German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004934

BYD Han The upper mid-range electric sedan is about the same size as the Tesla Model S. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Would you buy a Chinese car? “Not really,” says a young woman. A man with a three-day beard shakes his head. “I don’t intend to do that,” explains a passer-by. And a pedestrian says, “I think… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004934

German Handelsblatt: Supplier: Record order for e-drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion engines004933

Wolf-Henning Scheider Der Vorstandsvorsitzende legt die Zahlen vor. (Foto: picture alliance/dpa) Der zweitgrößte deutsche Automobilzulieferer ZF wächst trotz rückläufiger Produktionszahlen der Autohersteller. Im ersten Halbjahr legte der Umsatz des Stiftungskonzerns vom Bodensee um zehn Prozent auf 21,2 (2021: 19,3) Milliarden Euro zu. Nach Angaben des Managements sind weniger als die Hälfte des Umsatzanstiegs auf die grassierende… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supplier: Record order for e-drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion engines004933

German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004932

BYD Han The upper mid-range electric sedan is about the same size as the Tesla Model S. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Would you buy a Chinese car? “Not really,” says a young woman. A man with a three-day beard shakes his head. “I don’t intend to do that,” explains a passer-by. And a pedestrian says, “I think… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004932

German Handelsblatt: Supplier: Record order for e-drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion engines004931

Wolf-Henning Scheider Der Vorstandsvorsitzende legt die Zahlen vor. (Foto: picture alliance/dpa) Der zweitgrößte deutsche Automobilzulieferer ZF wächst trotz rückläufiger Produktionszahlen der Autohersteller. Im ersten Halbjahr legte der Umsatz des Stiftungskonzerns vom Bodensee um zehn Prozent auf 21,2 (2021: 19,3) Milliarden Euro zu. Nach Angaben des Managements sind weniger als die Hälfte des Umsatzanstiegs auf die grassierende… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supplier: Record order for e-drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion engines004931

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW caps sales target and warns of “economic headwind”004930

At first glance, things are going splendidly at BMW. The Munich-based carmaker significantly increased sales, earnings and margins in the first half of the year. Business is booming. The bottom line is a record result of 13.2 billion euros in the books, as the group announced on Wednesday. That corresponds to an increase of 74… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW caps sales target and warns of “economic headwind”004930

German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004929

BYD Han The upper mid-range electric sedan is about the same size as the Tesla Model S. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Would you buy a Chinese car? “Not really,” says a young woman. A man with a three-day beard shakes his head. “I don’t intend to do that,” explains a passer-by. And a pedestrian says, “I think… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004929

German Handelsblatt: Supplier: Record order for e-drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion engines004928

Wolf-Henning Scheider Der Vorstandsvorsitzende legt die Zahlen vor. (Foto: picture alliance/dpa) Der zweitgrößte deutsche Automobilzulieferer ZF wächst trotz rückläufiger Produktionszahlen der Autohersteller. Im ersten Halbjahr legte der Umsatz des Stiftungskonzerns vom Bodensee um zehn Prozent auf 21,2 (2021: 19,3) Milliarden Euro zu. Nach Angaben des Managements sind weniger als die Hälfte des Umsatzanstiegs auf die grassierende… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supplier: Record order for e-drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion engines004928

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW caps sales target and warns of “economic headwind”004927

At first glance, things are going splendidly at BMW. The Munich-based carmaker significantly increased sales, earnings and margins in the first half of the year. Business is booming. The bottom line is a record result of 13.2 billion euros in the books, as the group announced on Wednesday. That corresponds to an increase of 74… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: BMW caps sales target and warns of “economic headwind”004927

German Handelsblatt: Suppliers: Record order for electric drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion technology004926

Wolf-Henning Scheider Der Vorstandsvorsitzende legt die Zahlen vor. (Foto: picture alliance/dpa) Der zweitgrößte deutsche Automobilzulieferer ZF wächst trotz rückläufiger Produktionszahlen der Autohersteller. Im ersten Halbjahr legte der Umsatz des Stiftungskonzerns vom Bodensee um zehn Prozent auf 21,2 (2021: 19,3) Milliarden Euro zu. Die Rendite geriet allerdings bei hoher Steigerung der Material- und Transportkosten unter Druck. Das… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Suppliers: Record order for electric drives: Auto supplier ZF “more than compensates” for the loss of combustion technology004926

German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004925

BYD Han The upper mid-range electric sedan is about the same size as the Tesla Model S. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Would you buy a Chinese car? “Not really,” says a young woman. A man with a three-day beard shakes his head. “I don’t intend to do that,” explains a passer-by. And a pedestrian says, “I think… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Chinese electric cars: BYD starts in Germany – and could become as dangerous for VW, BMW and Mercedes as Tesla004925