Dietmar Hawranek

Recent Articles by Dietmar Hawranek

September 16, 2009

Mercedes and BMW Hit Hardest by Slump

Daimler's executive board has moved offices within the southwestern German city of Stuttgart a number of times over the years. They first relocated across town from ...

July 22, 2009

Family Feuds Behind VW-Porsche Deal

Sports car maker Porsche entered a severe crisis in the early 1990s. There had been a sharp slump in the US market, where Porsche sold half of its vehicles. Toyota ...

June 25, 2009

Daimler Fights for Its Future

A high-rise building says a lot about the condition of the Daimler Group, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. More than 18,000 people work at the main Mercedes plant ...

June 16, 2009

Porsche Looks to Qatar for Salvation

June 7 could become a historic day for Germany's Porsche and Piëch families. On that particular Sunday, the two families met in Salzburg, where Porsche CEO Wendelin ...

May 19, 2009

More German Companies Seeking Handouts

When it comes to government subsidies, Wendelin Wiedeking has never been shy about making his views absolutely clear. Many corporate executives, the Porsche CEO was ...

May 11, 2009

Fiat vs. Magna: The Battle for Opel

If anyone knows how to impress someone, it's Sergio Marchionne. The head of the Turin-based Fiat (FIA.MI), a Canadian citizen with Italian roots, has a penchant for ...

April 23, 2009

Fiat Seeks Majority Stake in Opel

A solution appears to be emerging in the bid to find a major investor for beleaguered German carmaker Opel. SPIEGEL has learned that Italian automaker Fiat (FIA.MI) is...

April 20, 2009

Can Porsche Manage Debt from VW Deal?

According to a member of the Porsche supervisory board, the situation is "serious, very serious." But the company's two top managers seem unperturbed, at least ...

March 10, 2009

Daimler and BMW Get Cozy

If you want to see the plight of the ailing automotive industry at the Geneva Motor Show, just visit the stands of the US companies. Take Chrysler: The Detroit-based ...