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Christiaan Hetzner is a former writer for Fortune, where he covered Europe’s changing business landscape. He’s reported from Germany for the past two decades and is passionate about tracking industry’s intersection with finance and policy as they collectively target a net-zero society. Shaped by his time in Frankfurt covering the collapse of the dotcom stock market bubble for Dow Jones Newswires, he joined Reuters in 2004 before shifting to commentary and features for Automotive News Europe ten years later. Hailing from upstate New York, he is a graduate of Georgetown University.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump listen to a question from reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington.
LeadershipElon Musk is distancing himself from Trump: ‘I don’t want to take responsibility for everything’
By Christiaan HetznerJune 2, 2025
Kimbal Musk, founder of Big Green, speaks during ETHDenver in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.
LeadershipElon Musk’s little brother and one other Tesla board director sell stock worth nearly $200 million
By Christiaan HetznerMay 28, 2025
Elon Musk steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on March 22, 2025.
LeadershipChinese EV buyers no longer consider Tesla a technology leader, warns UBS 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 28, 2025
Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21.
LeadershipElon Musk can’t blame Tesla’s Europe crisis on a weak car market—EVs are selling in record numbers while his drop by almost half
By Christiaan HetznerMay 27, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
EconomyU.S. economy will be growing faster than 3% this time next year, predicts Treasury’s Bessent 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 26, 2025
A Goodyear racing tire
CompaniesGoodyear set to deliver on divestment plan after it strikes deal to sell synthetic rubber business 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 23, 2025
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a rally opposing House Republicans Tax Proposal prior to the final House Vote on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC
EconomyTrump’s ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ tax bill is driving up the cost of buying a home, Democrats say
By Christiaan HetznerMay 23, 2025
Serene Farah, Vice President, Growth and Strategy, Pure Harvest
ConferencesFemale entrepreneurs are finding new ways to build a climate-resilient local food supply in Saudi Arabia
By Christiaan HetznerMay 22, 2025
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (
LeadershipTesla brand damage revealed: Consumers rank its ethics and character near the very bottom of new Axios Harris poll
By Christiaan HetznerMay 22, 2025
Elon Musk attends a state dinner at the Lusail Palace on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.
LeadershipElon Musk brushes off fears of Tesla’s demand problem and denies declining sales — ‘they’re fine, don’t worry about it’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 21, 2025
Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, speaks at Tel Aviv University in June 2023.
TechOpenAI ex-chief scientist planned for a doomsday bunker for the day when machines become smarter than man
By Christiaan Hetzner and Irina IvanovaMay 20, 2025
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during the party's annual convention in Tokyo, Japan.
EconomyUncle Sam’s biggest creditor faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 19, 2025
Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Board of Management Volkswagen Group, speaks during the event "Group Night Shanghai 2025" hosted by Volkswagen ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 22, 2025.
CompaniesVolkswagen shareholders demand ‘part-time CEO’ Oliver Blume finally drop his side job running Porsche
By Christiaan HetznerMay 19, 2025
Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett rides in a golf cart.
FinanceWarren Buffett shifts from finance to fun as he dumps Citigroup stake and buys up more shares in alcohol-maker Constellation
By Christiaan HetznerMay 16, 2025
BMW Group Chairman Oliver Zipse is seen during the 21st Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2025) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 23, 2025 in China.
LeadershipBetting all your chips on EVs is a ‘dead end,’ BMW tells shareholders: ‘That should be obvious by now’
By Christiaan HetznerMay 15, 2025
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