Corporate culture | Engagement | "The car of the future will not hit the road if you have to stop at every border." With slogans like this, thyssenkrupp is promoting Europe and encouraging employees to vote in the European elections on May 23-26. The posters are colourful, they should attract attention and be present – just like Europe is in our everyday lives.

Automotive-sector | Engineering | mobility of the future | People at thyssenkrupp | While spring is slowly emerging in Germany, there is an absolute contrast for 18 colleagues. Their challenge? Find out whether our components for the automotive industry can withstand extreme conditions. And that’s exactly where the major car manufacturers tested their vehicles: on snow and ice. Raphael Stratmann is at the forefront of our #roadtripsweden. He demonstrates the necessary foresight when driving and gives us an overview of all locations when doing business.

Automotive-sector | Engineering | mobility of the future | People at thyssenkrupp | On their road trip to Arvidsjaur, Sweden, our automotive experts test their high-tech components under extreme conditions – high-tech dampers from thyssenkrupp Bilstein included. However, who decides how sports, comfort or off-road driving profiles should feel in practice? The answer: colleagues like Matthias Grünig. The test driver is part of the team that travels to northern Sweden. He has told us why the dampers of the future not only look ahead but could even prevent diseases.

Automotive-sector | Engineering | mobility of the future | People at thyssenkrupp | On their road trip to Arvidsjaur, Sweden, our automotive experts test their high-tech components under extreme conditions. But who really cares about turning promising concepts into real solutions for the road? The answer: technology managers like Julian Beckmann. He also travels to northern Sweden with us and has told us which innovations could decisively shape the future of driving.

Automotive-sector | Engineering | mobility of the future | People at thyssenkrupp | We love and live cars – from development to endurance testing. That is why we are off to face a very special challenge: we test our own engineering skills on a road trip. Under extreme conditions. The destination? Arvidsjaur, North Sweden – 4.400 kilometers of asphalt, rain, cold and ice. At the steering wheel? Our employees, who master all challenges on the way together as a team.

Apprenticeship at thyssenkrupp | Career at thyssenkrupp | Corporate culture | Engineering | People at thyssenkrupp | To this day, women are underrepresented in many fields – also at industrial companies such as thyssenkrupp. For the International Women's Day, we talked to Tanneshia Kirby. As Executive Vice President of Quality at the elevator business unit in Atlanta, she now heads a large team of employees. Here, she explains why networks play a decisive role – and why various teams are an asset for corporations.