Tag: Automotive parts
The hoped-for recovery in the automotive industry has not materialized
Chip shortage causes car production to collapse Car loading in the port of Hamburg: High inventories have meant that global car sales have not collapsed again despite the acute shortage…
The metaverse of automated driving
Dusseldorf The automobile manufacturer Tesla is not only one of the pioneers of electromobility. The Elon Musks group is also one of the innovation leaders in autonomous driving. Tesla is…
Sartorius makes a leap in profits – Software AG is becoming more optimistic about 2022
Software AG more optimistic for 2022 after declines After a decline in earnings last year, Software AG wants to grow again in its operating business. the adjusted operating margin (EBITA)…
The US government expects the chip crisis to last until the end of 2022
Joe Biden on site visit in Ohio The US government does not expect the chip crisis to ease quickly, despite expansion plans. (Photo: AP) new York The US government under…
VW and Bosch are jointly developing software for automated driving
Automated driving Volkswagen is developing software for automated driving together with Bosch. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart It’s a partnership among giants. Volkswagen and Bosch announced on Tuesday that they will…
VW and Bosch are jointly developing software for automated driving
Automated driving Volkswagen is developing software for automated driving together with Bosch. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart It’s a partnership among giants. Volkswagen and Bosch announced on Tuesday that they will…
VW and Bosch are jointly developing software for automated driving
Automated driving Volkswagen is developing software for automated driving together with Bosch. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart It’s a partnership among giants. Volkswagen and Bosch announced on Tuesday that they will…
Auto parts supplier takes over robotics company Melior Motion
Munich The rolling bearing specialist Schaeffler has big plans in robotics. The Herzogenaurach group announced the takeover of Melior Motion GmbH on Monday. “We have identified robotics as a global…
Peter Mertens: Rise from the sheet metal league
Series production of the BMW i4 Within the transformation, German automakers are assuming the role of challengers. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Peter Mertens knows something about the car industry. For 35…
Volkswagen and Bosch plan battery alliance
Battery cell production at VW in Salzgitter With the turn to electric cars, cell production capacities and with it the demand for machines for them are growing rapidly. (Photo: dpa)…
That’s how difficult the turning point is for small car suppliers
Dusseldorf Klaus-Dieter Frers gives everything to save his life’s work. The automotive supplier Paragon, which he founded 34 years ago in Delbrück, has its back to the wall financially. At…
Lower sales in China in 2021 – also uncertain in 2022
Production by SAIC Volkswagen in Shanghai The German car company is weakening in its most important market. (Photo: dpa) Beijing Volkswagen suffered a significant drop in sales in its most…
Audi manager Martin Sander becomes the new boss
Car manager Martin Sander The former Head of Marketing at Audi is to lead Ford’s business in Europe in the future. (Photo: dpa) Cologne Long-time Audi manager Martin Sander will…
“The e-mobility market is not dependent on subsidies”
Düsseldorf, Regensburg The spin-off from Continental’s former drive division has been postponed several times. The time had come in 2021. For Vitesco boss Andreas Wolf it was one of the…
“The e-mobility market is not dependent on subsidies”
Düsseldorf, Regensburg The spin-off from Continental’s former drive division has been postponed several times. The time had come in 2021. For Vitesco boss Andreas Wolf it was one of the…
Vinfast is planning an e-car factory in Germany
Vinfast cars The car manufacturer from Vietnam is currently looking for suitable locations in Germany. He also wants to produce in the USA by the end of 2024. (Photo: Bloomberg)…
Industry outlook: Auto suppliers are becoming a two-tier society
Düsseldorf, Stuttgart At the start of the world’s largest electronics trade fair, CES, ZF board member Martin Fischer summed up where the trend in the automotive supplier industry is headed…
Car manufacturers’ situation worsens for the fifth month in a row
Production of an electric SUV A Volkswagen employee assembles the side door of a VW ID.4. (Photo: dpa) Munich According to the Ifo Institute, the situation in the German auto…
Car manufacturers’ situation worsens for the fifth month in a row
Production of an electric SUV A Volkswagen employee assembles the side door of a VW ID.4. (Photo: dpa) Munich According to the Ifo Institute, the situation in the German auto…
New Bosch boss: Hartung is planning more services
Stuttgart Stefan Hartung does not appear in public in his first week as Bosch boss – but he is sending the first written signals. The “Bosch Zünder”, the employee newspaper…