Tag: Automotive industry
A lack of chips causes global car sales to collapse
VW plant in Wolfsburg Semiconductors are also currently in short supply at Volkswagen’s main plant. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt According to estimates by management consultants, the loss of production in the…
What the new Traton boss Christian Levin is up to
MAN and Scania The two truck brands of the VW Group are to work more closely together in the future. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The parent company Volkswagen changed the management…
Skoda Enyaq in the Handelsblatt Autotest: prices, range, consumption
Dusseldorf The man with the white beard immediately notices that this is my first trip in an electric car. I want to charge the battery of my Skoda Enyaq, so…
German car manufacturers are becoming dependent on China
Car traffic in China The Chinese market is vital for German manufacturers. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Munich, Berlin When the Daimler shareholders decide on the split-up of the group…
Munich raise forecast – carmaker benefits from high prices
BMW dealership in Berlin The bottom line is that BMW continues to expect a significant increase in profit before taxes. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich The Munich-based car manufacturer BMW benefits from…
ABB launches the fastest charging station for electric cars
Electric charging station from the provider Ionity at the Neckarburg-Ost motorway service station The carmaker’s joint venture buys the technology from ABB. (Photo: imago images / Arnulf Hettrich) Zurich The…
VW truck subsidiary Traton with new boss and CFO
Traton In the summer of 2020, Traton Knall parted ways with Andreas Renschler, who listed the company on the stock exchange in 2019. (Photo: Reuters) Munich The Volkswagen commercial vehicle…
The last major project of Rolls-Royce boss Torsten Müller Ötvöt
Torsten Müller Ötvöt The Rolls-Royce boss has to moderate the change from the combustion engine to the electric motor at the luxury brand. (Photo: BERNHARD_LIMBERGER / BMW Group) Munich For…
The climate change in the auto industry is at the expense of the little ones
Production of a Mercedes EQC in Bremen The change from the combustion engine to the electric drive is a challenge for the suppliers. (Photo: dpa) Whoever appoints the new chancellor,…
This is how the e-car subsidiary tricked investors
Evergrande Group The Hong Kong-listed China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group does not manufacture e-cars, but generates almost all of its sales with healthcare services. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf How intransparent…
Investing in e-mobility in the USA
Pickup truck One of the automaker’s new factories is set to produce the electric version of the F-150. (Photo: Reuters) new York The US car company Ford is serious about…
Polestar goes public via Spac
Polestar 2 The model is supposed to compete with the Tesla Model 3, but it could not completely convince in tests. (Photo: Reuters) Stockholm The Chinese manufacturer of electric cars,…
Tesla boss wants to continue investing in China
Elon Musk The Tesla boss sees China as a leader in digitization. (Photo: imago images / Future Image) Dusseldorf Tesla boss Elon Musk confirmed the expansion plans of the electric…
Daimler’s “Battery Champion” will still have to pay a lot of money
Mercedes-Benz EQC Anyone who wants to be a leader in the electric age must also establish their own deep added value in the cell. (Photo: dpa) An oil multinational, a…
Daimler joins the battery cell company
Ola Källenius, By the end of the decade, the Daimler boss only wants to build electric vehicles. (Photo: imago images / Lackovic) Munich It’s a gigantic undertaking. Daimler boss Ola…
Chip shortages could cost automakers $ 210 billion in sales
Semiconductor production The auto industry is threatened with a drop in sales of 210 billion US dollars. (Photo: obs) Munich, New York According to a study, the ongoing shortage of…
German automaker affected by investigation
Accidents with airbags Because airbags repeatedly deployed incorrectly and injured drivers, Takata had to initiate the largest recall in the history of the automotive industry. (Photo: AP) New York, Munich,…
EU Advocate General: VW thermal windows violate EU law
Diesel proceedings against Volkswagen The judges at the ECJ often follow the line of argument of the Advocate General, but are not bound by it. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Advocate…
Chip shortage: The auto industry has gambled away trust
ID.3 production by Volkswagen Many production lines are currently standing still because the automotive industry lacks semiconductors. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The automotive industry has vastly miscalculated. Actually, everything should be…
Porsche 911 Carrera GTS (2021): price, horsepower, speed
Porsche 911 Carrera GTS In the GTS version, the 911 is particularly sporty. Franciacorta It is the three magical letters GTS that also make the hearts of Porsche aficionados beat…