Mr. Dorn, according to your study, a trade war with China would cost the Germans almost six times as much as Brexit. The German economy lost around 0.14 percent in economic output in the wake of Brexit. Why do you consider a GDP loss of just under 0.9 percent in the event of a trade […]
With the “China Spectrum” project, the Berlin-based China think tank Merics, together with the China Institute at the University of Trier, aims to make the debates within China visible and to map the broad spectrum of existing opinions in the People’s Republic. It is true that under Xi Jinping as head of state and party, […]
a quarter of a century was the A-Class, an important mainstay of the Mercedes-Benz brand. That will soon come to an end. In 2025, the compact car is to be taken out of the program. The reason: in the future, margin will take precedence over volume . And premium-class models generate more margin than mid-range […]
They are at the heart of modern industrial products, and whoever masters their production will decide who is the leader in future technologies: Semiconductors, more commonly known as microchips. That is why China, the USA and the EU are currently doing everything to bolster their technological position.The USA is now pressing ahead. The Senate passed […]
Marco Braun is taking on a leadership position in research and development at BMW in Shanghai. He joined BMW in 2019 after graduating from Tongji.Benjamin Weyrauch was appointed Senior Manager Technology at Porsche China last month. The development engineer will further develop the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in Shanghai, which are necessary for autonomous […]
They are at the heart of modern industrial products, and whoever masters their production will decide who is the leader in future technologies: Semiconductors, more commonly known as microchips. That is why China, the USA and the EU are currently doing everything to bolster their technological position.The USA is now pressing ahead. The Senate passed […]
Right in the middle of the factory-wide vacation in Wolfsburg, the news about the change of leadership at Volkswagen dropped on late Friday afternoon. For the previous VW CEO Herbert Diess, at least according to VW circles, it came as a shock. He was well aware that some employees were upset with him and that […]
Oliver Blume will become the new head of the VW Group in September. From China.Table’s perspective, this is an exciting personnel decision. Blume graduated from the renowned Tongji University in Shanghai in 2001. This brings a real China expert to the top of a DAX company. Since a whole series of mistakes made by his […]
Can Karagöz has been Short Term Specialist H6 at Daimler Truck China since June. Karagöz has worked in the company’s truck division for 12 years.Yue Lu has taken over the post of Director of Tool Management China at Läpple Automotive. The Heilbronn-based company specializes in pressed parts and body modules for premium vehicles. Yue Lu […]
The previous German government, with Peter Altmaier (CDU) as Minister for Economic Affairs, was still committed to a moderate approach to the controversial Chinese telecommunications company Huawei. Altmaier emphasized that the government did not want to “discriminate” against any company. The current federal government, on the other hand, is not afraid of conflict.As reported by […]