Tag: Car & e-mobility
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…
VW brand boss Schäfer urges management in fire speech to austerity course
VW brand boss Thomas Schäfer Dusseldorf Shortly before the factory holidays, there is no holiday mood at Volkswagen. This was shown at the beginning of the week at the management…
Bosch increases hydrogen investments by one billion euros
Fuel cell drive at Bosch The world’s largest automotive supplier is the only one in Germany to rely on hydrogen technology. (Photo: Bosch) Stuttgart The Bosch Group sees hydrogen technology…
Elon Musk launches new AI company xAI
san francisco Twitter CEO Elon Musk presented his AI company xAI to the public for the first time on Wednesday. The aim of xAI is to “understand reality,” wrote the…
Elon Musk launches new AI company xAI
san francisco Twitter CEO Elon Musk presented his AI company xAI to the public for the first time on Wednesday. The aim of xAI is to “understand reality,” wrote the…
Tesla boss Musk announces foundation of AI start-up xAI
san francisco Twitter CEO Elon Musk presented his company xAI for the first time on Wednesday. The aim of xAI is to “understand reality,” Musk wrote in a cryptic tweet…
Stop spending at VW – brand boss Schäfer is urging management to economize
VW brand boss Thomas Schäfer Dusseldorf Shortly before the factory holidays, there is no holiday mood at Volkswagen. This was shown at the beginning of the week at the management…
Continental is in the red in the automotive business
Continental In response to the numbers, Conti shares have meanwhile turned negative. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The automotive supplier Continental made a small operating loss in its core automotive business in…
Why it is so difficult for BMW and Mercedes managers in the group
Markus Duesmann, Herbert Diess, Wolfgang Bernhard (from left) The three top managers came to VW from outside – and failed. (Photo: Imago, dpa (2)) Munich, Berlin It is a fate…
Why it is so difficult for BMW and Mercedes managers in the group
Markus Duesmann, Herbert Diess, Wolfgang Bernhard (from left) The three top managers came to VW from outside – and failed. (Photo: Imago, dpa (2)) Munich, Berlin They came as a…
Daimler Truck wants to grow by 60 percent – Unimog as a hydrogen combustion engine?
Electric truck at the IAA The electric trucks from Daimler Truck should make the manufacturer noticeably more profitable. (Photo: Reuters) Boston, Vienna From a chronic underperformer to a star on…
Daimler Truck wants to grow by 60 percent – Unimog as a hydrogen combustion engine?
Electric truck at the IAA The electric trucks from Daimler Truck should make the manufacturer noticeably more profitable. (Photo: Reuters) Boston, Vienna From a chronic underperformer to a star on…
VW electric private customer business in Europe collapses
Volkswagen ID. Buzz at a trade fair in Augsburg The new electric version of the classic Bullis has not yet been able to meet sales expectations. (Photo: IMAGO/MiS) Dusseldorf, Berlin…
VW electric private customer business in Europe collapses
VW ID.4 production in Emden In the East Frisian VW plant, production is already being curtailed due to insufficient demand for electronics. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin After weaknesses in the…
Why VW’s electric cars aren’t getting cheaper in Germany
Dusseldorf “Special offer” is emblazoned large on the windscreens of several new cars at a VW dealership on Düsseldorf’s auto mile. A closer look reveals that the discounted models are…
“The Chinese are also very good in terms of quality”
Harold Marquardt The head of the automotive supplier Marquardt already supplies numerous Chinese customers. (Photo: Marquardt) Stuttgart The boss of the automotive supplier Marquardt warns the German car manufacturers not…