Tag: Automotive industry
“Will see exponential growth in electric cars”
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss is pushing ahead with his electric strategy despite setbacks. (Photo: Bloomberg) Vienna The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz wants to invest even more money in the…
“Will see exponential growth in electric cars”
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss is pushing ahead with his electric strategy despite setbacks. (Photo: Bloomberg) Vienna The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz wants to invest even more money in the…
Joint venture with Foxconn – ZF’s axle business brings in half a billion euros
Axle production at ZF in Beijing The chassis components business is brought into a joint venture with the electronics group Foxconn. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart ZF has found a partner for…
Audi faces a radical restart in China
Audi appearance at a car show in Wuhan The VW subsidiary has so far hardly been able to deliver what Chinese customers want. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Munich, Berlin,…
Suppliers are turning to Chinese automakers
Electric cars from Nio The Chinese manufacturer was the launch customer for ZF’s electronic steering system. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The German automotive suppliers could always rely on one thing:…
Audi’s restart in China is becoming more concrete
Berlin According to the company, the Volkswagen subsidiary Audi is negotiating with the Chinese joint venture partner SAIC about a joint development of electric cars. SAIC chief engineer Zu Sijie…
Auto suppliers rely on automakers from China
Electric cars from Nio The Chinese manufacturer was the launch customer for ZF’s electronic steering system. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The German automotive suppliers could always rely on one thing:…
Elon Musk promises autonomous driving by the end of the year
san francisco Tesla boss Elon Musk predicts that fully autonomous driving will become a reality by the end of the year. “I think we’re going to be better than humans…
Elon Musk expects self-driving cars by the end of the year
san francisco Tesla boss Elon Musk predicts that fully autonomous driving will become a reality by the end of the year. “I think we’re going to be better than humans…
Elon Musk predicts self-driving cars by year-end and ‘biggest shift in value in history’
san francisco Tesla boss Elon Musk predicts that fully autonomous driving will become a reality by the end of the year. “I think we’re going to be better than humans…
Elon Musk predicts self-driving cars by year-end and ‘biggest shift in value in history’
san francisco Tesla boss Elon Musk predicts that fully autonomous driving will become a reality by the end of the year. “I think we’re going to be better than humans…
Tesla’s price war is putting pressure on its own margins
Tesla The carmaker has published its quarterly figures. (Photo: AP) san francisco The price war for e-cars that he himself instigated is affecting Tesla. The company announced on Wednesday after…
Traffic light politicians reject new purchase premium for e-cars
Production of electric cars Traffic light traffic politicians reject a new purchase premium. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Leading politicians in the traffic light coalition reject a new purchase premium for electric…
Tata plans to build new battery factory in UK
Car production at Jaguar Land Rover The Indian parent company Tata apparently wants to build a new battery factory in Great Britain. (Photo: REUTERS) London The Indian industrial group Tata…
Will Germany create 15 million electric cars by 2030?
Brand new e-cars in Zwickau According to experts, the goal of 15 million e-cars by 2030 is almost impossible to achieve. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition has set…
15 million electric cars by 2030? Germany could miss target
Brand new e-cars in Zwickau According to experts, the goal of 15 million e-cars by 2030 is almost impossible to achieve. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition has set…
VW, Audi, BMW and Mercedes are running out of orders
Car production in Europe In the first post-corona financial year, the recovery in car production by German manufacturers in Europe is threatening to stall. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Vienna Europe’s auto…
Ad revenue on Twitter plummeted by 50 percent
Business at the short message service Twitter is worse than expected. Company owner Elon Musk wrote on Twitter on Saturday that cash flow remained negative due to a nearly 50…
Elon Musk’s AI startup will partner with Twitter and Tesla
Musk officially introduces his own AI company xAI logos on a smartphone and screen. (Photo: dpa) Twitter owner Elon Musk’s new AI company xAI will use Twitter posts to train…
Volkswagen suffers sales setback in China
VW production in Shanghai After the corona lockdowns, the Chinese government boosted car sales with tax breaks. (Photo: Reuters) Hamburg, Wolfsburg The price war in China is leaving deep scars…