricken steel industry
The German government is moving to help the stricken steel sector in a bid to rescue jobs and preserve the industry's long-term prospects.
July17,2020
Schaeffler builds new central laboratory for 80 million euros
Schaeffler, the automotive and industrial supplier based in Franconia, a region in the western German state of Bavaria, is building a new central laboratory at its headquarters in Herzogenaurach at a cost of 80 million euros.
February26,2021
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