US tariffs are disrupting global markets and diverting Chinese exports to Europe, according to Stihl CEO Michael Traub. The company continues to develop battery and combustion engine technology in parallel. Battery-powered devices are starting to become more common in forestry work, as long as charging problems can be solved, Stihl believes. The biggest problem in Europe, Traub said at the company’s media day in Waiblingen last week, is the enormous amount of bureaucracy. He expressed admiration for American pragmatism: innovate first and then regulate, whereas in Germany, the opposite is true. Michael Traub ...
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