Powerful appearance The electric SUV BMW iX polarizes with its beefy looks. This car test is a ride against my prejudices – three of them at once. First: SUVs are as big as they are superfluous. In my opinion, apart from the driver’s need for recognition, they don’t fulfill any need that a station wagon… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A trumpet with many tricks – the BMW iX xDrive 50 in the Handelsblatt Autotest004773
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German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A trumpet with many tricks – the BMW iX xDrive 50 in the Handelsblatt Autotest004772
Powerful appearance The electric SUV BMW iX polarizes with its beefy looks. This car test is a ride against my prejudices – three of them at once. First: SUVs are as big as they are superfluous. In my opinion, apart from the driver’s need for recognition, they don’t fulfill any need that a station wagon… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: A trumpet with many tricks – the BMW iX xDrive 50 in the Handelsblatt Autotest004772
German Handelsblatt: Hydrogen as a car drive: BMW relies on the fuel cell – almost all other car manufacturers sort them out004771
Hydrogen truck from Daimler in trial operation The hydrogen truck GenH2 from Daimler as a prototype: The drive should get a chance on long-distance with the southern Germans. (Photo: dpa) The fuel cell as an automotive drive type is on the retreat worldwide. The battery car enjoys absolute priority in the world’s most important car… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Hydrogen as a car drive: BMW relies on the fuel cell – almost all other car manufacturers sort them out004771
German Handelsblatt: Hydrogen as a car drive: BMW relies on the fuel cell – almost all other car manufacturers sort them out004770
Hydrogen truck from Daimler in trial operation The hydrogen truck GenH2 from Daimler as a prototype: The drive should get a chance on long-distance with the southern Germans. (Photo: dpa) The fuel cell as an automotive drive type is on the retreat worldwide. The battery car enjoys absolute priority in the world’s most important car… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Hydrogen as a car drive: BMW relies on the fuel cell – almost all other car manufacturers sort them out004770
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Volkswagen secures its chip supply for years with a new cooperation004768
ID-Buzz Mit der neuen Kooperation sichert VW sich auch im Falle einer neuen Chipkrise ab. (Foto: Bloomberg) Volkswagen steigt tiefer ins Chipgeschäft ein. Am Dienstag verkündete Cariad, die Software-Einheit des Autobauers, eine Chip-Kooperation mit STMicroelectronics (ST). Mit dem Halbleiterhersteller will Cariad die Chips für VWs Software-Einheitsplattform E2.0 entwickeln. ST stellt die Chip-Architektur bereit, Cariad soll die… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Volkswagen secures its chip supply for years with a new cooperation004768
German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Continental exceeds analysts’ expectations, but is below the prior-year quarter004766
Continental logo The Hanover-based automotive supplier exceeded analyst forecasts in the second quarter. But the group continues to have problems restructuring its core business. (Photo: dpa) The automotive supplier Continental performed better operationally in the second quarter than analysts had expected. At EUR 9.4 billion, consolidated sales were around EUR 200 million higher than the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Continental exceeds analysts’ expectations, but is below the prior-year quarter004766
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Traditional brand “Scout”: Scott Keogh heads the pick-up subsidiary of VW USA004764
Scott Keogh The regional head has been appointed CEO of “Scout”. (Photo: AP) Scott Keogh is to develop the newly founded Volkswagen subsidiary “Scout” in the USA and promote electromobility. The VW Group announced this on Tuesday evening. Keogh was previously regional head of VW North America. With the Scout brand, VW finally wants to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Traditional brand “Scout”: Scott Keogh heads the pick-up subsidiary of VW USA004764
German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Scott Keogh to become CEO of Volkswagen’s Scout brand in USA004762
Scott Keogh The head of the Volkswagen North America region has been appointed CEO of Scout. (Photo: AP) Scott Keogh is to set up the newly founded company Scout in the USA and promote electromobility, according to a statement from VW on Tuesday. He was previously regional head of the Volkswagen North America region. Above… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Scott Keogh to become CEO of Volkswagen’s Scout brand in USA004762
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004760
No connection to the wheels Electronic steering transmits the steering commands via signal. (Photo: ZF) It’s a sensitive topic: in the future, car steering wheels will no longer be mechanically connected to the front wheels. Airplane pilots once found it difficult to reconcile the fact that with “Fly-by-Wire” they were no longer physically connected to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004760
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004758
No connection to the wheels Electronic steering transmits the steering commands via signal. (Photo: ZF) It’s a sensitive topic: in the future, car steering wheels will no longer be mechanically connected to the front wheels. Airplane pilots once found it difficult to reconcile the fact that with “Fly-by-Wire” they were no longer physically connected to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: ZF is ahead in the race with Bosch, Conti and Schaeffler for the top spot in electronic steering004758