Tag: Automotive industry
Geneva Motor Show 2022 canceled due to Corona
Full exhibition halls at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019 There will be no new edition of the Geneva Motor Show next year either. Corona and the global chip…
Car manufacturer: “Escape from co-determination” – Planned Opel dismemberment causes severe criticism
The announced outsourcing of the plants jeopardizes the brand, locations and jobs at Opel, the union and works council rage. The first protests are planned. .source site
The most popular electric cars in Germany in 2021
Dusseldorf Volkswagen continues to hold the top position in electromobility in its home market. While the German carmaker was surpassed by Renault in 2020, it will kick off its electric…
Railways, car manufacturers and others want to exchange data
Data processing in traffic Intelligent data transfer should revolutionize traffic not only in the USA, but also in Germany. (Photo: obs) Berlin If the German economy still has a chance…
Tesla headquarters moves to Texas
Elon Musk The Tesla boss is turning his back on Silicon Valley – at least as far as the Tesla headquarters are concerned. (Photo: Reuters) Austin Tesla is officially relocating…
Stellantis wants to remove responsibility for factories from Opel
Opel headquarters in Rüsselsheim Parent company Stellantis wants to withdraw its German subsidiary responsibility under corporate law over its own factories. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Michael Lohscheller had probably seen it…
Mercedes S680 Guard (2021): price, weight, horsepower
Mercedes S680 Guard The armored Mercedes is for the powerful and the rich. Baden-Baden Blue light in the radiator grille, standards on the fender and under the polished sheet of…
So much German technology is in Tesla
Tesla Model 3 Around a third of the around 3,000 parts and components come from German companies. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Last year, Dirk Howe received an inquiry that surprised him…
Chip crisis leads to heavy losses for car manufacturers
Munich The ongoing shortage of microchips has hit the car and truck manufacturer Daimler hard. The Mercedes manufacturer was only able to deliver 435,000 cars from the brand with the…
Plug-in hybrids are a mistake – carmakers should draw conclusions
The plug-in hybrid can definitely be seen as a symbol of the failure of the established automotive industry, which has denied reality for far too long. When the corporations were…
These are the best electric cars in the test
Electromobility The momentum for e-mobility is greater than ever. (Photo: dpa) Cologne Dirk Braun’s journey towards electromobility began with a disappointment. If the established leasing providers presented available models, the…
Criticism of the board of directors around James Murdoch and Kimbal Musk
Tesla under fire At the upcoming Annual General Meeting, professional investors sharply criticize salaries and decisions that are hostile to shareholders. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Tesla’s Annual General Meeting this year…
Daimler, VW and Skoda no longer see a future
Plug-in hybrid The double drive train is becoming increasingly unattractive for car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Munich For the German auto industry, the plug-in hybrid has been the preferred…
Will deliver fewer trucks in 2022 due to the chip crisis
New trucks The truck industry was largely spared the lack of chips in the first half of the year, but the problems have now arrived here as well. (Photo: Bloomberg)…
The woman who represents Toyota’s change
Tokyo Sinead Kaiya has been globally active in the software world for a long time, including in Germany. From 2011 she worked directly as chief of staff with the then…
Cheapest electric cars euros per kilometer in the ranking
Kia Niro The compact SUV is not only available with an electric drive. Cologne The greater the range of an e-car, the more expensive it is usually. There are, however,…
The situation in the German auto industry is deteriorating significantly
Opel plant in Eisenach Due to the bottlenecks, production at the location will be stopped for the time being. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The situation of German car manufacturers and their…
Works council calls for new electric cars for Wolfsburg
Dusseldorf “Planning round” is a household word in Wolfsburg. Behind this is the annual ritual with which the Volkswagen Supervisory Board determines the investment planning for the next five years…
Tesla with delivery record – Experts’ expectations exceeded
Despite the chip crisis, the electric car manufacturer Tesla delivered more vehicles than expected in the third quarter and set a new record. According to its own information, the US…
Porsche will introduce the 35-hour week at the Leipzig plant in 2025
Porsche production in Leipzig From 2025, the employees in the Saxon plant will work three hours less per week than today. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For the approximately 4,300 employees at…