Tag: car industry
The German car industry is more optimistic for 2022
used cars Car dealers also made less sales in 2021 with young used vehicles and service. (Photo: picture alliance / Wolfram Steinberg) Dusseldorf The German car industry is becoming more…
Renault: Automaker makes profit again
Renault boss Luca de Meo The former VW executive has led the French automaker back into the black. (Photo: dpa) Boulogne Billancourt The restructuring course at Renault is showing its…
Container ship with 4000 VWs drives off the Azores
car export Many VW models are delivered worldwide on container ships. (Photo: dpa) Lisbon The “Felicity Ace”, a huge container ship flying the Panama flag and loaded with thousands of…
Auto supplier Allgaier before sale to a Chinese investor
Dieter Hundt The former Employers’ President, here in 2013, has always maintained good contacts with China. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Stuttgart, Berlin Former employer president Dieter Hundt is about…
Auto supplier Allgaier before sale to a Chinese investor
Dieter Hundt The former Employers’ President, here in 2013, has always maintained good contacts with China. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger for Handelsblatt) Stuttgart, Berlin Former employer president Dieter Hundt is about…
Car companies must share – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
The business model of car companies has so far been complex, but simple: you invest a few decades in building a brand that customers can use to make their neighbors…
Backward software is becoming a bigger problem for German automakers
Audi Grandsphere It is questionable what will remain of the technological visions in the Audi Gransphere if it goes into series production. (Photo: Audi AG) The German automakers know how…
Mercedes-Benz share: Automaker exceeds expectations
Stuttgart Everything based on luxury and strict cost discipline: This course from Mercedes-Benz is paying off. The Stuttgart carmaker reports the best result ever for its business with cars and…
Mercedes-Benz share: Automaker exceeds expectations
Mercedes Star The automaker can significantly increase its profits. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart The Stuttgart-based carmaker Mercedes-Benz earned more in its operating business last year than originally assumed. Adjusted operating profit…
Mercedes-Benz exceeds expectations
Mercedes Star The automaker can significantly increase its profits. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart Thanks to high prices for new and used cars, the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz made more profits in the…
Car manufacturers pass on the plug-in risk to car customers
Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid (Photo: Kia Motors Germany GmbH) The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) has never been more than a fix for the traditional auto industry. Manufacturers and suppliers were forced…
How Japan’s automakers fill their coffers
Toyota Mirai The Japanese were the largest automaker in the world in 2021. (Photo: imago images/CTK Photo) Tokyo The global lack of chips in the auto industry has not yet…
AMS Osram announces further sales
AMS factory in Unterpremstätten The AMS-Osram group has felt the global shortage of chips. (Photo: Reuters) Munich The new lighting and sensor technology specialist AMS Osram wants to part with…
Scholz on a trip to Washington – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Good morning dear readers, Even in normal times, a German chancellor’s first trip to Washington resembles an inaugural visit to his parents-in-law. It is important to put on a transatlantic…
German e-cars charge too slowly
fast charging station The EnBW fast charging station delivers up to 300 kilowatts. The connected Volkswagen ID.3, however, can only charge 125 kilowatts so far. (Photo: imago images/Cord) Dusseldorf, Munich…
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…
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi merge electric car plans
Mitsubishi electric car The automaker is merging its platforms with those of Renault and Nissan. (Photo: imago images/AFLO) Paris, Tokyo The automaker alliance of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi wants to…
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…