Tag: Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer
Ford makes Cologne an electric car factory – but there are four challenges
Cologne Site inauguration with the character of a state ceremony: On Monday, the US car manufacturer Ford ceremonially opened its “Cologne Electric Vehicle Center” in Cologne. In front of the…
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…
Why Tesla suddenly shyed away from silicon carbide
Wolfspeed SiC wafers Semiconductors make electric cars more efficient, but they are also – at least in the future – a very expensive component. (Photo: Reuters) Munich, Vienna Energy-saving chips…
With the dispute over e-fuels, the EU has opened Pandora’s box
At the end of 2020, Japan let the world know that by 2035 the combustion engine would be obsolete in the world’s third largest car market. Norway had previously announced…
VW Golf loses top spot in Europe
Golf production in Wolfsburg Dusseldorf The Golf is no longer the best-selling car in Europe. This is shown by figures from the consulting firm Jato. Accordingly, new registrations for the…
VW Golf is no longer the best-selling car in Europe
Dusseldorf The Golf is no longer the best-selling car in Europe. This is shown by figures from the consulting firm Jato. Accordingly, new registrations for the popular VW model 2022…
Tesla: Merciless growth stress at the US carmaker
We know rampant growth from biology and medicine. For example, with the Babirusa, a deer boar, which is life-threateningly endangered by the growth of its tusks. The tusks can arc…
Tesla and the Risks of Hyper-Growth
We know rampant growth from biology and medicine. For example, with the Babirusa, a deer boar, which is life-threateningly endangered by the growth of its tusks. The tusks can arc…
Car prices in Germany reach all-time highs
Berlin Driving has become an expensive pleasure in the past year. Both the prices of new and used cars have reached a new all-time high in Germany in 2022. This…
Car prices in Germany reach all-time highs
Berlin Driving has become an expensive pleasure in the past year. Both the prices of new and used cars have reached a new all-time high in Germany in 2022. This…
This is how car manufacturers lure young people with a subscription model
Volvo boss Jim Rowan with new electric SUV EX90 The subscription is intended to make it easier for younger customers to get started. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dusseldorf While sales of…
Electric car market is in danger of crashing
Electric car at the charging station Without a purchase premium, the Stromer in Germany will be more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Vienna The electric car boom in Germany could end soon.…
Electric car market is in danger of crashing
Electric car at the charging station Without a purchase premium, the Stromer in Germany will be more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Vienna The electric car boom in Germany could end soon.…
Car manufacturers rely on ever more expensive models
Munich, Dusseldorf 40 billion euros. That’s how much money Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW earned together from January to September. The net profit of the three German car giants increased by…
Car manufacturers rely on ever more expensive models
Munich, Dusseldorf 40 billion euros. That’s how much money Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW earned together from January to September. The net profit of the three German car giants increased by…
Motor vehicle market crisis: German car dealers are threatened with a buyers’ strike
Automotive Logistics Center Bremen The center on the DB Cargo platform is used to transport the drive batteries and vehicle components for electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…
First cancellations – German car dealers are threatened with a buyers’ strike
Automotive Logistics Center Bremen The center on the DB Cargo platform is used to transport the drive batteries and vehicle components for electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…
Electric cars face “significant cost disadvantages” from 2023
electric car So far, maintenance costs for e-cars have been superior to combustion engines. But that is changing. (Photo: dpa) Vienna Although they are expensive to buy, they are cheap…
New battery strategy alarms German politicians
The chairman of the EU Parliament’s powerful trade committee, Bernd Lange (SPD), sees this as a “typical example” of the USA giving priority to its own interests and “offending its…
Opel cancels planned China expansion
Opel After Russia, Opel breaks away the next sales region with significant growth potential. (Photo: imago images/rheinmainfoto) Vienna In the summer of a year ago, Opel announced big plans. The…