Tag: Product policy
Elon Musk’s risky chip strategy has paid off
Elon Musk The Tesla boss understood earlier than others that semiconductor supplies are strategically important for car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) It has been reading for years: Cars are becoming computers…
Oracle attacks Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the cloud business
Oracle headquarters in Texas The group is expanding its cloud business – for example with massive investments in data centers. (Photo: Oracle) Dusseldorf Larry Ellison is notorious for teasing the…
Again failures in Facebook services
Facebook services On Friday evening, users again had difficulties accessing the services. (Photo: dpa) Menlo Park On Friday, Facebook struggled with technical problems for the second time within a week.…
The most popular electric cars in Germany in 2021
Dusseldorf Volkswagen continues to hold the top position in electromobility in its home market. While the German carmaker was surpassed by Renault in 2020, it will kick off its electric…
So much German technology is in Tesla
Tesla Model 3 Around a third of the around 3,000 parts and components come from German companies. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Last year, Dirk Howe received an inquiry that surprised him…
Chip crisis leads to heavy losses for car manufacturers
Munich The ongoing shortage of microchips has hit the car and truck manufacturer Daimler hard. The Mercedes manufacturer was only able to deliver 435,000 cars from the brand with the…
These are the best electric cars in the test
Electromobility The momentum for e-mobility is greater than ever. (Photo: dpa) Cologne Dirk Braun’s journey towards electromobility began with a disappointment. If the established leasing providers presented available models, the…
Bayer reports success in glyphosate trial for boys in Los Angeles
Roundup With the over 60 billion dollar purchase of US seed giant Monsanto, Bayer has brought legal disputes around Roundup into the house. (Photo: Reuters) Los Angeles Bayer claims to…
Daimler, VW and Skoda no longer see a future
Plug-in hybrid The double drive train is becoming increasingly unattractive for car manufacturers. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Munich For the German auto industry, the plug-in hybrid has been the preferred…
After hours of failure: Facebook services back online
Facebook The internet giant Facebook and the pages of the subsidiary brands Instagram and Whatsapp are currently unavailable. (Photo: Reuters) new York The internet services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are…
After hours of failure: Facebook services go online again
Facebook The internet giant Facebook and the pages of the subsidiary brands Instagram and Whatsapp are currently unavailable. (Photo: Reuters) new York Facebook seems to get its major failure under…
The woman who represents Toyota’s change
Tokyo Sinead Kaiya has been globally active in the software world for a long time, including in Germany. From 2011 she worked directly as chief of staff with the then…
Fault on Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram: not available after failure
Facebook The internet giant Facebook and the pages of the subsidiary brands Instagram and Whatsapp are currently unavailable. (Photo: Reuters) new York With Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, some of…
Works council calls for new electric cars for Wolfsburg
Dusseldorf “Planning round” is a household word in Wolfsburg. Behind this is the annual ritual with which the Volkswagen Supervisory Board determines the investment planning for the next five years…
Tesla with delivery record – Experts’ expectations exceeded
Despite the chip crisis, the electric car manufacturer Tesla delivered more vehicles than expected in the third quarter and set a new record. According to its own information, the US…
A lack of chips causes global car sales to collapse
VW plant in Wolfsburg Semiconductors are also currently in short supply at Volkswagen’s main plant. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt According to estimates by management consultants, the loss of production in the…
German car manufacturers are becoming dependent on China
Car traffic in China The Chinese market is vital for German manufacturers. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Munich, Berlin When the Daimler shareholders decide on the split-up of the group…
ABB launches the fastest charging station for electric cars
Electric charging station from the provider Ionity at the Neckarburg-Ost motorway service station The carmaker’s joint venture buys the technology from ABB. (Photo: imago images / Arnulf Hettrich) Zurich The…
The last major project of Rolls-Royce boss Torsten Müller Ötvöt
Torsten Müller Ötvöt The Rolls-Royce boss has to moderate the change from the combustion engine to the electric motor at the luxury brand. (Photo: BERNHARD_LIMBERGER / BMW Group) Munich For…
Investing in e-mobility in the USA
Pickup truck One of the automaker’s new factories is set to produce the electric version of the F-150. (Photo: Reuters) new York The US car company Ford is serious about…