Tag: car industry
The car manufacturer wants to become faster in the most important market
Volkswagen in China The Wolfsburg-based carmaker wants to regionalize development more in order to better meet customer needs in China. (Photo: dpa) Shanghai Volkswagen intends to increase the speed of…
Why the new VW ID.7 will probably not become a world car
Premiere of the ID.7 in Berlin With the new model, the group wants to score internationally. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Shanghai Eight a.m. in New York, 2 p.m. in Berlin,…
Electric car maker BYD overtakes Volkswagen in China
BYD Seal at a car show The Chinese group sold around 13,000 more vehicles than VW in the first quarter of the year. (Photo: IMAGO/Sebastian Geisler) Shanghai, Dusseldorf, Vienna Volkswagen…
Electric car maker overtakes Volkswagen in China
BYD Seal at a car show The Chinese group sold around 13,000 more vehicles than VW in the first quarter of the year. (Photo: IMAGO/Sebastian Geisler) Shanghai, Dusseldorf, Vienna Volkswagen…
Why the new ID.7 will probably not become a world car
Premiere of the ID.7 in Berlin With the new model, the group wants to score internationally. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Shanghai Eight a.m. in New York, 2 p.m. in Berlin,…
Inviting: Indonesia courts investors
Good morning, dear readers, In the opening speech at the Hanover Fair yesterday evening, Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to finally put his words into action: “A lot has been left…
Car manufacturers threatened with the end of the “picture book profits”
Vienna, Beijing Many car manufacturers are profiteers from the crisis. Because a lack of semiconductors and wiring harnesses kept the vehicle supply tight, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW were able to…
German models lack range
BMW plug-in hybrid Sales of the Munich-based carmaker’s partially electric vehicles have plummeted in China in recent years. (Photo: dpa) For years, German automakers have been aggressively promoting their plug-in…
Without a rescue plan, bankruptcy would have threatened
Leoni When the ailing auto supplier is rescued, the shareholders get nothing. (Photo: dpa) Munich For most Leoni shareholders, the rescue of the ailing auto parts supplier ended in a…
Toyota will focus on electric cars in the future
Tokyo The Japanese carmaker Toyota wants to drastically increase the production of electric cars without neglecting other drives such as internal combustion engines and fuel cells. That is the message…
Stefan Wolf gives up his senior position at Elring-Klinger
Stuttgart Stefan Wolf is surprisingly resigning from his top job at the automotive supplier Elring-Klinger. The supervisory board agreed with the 61-year-old on Thursday that he would resign from office…
The German nuclear phase-out and its pitfalls
Good morning, dear readers, According to Donald Trump’s defense, a so-called grand jury in Manhattan voted to criminally indict the former US President. Never before in US history has an…
The German nuclear phase-out and its pitfalls
Good morning, dear readers, According to Donald Trump’s defense, a so-called grand jury in Manhattan voted to criminally indict the former US President. Never before in US history has an…
Vitesco boss Andreas Wolf rejects e-fuels
Andrew Wolf The Vitesco boss wants to start earning money with the electromobility business as early as next year. (Photo: Vitesco ) Dusseldorf With his move to question the end…
ICCT study considers defeat device in 150 diesel models to be “very likely”
Dusseldorf A new report on exhaust gas tests has caused manufacturers and authorities to explain again almost eight years after the start of the diesel affair. According to a report…
ICCT study considers defeat device in 150 diesel models to be “very likely”
Dusseldorf A new report on exhaust gas tests has caused manufacturers and authorities to explain again almost eight years after the start of the diesel affair. According to a report…
Search at Mercedes – employees suspected of corruption
Group headquarters in Stuttgart Untertürkheim Mercedes employees are suspected of corruption. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin Buildings of the Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz have been searched as part of a…
A new plant for the electrical brand Scout is being built
Contract signing ceremony in Columbia The Scout facility represents the largest investment in South Carolina history. (Photo: Scout Motors) Columbia For Scott Keogh it is a “magical moment” when the…
New plant for electric brand Scout – Volkswagen’s big pick-up bet starts
Contract signing ceremony in Columbia The Scout facility represents the largest investment in South Carolina history. Columbia For Scott Keogh it is a “magical moment” when the head of the…
New plant for electric brand Scout – Volkswagen’s big pick-up bet starts
Contract signing ceremony in Columbia The Scout facility represents the largest investment in South Carolina history. Columbia For Scott Keogh it is a “magical moment” when the head of the…