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“Will see exponential growth in electric cars”
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss is pushing ahead with his electric strategy despite setbacks. (Photo: Bloomberg) Vienna The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz wants to invest even more money in the…
“Will see exponential growth in electric cars”
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss is pushing ahead with his electric strategy despite setbacks. (Photo: Bloomberg) Vienna The Stuttgart car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz wants to invest even more money in the…
Suppliers are turning to Chinese automakers
Electric cars from Nio The Chinese manufacturer was the launch customer for ZF’s electronic steering system. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The German automotive suppliers could always rely on one thing:…
Auto suppliers rely on automakers from China
Electric cars from Nio The Chinese manufacturer was the launch customer for ZF’s electronic steering system. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The German automotive suppliers could always rely on one thing:…
“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…
Mercedes wants to extend the contract of head of development Markus Schäfer
Vienna, Dusseldorf Markus Schäfer can hope for a second term as chief developer at Mercedes-Benz. The contract of the qualified engineer, which expires in May 2024, is likely to be…
How Markus Duesmann fights for his job
Markus Duesman The Audi boss is fighting for his job. (Photo: AUDI AG) Munich, Ingolstadt, Berlin When Audi boss Markus Duesmann switched from BMW to Audi three years ago, he…
How Audi boss Markus Duesmann tackles the biggest problems and fights for his job
Markus Duesman The Audi boss is fighting for his job. (Photo: AUDI AG) Munich, Ingolstadt, Berlin When Audi boss Markus Duesmann switched from BMW to Audi three years ago, he…
Volkswagen plans to mass-produce dry-coated batteries
VW battery production The car manufacturer is working on a more efficient and environmentally friendly process. (Photo: Volkswagen) Wolfsburg The substance that Volkswagen is supposed to bring forward in the…
Volkswagen plans to mass-produce dry-coated batteries
VW battery production The car manufacturer is working on a more efficient and environmentally friendly process. (Photo: Volkswagen) Wolfsburg The substance that Volkswagen is supposed to bring forward in the…
Volkswagen plans to mass-produce dry-coated batteries
VW battery production The car manufacturer is working on a more efficient and environmentally friendly process. (Photo: Volkswagen) Wolfsburg The substance that Volkswagen is supposed to bring forward in the…
Mercedes is radically turning sales in Germany upside down
Mercedes branch In the future, the car manufacturer’s authorized dealers will be agents who work on a commission basis – the price sovereignty lies in Stuttgart. (Photo: imago images/Hanno Bode)…
Mercedes is radically turning sales in Germany upside down
Munich Sometimes Jörg Heinermann feels like a speleologist whose team only gave him a small headlamp as equipment. The head of sales at Mercedes-Benz in Germany knows roughly what is…
VW wants to completely reorganize the core brand
Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume The restructuring of the core brand becomes the second major project of his tenure. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Wolfsburg The car manufacturer VW is preparing a far-reaching…
Volkswagen is planning extensive restructuring of its core brand
Volkswagen boss Oliver Blume The restructuring of the core brand becomes the second major project of his tenure. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Wolfsburg The car manufacturer Volkswagen is preparing a far-reaching…
Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler confesses
Rupert Stadler The former Audi boss is the first former VW board member to confess to the diesel scandal. (Photo: dpa) Munich In the fraud process surrounding the emissions scandal…
Porsche enters into extensive cooperation on automated driving
Porsche Macan production in Leipzig In 2024, the model will also come onto the market as an electric car. (Photo: Porsche) Dusseldorf The Volkswagen Group is expanding its cooperation with…
Balance sheet check shows difficult starting position for this year
Dusseldorf One of the most important indicators for Volkswagen is not found in any balance sheet: the capacity utilization of the plants. Five-year plans are knitted around the production facilities,…
VW increases operating profit – that’s what matters for investors now
Electric vehicles from Volkswagen In March, the group achieved a strong increase in sales. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf Solid start to the year for VW: Germany’s largest car manufacturer closed the…
Mercedes-Benz achieves higher returns than expected
Mercedes-Benz employee Munich Thanks to high prices and higher sales, the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz earned better than expected on the financial market in the first quarter. According to preliminary figures,…