Tag: Car & e-mobility
VW diesel scandal: taking of evidence begins in September
Volkswagen The taking of evidence in the investor trial on the VW diesel scandal is scheduled to begin in September. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Cologne In the multi-billion dollar VW investor…
Volkswagen starts test run with self-driving buses in the USA
new York Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is starting a new test run to get self-driving cars on the road. From this July, ten ID.Buzz electric minibuses will be making their rounds…
Tesla Signs Deals With Rivals In China – Is Price Competition Ending?
Video link with Elon Musk in Shanghai The Tesla boss had put the competitors in China under pressure with his price cuts. (Photo: IMAGO/Kyodo News) Beijing, Dusseldorf The US carmaker…
Mercedes boss Ola Källenius before second term – new contract until 2029
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss’s contract is likely to be extended. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Mercedes-Benz is operating more profitably than ever before – yet CEO Ola Källenius keeps driving his…
Mercedes boss Ola Källenius before second term – new contract until 2029
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss’s contract is likely to be extended. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Mercedes-Benz is operating more profitably than ever before – yet CEO Ola Källenius keeps driving his…
Mercedes boss Ola Källenius before second term – new contract until 2029
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss’s contract is likely to be extended. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Mercedes-Benz is operating more profitably than ever before – yet CEO Ola Källenius keeps driving his…
Factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy An integrated project with the new salt battery could look like this. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery whose most important…
Charge X secures fresh money
Tobias Wagner (left) and Michael Masnitza The Charge-X founders have raised fresh money from investors. (Photo: Charge X) Berlin The Munich start-up Charge X wants to make it easier for…
No redundancies at Bosch until the end of 2027
Bosch Employee representatives at Bosch are to be more closely involved in decisions in the future. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart According to an agreement with the works council, Bosch has ruled…
Audi diesel process – public prosecutor appeals against Hatz verdict
Rupert Stadler The former Audi boss was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison on probation and payment of 1.1 million euros for fraud by omission. (Photo: dpa)…
The first factory for sodium chloride storage is built in Saxony
cerenergy An integrated project with the new salt battery could look like this. Dusseldorf The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) has developed a battery whose most important…
Amazon’s Rivian electric delivery vans are coming to Germany
Seattle, Munich Amazon is bringing the electric delivery vans from Tesla competitor Rivian, specially developed for the world’s largest online retailer, to Germany. In the coming weeks, more than 300…
Volkswagen invests one billion euros in South America
VW ID. buzz The electric bus is also to be sold in South America starting this year. (Photo: VW) Frankfurt The Volkswagen brand wants to drive its growth in South…
Amazon’s Rivian electric delivery vans are coming to Germany
Seattle, Munich Amazon is bringing the electric delivery vans from Tesla competitor Rivian, specially developed for the world’s largest online retailer, to Germany. In the coming weeks, more than 300…
According to a study, China’s automaker is the export world champion for the first time
Denza N7 SUV China is exporting more and more cars. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich According to the management consultancy AlixPartners, the Chinese car manufacturers will be export world champions for the…
VW boss Oliver Blume dismissed Markus Duesmann earlier than planned – these are the reasons and so it goes on
Still Audi boss Duesmann No more support from the board of directors and the supervisory board. (Photo: Audi AG) Dusseldorf, Munich, Berlin Almost two weeks ago, Audi boss Markus Duesmann…
Tesla sets new delivery record – and exceeds expectations
Tesla factory in Grünheide After the recent price cuts, Tesla has sold more cars than ever before in the company’s history. (Photo: dpa) Bangalore Tesla, the world’s largest e-car maker,…
How Three Tons of Gold Disappeared: The PIM Gold Scandal
Dusseldorf Almost three tons of gold, a value of over 150 million euros – simply disappeared. The precious metal should have been safe behind locked vault doors at PIM Gold…
Ford Saarlouis: Letter of intent signed with investor
Ford plant in Saarlouis Today, Friday, the employees will be informed about the future of the plant at a works meeting. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The car manufacturer Ford has found…
US electric car manufacturer Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy
new York The US electric car manufacturer Lordstown Motors has filed for bankruptcy. The company announced this on Tuesday. The list of companies in the industry that have to give…