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German premium manufacturers defend a strong position
BMW boss Oliver Zipse in Shanghai The white and blue carmaker presented the Dee digital study at the auto show in China. (Photo: AP) Shanghai Hall 8 is the home…
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…
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…
Nio needs patience in Europe – automaker from China with third model
Frankfurt Nio is struggling with selling his cars in Germany and Europe. In the Federal Republic, the Chinese manufacturer of electric cars has been able to sell just under 500…
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…
“Anyone who develops the last combustion engine has to spend a lot of money”
Markus Duesman The Audi boss in the electric SUV Q8 E-Tron. (Photo: AUDI AG) Ingolstadt Audi boss Markus Duesmann is not shaking things up with the combustion engine phase-out. “Our…
Volkswagen is stepping up insourcing and competing with powertrain suppliers for business
Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The announcement by the VW Group that it will build large parts of the electric drive train itself from 2025 is causing tension in the industry. Affected are…
Why companies want to get their employees on their bikes.
Dusseldorf Mathias Bühring-Uhle sees his company on course for the conversion of the vehicle fleet. “For new orders, more than 80 percent already opt for a company car with alternative…
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…
Chinese want to attack in business class
Hamburg There was a dispute about the name before the child was even born. Audi had sued the Chinese newcomer Nio because the designation of their electric vehicles was confusingly…
German auto suppliers stuck in the China trap
Human rights violations, geopolitical difficulties and supply chain problems – the risks in doing business with China are increasing and companies are being forced to reconsider their involvement in China.…
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…
German electric cars fail in China
Porsche Taycan at an auto show in Shanghai In none of the most important sales markets in the world has Porsche sold as few examples of the all-electric model as…
German electric cars fail in China
Porsche Taycan at an auto show in Shanghai In none of the most important sales markets in the world has Porsche sold as few examples of the all-electric model as…
The group relies on luxury, but oversleeps e-mobility – that becomes a problem
Mercedes production The focus on ultra-luxurious vehicles is paying off. (Photo: dpa) The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class with basic equipment and more than 500 hp costs exactly 175,417 euros. This makes the…
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…