It’s been two years since Geely founder Li Shufu (56) appointed former Lotus boss Jean-Marc Gales (57) to the Hanghzou headquarters. He had just signed the contract that secured him a majority stake in British sports car maker Lotus. And he already knew what he wanted next: a car that never existed before. Very fast,… Continue reading Sports car brand belongs to Daimler shareholder Li Shufu: How the Chinese revive the myth Lotus
Author: Manager Magazin (German)
Car discount study: VW: E-Golf now cheaper than gasoline
Getty Images E-Golf at the charging station Before the big electric offensive gives the car maker Volkswagen Show stock market chart obviously still his stock of older E models. According to the most recent discount study of the CAR Institute of the University of Essen-Duisburg, the battery-powered e-Golf is currently being pushed into the market… Continue reading Car discount study: VW: E-Golf now cheaper than gasoline
Survey of 300 auto-managers: innovation pressure in the automotive industry as high as never before
Audi Audi prototype AiTrail with expandable hammock rear seats: Innovative ideas have mainly their own employer, the interviewed managers Switching to electric drives is costly and difficult, a bunch of new competitors are lurking in mobility services, and there are still stagnating or falling shipments: After years of global growth, the automotive industry is now… Continue reading Survey of 300 auto-managers: innovation pressure in the automotive industry as high as never before
Illegal price fixing: Deutsche Bahn calls for half a billion truck cartel
DPA Trucks on Daimler grounds: The Stuttgart manufacturer was also involved in the agreements of the truck manufacturers. In connection with the so-called truck cartel, Deutsche Bahn claims compensation of around half a billion euros. This sum would have paid the railway, the Bundeswehr and other companies including interest due to the price fixing of… Continue reading Illegal price fixing: Deutsche Bahn calls for half a billion truck cartel
Ex-BMWler start-up Canoo presents prototypes: An electric van for the “post-SUV era” – the flat rate
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
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