Tag: Cariad
The car becomes a living space
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt Managers from the German car manufacturers Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes had a lot to admire at the auto show in Shanghai. At the stands, people didn’t talk shop…
This is how Mercedes, VW and Co. want to attack in China
Shanghai, Vienna These are sobering numbers. Mercedes-Benz has only been able to sell 4599 vehicles of its two fully electric top-of-the-range sedans EQS and EQE in China since the market…
VW and Thundersoft set up infotainment joint venture for China
Interior of the VW electric car ID.4 The largest German car manufacturer has long overslept infotainment as a reason to buy. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Dusseldorf Google or not? That was…
VW & Mercedes let Google and Apple deeper into the car
Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Vienna, Dusseldorf With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted…
Rejected: climate protection referendum in Berlin failed
Good morning, dear readers, If only the political commitments and promises of the changing city governments were to be followed, then Berlin would long since have “affordable housing for everyone”,…
Volkswagen & Mercedes let Google and Apple deeper into the car – also for cost reasons
Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Vienna, Dusseldorf With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted…
VW wants to take over German Argo employees
Autonomous test VW in Hamburg Volkswagen wants to take over the workforce of the German joint venture from Argo AI. (Photo: Argo AI) Dusseldorf, Berlin The carmaker Volkswagen wants to…
Female revolution at the top of the Dax – the 16 new board members
The 16 new Dax board members The Dax has never been as feminine as it is now. These women show how to get to the top of German companies. Women…
Google cooperation with VW possible via new app store
Dusseldorf In the future, Google applications could run in Volkswagen Group cars. This was revealed by the Cariad software unit before the presentation of a new VW app store. Apps…
Why manufacturers and suppliers need mediators
Production of electric vehicles at Volkswagen Car manufacturers are skeptical as to whether all of the cost increases cited by suppliers are justified. (Photo: IMAGO/Kirchner Media) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The difficult…
This is how Google wants to conquer the car market
Google conquers the car industry Under CEO Sundar Pichai, the internet giant is becoming an increasingly important partner for automakers. (Photo: Bloomberg, Mauritius, Imago, Android/Volvo [M]) Las Vegas, Vienna When…
So the Cariad boss wants to clear his construction sites
Las Vegas, Dusseldorf Officially, the line at Volkswagen is clear: Cariad remains, as CEO Oliver Blume recently said in an interview with the Handelsblatt. The carmaker’s software unit, launched in…
“Our customers buy brands, not corporations”
Oliver Blume The VW boss wants to lead the group more decentralized in the future. (Photo: Porsche AG) Stuttgart Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume wants to run the group more decentrally…
“Our customers buy brands, not corporations”
Oliver Blume The VW boss wants to lead the group more decentralized in the future. (Photo: Porsche AG) Stuttgart Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume wants to run the group more decentrally…
Volkswagen in China at a nine-year low
Berlin Despite the massive wave of corona infections in the country, Volkswagen is expecting growth in China again this year. The number of new infections will continue to decrease from…
Porsche could bring the US Internet company Google into the cockpit
Las Vegas, San Francisco At the leading technology trade fair CES in Las Vegas last week, Google presented itself as a close partner of the automotive industry. A stage victory…
When does the leading tech trade fair take place? What does CES have to offer?
Las Vegas, New York, San Francisco The automotive industry will play a particularly important role at the global technology fair in Las Vegas this year. bmwCEO Oliver Zipse and Stellantis…
Autonomous driving will have to wait
Autonomous driving is the big dream of the automotive industry and also the tech sector. In a few years, completely self-driving cars will be on the road everywhere, as if…
Autonomous driving will have to wait
Autonomous driving is the big dream of the automotive industry and also the tech sector. In a few years, completely self-driving cars will be on the road everywhere, as if…
BMW, VW, Mercedes and the last boom of the combustion engine
BMW X6 with glowing grille The German automotive industry focuses primarily on luxury. In doing so, it should strive solely for technological leadership. (Photo: Bloomberg) Munich The past year will…