Her debut looks a bit like a VW Bulli had been doing weight training and also dropped the plump trim of the 50s. A “refreshing rethinking” of VW microbus attests the US online medium “The Verge” the startup Canoo, the until recently Evelozcity was called, The influential tech blog “Tech Crunch” finds a “rather radical… Continue reading Ex-BMWler start-up Canoo presents prototypes: An electric van for the “post-SUV era” – the flat rate
Author: Manager Magazin (German)
Exhaust emissions and no end: so expensive can the diesel scandal for VW still be
Volkswagen wants to tackle its dark past and start a clean future. But this week it became clear once again: the exhaust gas scandal is far from over – and it can still be expensive. Billions of investments, dozens of new models in the planning stage and many big words about the clean car world… Continue reading Exhaust emissions and no end: so expensive can the diesel scandal for VW still be
Battered carmaker: Nissan wants to save itself with division sale
Jae C. Hong / AP Nissan showroom in Tokyo: The car maker is struggling with a profit slump, weak sales and a leadership chaos The weakening Japanese carmaker Nissan Show stock market chart According to circles, the sale of its parts trading division wants to flush fresh money into the cash register. The subsidiary Nissan… Continue reading Battered carmaker: Nissan wants to save itself with division sale
Brake manufacturer gets new boss: Linde manager Eulitz is to lead Knorr-Bremse
lime Bernd Eulitz takes over the executive chair at Knorr-Bremse on November 1st The supplier Knorr-Bremse, who specializes in truck and railway technology, will receive a new CEO. Bernd Eulitz, who is currently responsible for the US business at Linde, will take over the post on November 1. This was announced by Knorr-Bremse after the… Continue reading Brake manufacturer gets new boss: Linde manager Eulitz is to lead Knorr-Bremse
Change of strategy: BMW discontinues electric car i3
The electric car BMW i3 will not get a successor. This has the marketing director of the manufacturer, Pieter Nota opposite the Financial Times announced. Instead, want BMW offer other models of the group as pure battery cars or plug-in hybrids. “There is no concrete plan for an i3 successor,” Nota told The Financial Times.… Continue reading Change of strategy: BMW discontinues electric car i3
The CO2 hangover – as the automakers present at the IAA: Vegan appetizers instead of Kobe beef – not only VW is thinking about the IAA
AFP VW boss Herbert Diess, electric car ID.3 at the IAA: It’s all a little smaller The fan of this IAA stands directly in front of the Frankfurt Festhalle: a huge, black balloon with a big CO2 imprint. The environmentalists of Greenpeace thus demonstrate against the high pollutant emissions of SUVs. The balloon holds around… Continue reading The CO2 hangover – as the automakers present at the IAA: Vegan appetizers instead of Kobe beef – not only VW is thinking about the IAA
Renault boss Bolloré: “Electric car for 10,000 euros, there will be in five years”
REUTERS Renault boss Thierry Bolloré: “The prices for electric cars have to fall dramatically, that is a necessity” So far you have to spend at least around 20,000 euros for one electric car output. But RenaultCEO Thierry Bolloré expects that the Stromer will be available in the future for 10,000 euros. “We’re working on that,… Continue reading Renault boss Bolloré: “Electric car for 10,000 euros, there will be in five years”
Drivers of large SUVs should pay more: Scholz wants higher taxes on SUVs
Daimler Mercedes GLE: Large SUVs with high CO2 emissions sell well not only in the US. Finance Minister Scholz wants to tax SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) in Germany now higher Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to ask drivers of large SUVs to pay more. “If brand-new cars with high CO2 emissions are sold, this… Continue reading Drivers of large SUVs should pay more: Scholz wants higher taxes on SUVs
Volvo wants to chase away Tesla customers: “We had to make a radical break with the past”
manager-magazin.de: Mr Ingenlath, with Polestar Volvo is building up its own electric car brand. Unlike VW with its ID models or Mercedes with its EQ family, you do not create a completely new brand, but with Polestar, you are modifying a former tuning and performance company for the electric car brand. Why so complicated? Thomas… Continue reading Volvo wants to chase away Tesla customers: “We had to make a radical break with the past”
At the premiere of the first electric car Taycan: Porsche under power
Porsche The cockpit in the new Taycan: Porsche today presents its first electric car At the same time on three continents Porsche today his first pure electric model before: the Taycan. The diesel scandal Porsche has not left its mark, the VW subsidiary has put everything on the map, invested billions in electromobility and sustainability… Continue reading At the premiere of the first electric car Taycan: Porsche under power