Anyone who gets into a Waymo driverless robotaxi in San Francisco is first greeted by name by their car (“Hello Jonas”) and immediately warned: Please fasten your seat belt, touching the steering wheel is forbidden, pedals are taboo. It operates 250 robotaxis Google-Subsidiary Waymo in San Francisco, which moves confidently through the busy city center… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Google subsidiary: How robotaxi provider Waymo is establishing autonomous driving in city centers003418
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German Manager Magazine: Tesla: State of Brandenburg approves expansion of factory in Grünheide003416
The US electric car manufacturer Tesla is allowed to expand its only car factory in Europe to increase production capacity. According to the Ministry of the Environment, the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment gave the green light. This means that Tesla can begin early with the first construction work in Grünheide near Berlin. This… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Tesla: State of Brandenburg approves expansion of factory in Grünheide003416
German Manager Magazine: General Motors: Car manufacturer pays $146 million fine in a settlement due to incorrect emissions values003416
General Motors must pay almost $146 million (135 million euros) in fines to the US government. This is due to the company’s 5.9 million older vehicles not meeting emissions and fuel economy standards. The trigger for the comparison was an investigation commissioned by the US government. This was made known by the National Highway Traffic… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: General Motors: Car manufacturer pays $146 million fine in a settlement due to incorrect emissions values003416
German Manager Magazine: BY, Geely, SAIC: EU introduces temporary punitive tariffs on electric cars from China003414
The provisional tariffs are the result of an investigation by the EU Commission. This showed that the entire value chain for electric cars in China is heavily subsidized and that imports of Chinese electric cars pose a clearly foreseeable and imminent threat of damage to the industry in the EU. According to Commission data, Chinese… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: BY, Geely, SAIC: EU introduces temporary punitive tariffs on electric cars from China003414
German Manager Magazine: News about ZF, Bosch, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Northvolt and more in the newsletter manage:mobility003414
Dear reader, Negotiations between the EU and China over punitive tariffs on electric cars imported from China end today. If no agreement is reached, surcharges of an average of around 20 percent will apply from Friday. The EU states would have to decide by November at the latest whether the tariffs should also be paid… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: News about ZF, Bosch, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Northvolt and more in the newsletter manage:mobility003414
German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW and BMW increase US sales, Audi falls behind003413
On the US car market, the car manufacturer has Volkswagen is currently running despite headwinds from high interest rates. For the corporate subsidiary Audi However, it looks much more difficult. The Bavarians of BMW were also able to continue to grow, especially thanks to their continued good performance Electric cars. The overall market in the… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW and BMW increase US sales, Audi falls behind003413
German Manager Magazine: BMW increases sales in the USA003412
The car manufacturer BMW has once again sold more cars in the United States. In the second quarter, sales of BMW brand cars rose by 3.7 percent to 91,327 units, the company in Woodcliff Lake (New Jersey) announced. In the first three months, the number of BMW cars sold climbed by just over 2 percent… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: BMW increases sales in the USA003412
German Manager Magazine: Tesla: Sales figures delight shareholders003411
The US electric car manufacturer Tesla kept sales decline smaller than expected in the second quarter. In the three months to the end of June, Americans delivered 443,956 vehicles, almost 5 percent less than a year earlier, as they announced on Tuesday in Austin (Texas). However, analysts on average had expected a slightly more significant… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Tesla: Sales figures delight shareholders003411
German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW removes Porsche as company car for top managers 003410
Top manager at Volkswagen should no longer be entitled to one in the future Porsche have as a company car. A company spokesman confirmed that ordering Porsche vehicles has no longer been possible since the beginning of the year. Previously, managers were entitled to at least two vehicles and were largely free to choose between… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Volkswagen: VW removes Porsche as company car for top managers 003410
German Manager Magazine: Tesla factory in Grünheide: area cleared for impending bomb explosion003409
Before a World War II bomb was detonated near the Teslafactory in Grünheide, the area around the site where it was found has been cleared. All people who had to leave the area for the planned demolition that afternoon did so, the head of the Grünheide public order office, Nico Bauermeister, told the German Press… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Tesla factory in Grünheide: area cleared for impending bomb explosion003409