Amerikas Autoindustrie fährt gegen die Wand. Kunden erhalten keine Kredite mehr, Umsätze brechen ein. Eine Fusion mit staatlicher Hilfe soll den Kollaps abwenden.
Tag Archives: General Motors
US-Autosektor in Nöten
July 13, 2008 – 8:52 am
Der hohe Benzinpreis würgt die US-Konjunktur ab. Besonders leidet die amerikanische Autoindustrie.
GM’s Ghost Towns
February 12, 2008 – 8:55 am
Today, General Motors announced a record loss of 38,7 billion dollars for 2007. At the same time the car manufacturer offered all its 74’000 U.S. hourly workers new rounds of contract buyouts. GM doesn’t say how many people it hopes to shed. But the plan is to replace as many union represented workers as possible [...]
Ideals on Wheels
June 24, 2007 – 9:51 pm
While General Motors and Ford report record losses, Toyota is flourishing in the United States. Can it really be because the company values the opinions of its workers? A visit to Toyota Town in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Twilight Town
June 6, 2007 – 11:52 am
Anderson in Indiana is a reminder of the golden age of America’s automobile industry. General Motors once employed 24,000 people here in 20 plants. Now it’s the generous pensions of its former workers that are keeping the town going. A report from a bygone age.
Città in panne
September 30, 2006 – 11:07 am
Anderson nell’Indiana fino al 1999 ha vissuto grazie alla General Motors. Oggi è abitata soprattutto da anziani ex dipendenti. Ma la crisi dell’industria rischia di trasformarla in un villaggio fantasma.
«Sind wir Rentner weg, wird das eine Geisterstadt»
July 6, 2006 – 10:08 am
Renten in Milliardenhöhe für die Ex-Mitarbeiter befördern General Motors an den Rand des Bankrotts. Städte voller rüstiger Pensionäre hängen am Rententropf von GM – wie das einst boomende Anderson.
Carburante al posto di tortillas
May 22, 2006 – 2:19 pm
La sete mondiale di carburanti fossili sta spingendo di record in record il prezzo della benzina negli USA, con un boom fino a poco tempo fa impensabile nel settore delle energie rinnovabili. Produttori di mais, politici e investitori guardano all’etanolo come al carburante del futuro.
Exit la tortilla, vive l’éthanol!
May 22, 2006 – 2:16 pm
Le prix de l’essence aux Etats-Unis a atteint un niveau record en raison de la croissance exponentielle de la demande mondiale. Résultat: un boom inattendu dans le secteur des énergies renouvelables. Pour les producteurs de maïs, les politiques et les investisseurs, l’éthanol est le carburant de demain.
Making Fuel, Not Tortilla Chips
May 22, 2006 – 2:13 pm
Global thirst for fossil fuels is driving gasoline prices in the USA to record highs, triggering an unforeseen boom in the renewable energy sector. Corn farmers, politicians and investors all see ethanol as the tank fuel of the future.
Erfolg mit Erotik
August 6, 1998 – 8:50 am
Grosse Stadien, beliebte Stars und totale Vermarktung: Basketball hat als erster Frauen-teamsport in den USA eine Chance auf Erfolg.