Tag: Automotive industry
The ID.Buzz electric bus will become a flagship in 2022
Dusseldorf For Volkswagen, it will be the most important model of the new year: In 2022, the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer will start producing and selling the fully electric ID.Buzz. With…
Big recall now also in China
Model 3 Tesla vehicles It is still unclear whether vehicles in Germany are also affected by the deficiencies. (Photo: dpa) New York, Düsseldorf The electric car maker Tesla has to…
China is cutting subsidies for e-cars in the new year
Inside Auto Shanghai 2021 China, the world’s largest car market, has set a target of 20 percent alternative drives in car sales by 2025. (Photo: Bloomberg) Beijing China will cut…
Tesla is recalling more than 475,000 vehicles in the U.S.
Tesla Model 3 Tesla has to recall nearly half a million Model 3s, almost as many as they shipped in 2020. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Düsseldorf The US electric car…
How chief strategist Gernot Döllner electrified VW
Gernot Döllner The 52-year-old chief strategist is driving the change to an electrical supplier at Volkswagen. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Wolfsburg The Volkswagen group administration in Wolfsburg, 13th floor: Gernot Döllner…
Tesla provides missing documents for approval processes
Grünheide Originally, the first vehicles should roll off the assembly line at the end of the year. (Photo: dpa) Grünheide An important hurdle for the decision about the first European…
Which car manufacturers will suffer from the chip shortage in 2022 – and which will not
Dusseldorf Once again all hopes rest on the new year. Twelve months ago, most automakers were betting that the worst time would be behind them and that the corona pandemic…
China is raising allegations against SpaceX
The Chinese astronaut Liu Boming from the Tiangong space station The space station had to change course in July and October because a Starlink satellite from SpaceX was on a…
China is raising allegations against SpaceX
The Chinese astronaut Liu Boming from the Tiangong space station The space station had to change course in July and October because a Starlink satellite from SpaceX was on a…
The automotive industry sees the expansion of electromobility at risk
Fast charging park for e-cars Around 300 new charging points are currently being installed every week – far too few in the opinion of the VDA. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
State purchase subsidies for electric cars boom
Electromobility The demand for e-cars is rising sharply, mainly thanks to the state premium and the high fuel costs. (Photo: dpa) Berlin There has been a boom in government subsidies…
Elon Musk completes sale of shares
Elon Musk The billionaire had parted ways with Tesla shares in order to pay off tax debts according to his own statements. (Photo: Reuters) San Francisco It was a curious…
The first female Porsche board member had a remarkable career
Stuttgart For a long time, Barbara Frenkel never dreamed of ever joining the Porsche Executive Board. Now she is the first woman to have made this leap. “My career was…
Ferrari and McLaren with record prices
McLaren F1 The British athlete was the most expensive car of the year in 2021. Bochum British and Italian sports cars continued to dominate the list of top-selling vehicles at…
Russia promotes charging stations for e-vehicles
Moscow Russia itself promotes the material that burners need, has plenty of fossil resources, fuel is cheap – and climate change is far from being a core political issue. No…
Carolin Strauss becomes the new head of strategy
Carolin Strauss The manager will be the new head of strategy at Daimler at the turn of the year (Photo: Daimler) Munich It is extremely rare for Daimler boss Ola…
The state government alarmed the dispute over water consumption
Berlin The warnings of uncertainties in the water supply of the Tesla plant in Grünheide near Berlin call Brandenburg’s Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach (SPD) on the scene. With a view…
Daimler boss wants to increase margin to 14 percent
Electric sedan Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant: Expensive vehicles, fewer emissions, is the plan of Daimler boss Ola Källenius. The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC electric sedan has been rolling off the assembly…
“China’s Tesla” Nio starts in Germany – but the potential is likely to be limited
Beijing Li Bin looks satisfied. The day before, the founder of China’s e-car hope Nio presented the new ET5 sedan on the big stage. Now Li, who calls himself William…
“China’s Tesla” Nio starts in Germany – but the potential is likely to be limited
Beijing Li Bin looks satisfied. The day before, the founder of China’s e-car hope Nio presented the new ET5 sedan on the big stage. Now Li, who calls himself William…