Ionity fast charging station in Rhineland-Palatinate A car driver charges her electric car at the Brohltal service area on the A61 motorway. Germany needs more of these charging stations. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Volkswagen warns that there will soon no longer be enough charging points for the many new electric cars on Germany’s roads. “The number… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Volkswagen sounds the alarm: “The charging network is exhausted” 000770
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German Handelsblatt: Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen: Traton presents good quarterly figures – but does not dare to make a profit forecast000740
Traton – subgroup with many brands Traton is a Volkswagen subsidiary. This in turn includes a number of truck brands such as Scania and MAN. Now there is also Navistar from the USA. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf The business of the VW truck subsidiary Traton is developing better again, but the company has still not reached… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen: Traton presents good quarterly figures – but does not dare to make a profit forecast000740
German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit: VW boss Diess: “In 2023 and 2024 we want to use the software like Tesla” 000722
Herbert Diess “We are very committed to batteries and continue to invest.” (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess sees no alternative to the electric offensive that the Wolfsburg-based car company has launched this year. Only with these vehicles can the new EU climate targets be achieved. At the Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020 this Friday,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit: VW boss Diess: “In 2023 and 2024 we want to use the software like Tesla” 000722
German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020: VW boss Diess promises rapid expansion of electromobility000721
Volkswagen on the way to becoming an electronics company VW CEO Herbert Diess sees no alternative. Volkswagen has to accelerate the electrification of its fleet again. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf Volkswagen not only has to ensure the rapid expansion of electric mobility. At the same time, the Wolfsburg-based car company must also advance the digitization of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020: VW boss Diess promises rapid expansion of electromobility000721
German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020: Daimler intends to increasingly develop vehicle software itself000720
Ola Källenius In addition to digitization, Källenius is fully committed to electric mobility. (Photo: dpa) Munich Daimler is changing. The Stuttgart-based carmaker is saving drastically, realigning its core business and cutting thousands of jobs in its combustion plants. Despite all the modifications, customers could still rely on the fact that all Mercedes vehicles would continue… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020: Daimler intends to increasingly develop vehicle software itself000720
German Handelsblatt: Shareholder action: model plaintiff against Porsche in the diesel scandal is established000663
Annual General Meeting of Porsche SE (archive image) Did the Volkswagen parent inform you in good time about the financial consequences of the diesel scandal? (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The affair of manipulated diesel vehicles has costly consequences for the Volkswagen Group. After the car owners, the investors are also demanding compensation. The VW parent, Porsche… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Shareholder action: model plaintiff against Porsche in the diesel scandal is established000663
German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Mercedes wants to turn the S-Class into a motorway chauffeur
Mercedes-Benz S-Class The driver can let go of the steering wheel in certain situations. (Photo: Daimler) Immendingen At first glance, there are only two buttons above the thumb hollows in the steering wheel. But Daimler engineer Michael Decker assures: Whoever presses it, enters a completely different world. A second later, three turquoise lights flash around… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Mercedes wants to turn the S-Class into a motorway chauffeur
German Handelsblatt: Corona crisis: New Seat boss: VW subsidiary is heading into the red in 2020000619
Wayne Griffiths The new Seat boss has commented on the losses of his company. (Photo: AFP) Berlin According to its new boss, Wayne Griffiths, the Spanish VW subsidiary Seat will be in the red in 2020. “We will not recoup the losses that we incurred in the months of March to August this year. We… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Corona crisis: New Seat boss: VW subsidiary is heading into the red in 2020000619
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: VW will apparently assume the luxury car brand Bentley from 2021 to the subsidiary Audi000617
Bentley The luxury car brand belongs to the Volkswagen Group. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Volkswagen is pushing ahead with the restructuring of the group and, according to a report in “Automobilwoche”, will subordinate the British luxury brand Bentley to the Ingolstadt subsidiary Audi from 2021. Until now, the responsibility for Bentley on the VW group board… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: VW will apparently assume the luxury car brand Bentley from 2021 to the subsidiary Audi000617
German Handelsblatt: Climate protection: VW boss Diess calls for commitment from the auto industry to stricter EU climate targets000615
Herbert Diess The VW CEO assumes that the stricter CO2 limits will lead to the end of the combustion engine. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The VW group demands a clear commitment from the automotive industry to the stricter climate targets in the European Union. “It is better for us to help shape the change now than… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Climate protection: VW boss Diess calls for commitment from the auto industry to stricter EU climate targets000615