Tag: Geely
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…
The medium-sized company that enables ZF wireless software updates
Stuttgart It doesn’t matter whether it’s a combustion engine or an electric vehicle – the performance of car components today is determined by the software. Customers whose vehicles need a…
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…
Six reasons why China’s automakers are so successful at home
the authors Andreas Herrmann is Director at the Institute for Mobility at the University of St. Gallen. Zheng Han is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Sino-German School for…
Kuwait sells Mercedes shares for almost 1.4 billion euros
Kuwait sells Mercedes shares Mercedes headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim: The ownership structure is changing somewhat as a result of the partial withdrawal of the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart…
Kuwait faces a partial withdrawal
Kuwait sells Mercedes shares Mercedes headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim: The ownership structure is changing somewhat as a result of the partial withdrawal of the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart…
Li Shufu is leaving the truck manufacturer
Li Shufu at the People’s Congress in Beijing The billionaire is said to have good connections to the Chinese leadership. (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Vienna The world’s largest truck manufacturer Daimler Truck…
161 billion dollars – record profit for the world’s largest oil company Saudi Aramco
Oil field in Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco wants to become cleaner in the future and invest in green hydrogen. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Saudi Aramco reported a record profit for the…
BMW intends to continue investing in petrol and diesel
BMW boss Oliver Zipse The manager does not believe in a fixed phase-out date for the internal combustion engine. (Photo: AP) Munich Despite all commitments to the electric car, BMW…
The automaker plans to continue investing in gasoline and diesel
BMW boss Oliver Zipse The manager does not believe in a fixed phase-out date for the internal combustion engine. (Photo: AP) Munich Despite all commitments to the electric car, BMW…
Nio starts model offensive in Europe
Hamburg The next Chinese manufacturer of electric cars starts its model offensive in Germany and Europe. The premium supplier Nio is expanding its vehicle range from one to three this…
China’s EV market is ‘brutally competitive’
best seller The Dolphin model from the Chinese carmaker BYD is one of the most popular electric vehicles in China. (Photo: IMAGO/UPI Photo) Beijing A visit to the exclusive Taikooli…
China’s EV market is ‘brutally competitive’
best seller The Dolphin model from the Chinese carmaker BYD is one of the most popular electric vehicles in China. (Photo: IMAGO/UPI Photo) Beijing A visit to the exclusive Taikooli…
Mercedes-Benz increases profit – cloudy outlook for 2023
Mercedes-Benz production in Sindelfingen The bottom line is that the premium manufacturer from Stuttgart earned 14.8 billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart The car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz increased its operating profit by…
Mercedes decides to buy back billions of shares
Mercedes logo The automotive group around the star brand announces a share buyback. (Photo: Reuters) Stuttgart The Mercedes-Benz Group AG wants to buy back its own shares for up to…
The Volvo subsidiary wants to make a breakthrough with new models
Cologne So far, the Swedish-Chinese brand Polestar has only sold one model – the Polestar 2. That is about to change. The brand, which was founded five years ago, should…
Renault and Nissan hope for synergies in the billions
Renault production Joint projects with the alliance partner Nissan should bring cost advantages. (Photo: Bloomberg) Paris After the reorganization of the ownership structure in their alliance, the car manufacturers Renault…
Renault and Nissan hope for synergies in the billions
Renault production Joint projects with the alliance partner Nissan should bring cost advantages. (Photo: Bloomberg) Paris After the reorganization of the ownership structure in their alliance, the car manufacturers Renault…
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…