Tag: Stephen Bratzel
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…
VW, BMW and Mercedes can still grow in these regions
Dusseldorf, Vienna China is the favorite country of German car manufacturers. Here they sell more than a third of their vehicles and generate more than half of their profits. The…
Mahle wants to make the leap into electromobility with thermotechnology
Stuttgart The first wind tunnel in the German automotive industry is in Stuttgart-Feuerbach. The radiator specialist Behr, now part of the Mahle Group, built it in 1937. The first customer…
This is how BMW wants to beat Tesla and Mercedes in the future
BMW boss Oliver Zipse with concept car “Dee” The car manufacturer is developing a completely new design for its “New Class”. (Photo: AP) Munich, Vienna BMW hasn’t really arrived in…
BMW wants to beat Tesla and Mercedes with the “New Class”.
BMW boss Oliver Zipse with concept car “Dee” The car manufacturer is developing a completely new design for its “New Class”. (Photo: AP) Munich, Vienna BMW hasn’t really arrived in…
BMW wants to beat Tesla and Mercedes with the “New Class”.
BMW boss Oliver Zipse with concept car “Dee” The car manufacturer is developing a completely new design for its “New Class”. (Photo: AP) Munich, Vienna BMW hasn’t really arrived in…
BMW wants to beat Tesla and Mercedes with the “New Class”.
BMW boss Oliver Zipse with concept car “Dee” The car manufacturer is developing a completely new design for its “New Class”. (Photo: AP) Munich, Vienna BMW hasn’t really arrived in…
USA are becoming a hotspot for electric cars
New York, Vienna Robert J. Vail is a car dealer and he’s desperate. He runs the largest GMC Buick dealership network in southern upstate New York and is unable to…
Why the new VW ID.7 will probably not become a world car
Premiere of the ID.7 in Berlin With the new model, the group wants to score internationally. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Shanghai Eight a.m. in New York, 2 p.m. in Berlin,…
Why the new ID.7 will probably not become a world car
Premiere of the ID.7 in Berlin With the new model, the group wants to score internationally. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Shanghai Eight a.m. in New York, 2 p.m. in Berlin,…
When will e-cars become cheaper than combustion engines?
Electric car versus combustion engine Price parity has already been achieved for the first models. Dusseldorf The prices for combustion and electric cars could already be at the same level…
Ford Europe before a new round of savings: Good vans, bad cars
Dusseldorf In the crisis, Ford Europe can rely on its profit maker: light commercial vehicles. Last year, Ford Europe achieved a market share of 15 percent with its commercial vehicle…
VW is planning electric car models of its icons
Golf production in Wolfsburg The compact car has recently lost importance for VW. Now he is supposed to make a fresh start as an electric car. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The…
The luxury strategy of BMW, Mercedes and Audi is reaching its limits
Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa For car manufacturer Mercedes, pure sales are no longer so important. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Düsseldorf/Vienna After 2021, BMW sold more cars last year than its direct…
The luxury strategy of BMW, Mercedes and Audi is reaching its limits
Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa For car manufacturer Mercedes, pure sales are no longer so important. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Düsseldorf/Vienna After 2021, BMW sold more cars last year than its direct…
Auto industry: BMW, Mercedes, Audi – luxury strategy is reaching its limits
Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa Pure sales are no longer so decisive for Mercedes. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Düsseldorf/Vienna After 2021, BMW sold more cars last year than its direct competitors Mercedes…
Skoda is switching to electric drive much faster
Mlada Boleslav The car manufacturer Skoda is increasing its investments in electric car models by 2026 from 3.1 to 5.6 billion euros and wants to make much faster progress with…
Many electric cars are overpowered and expensive
Mercedes EQS SUV The large electric SUV from Mercedes weighs up to 2.8 tons. Vienna Electric cars are typically three times more efficient than combustion engines. You need fewer wearing…
Why Sixt is offering thousands of Chinese electric cars
Hamburg Sixt is adding electric cars from the leading Chinese carmaker BYD to its range. As a first step, Germany’s largest car rental company is ordering several thousand purely battery-powered…
Sixt offers thousands of Chinese e-cars
Hamburg Sixt is offering electric cars from the leading Chinese car manufacturer BYD on a large scale. As a first step, Germany’s largest car rental company is ordering several thousand…