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GM’s Mary Barra talks future of electric vehicles – The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn’t backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than Tesla, the global sales leader. To fulfill that pledge in as little as 2 1/2… Continue reading GM’s Mary Barra talks future of electric vehicles – The Associated Press

Volkswagen’s Software Chief Envisions Pay-as-You-Go Autonomy – Bloomberg

Volkswagen’s Software Chief Envisions Pay-as-You-Go Autonomy  Bloomberg VW seeks ‘pay-as-you-go’ model for driverless cars to bypass Tesla  Irish Examiner VW software chief envisions pay-as-you-go autonomy  Automotive News Europe VW’s software chief envisions pay-as-you-go autonomy  TimesLIVE VW Cariad staff called it ‘bad bank’ says head of software division  The Stack View Full coverage on Google News Go to Source

Elon Musk pokes fun at Joe Biden’s love for GM, which delivered 26 EVs in Q4 – Teslarati

By Joey Klender Posted on June 15, 2022 Tesla’s Elon Musk recently called out President Joe Biden for his apparent love affair with General Motors. Biden has spent much of his presidency labeling GM as a leader in the EV movement and portraying CEO Mary Barra as the unequivocal leader of the electrification transition, even… Continue reading Elon Musk pokes fun at Joe Biden’s love for GM, which delivered 26 EVs in Q4 – Teslarati

How Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is refocusing for an electric future – The Verge

Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius became CEO in 2019 but has been working for Mercedes since 1993 in almost every part of the company. During that period, Mercedes spent time getting a lot bigger; the company famously merged with Chrysler for a time, forming a giant called DaimlerChrysler. But, over the past few years, it’s actually… Continue reading How Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius is refocusing for an electric future – The Verge

Mercedes-Benz rules out possibility of Chinese shareholders blocking minority, report says – Automotive News Europe

BERLIN — Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius ruled out the possibility that two major Chinese shareholders could increase their stakes and create a blocking minority in the automaker. BAIC Group is the largest individual shareholder in Mercedes with 9.98 percent of voting rights. Geely Chairman Eric Li holds an equity interest of 9.69 percent, and the… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz rules out possibility of Chinese shareholders blocking minority, report says – Automotive News Europe

Mercedes-Benz CEO rules out possibility of Chinese blocking minority -Handelsblatt – Euronews

BERLIN – Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius ruled out the possibility that two major Chinese shareholders could increase their stakes and create a blocking minority, in an interview with German daily Handelsblatt on Wednesday. “That is not the case. We have very good and strong relations with our investors,” Kaellenius told the daily. The two shareholders,… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz CEO rules out possibility of Chinese blocking minority -Handelsblatt – Euronews

Halfords and Palmer Foundation launch technician recruitment drive – Motor Trader

Halfords and the Palmer Foundation – the charity established by former Aston Martin CEO  Andy Palmer – have announced a partnership to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to train as automotive technicians. It is hoped the move will go some way to addressing the UK shortage of qualified motor technicians The new partnership is… Continue reading Halfords and Palmer Foundation launch technician recruitment drive – Motor Trader

Volkswagen board chairman says it will overtake Tesla by 2025 – Daily Mail

Volkswagen board chairman says it will overtake Tesla by 2025 because the electric car giant will be weakened by Elon Musk’s decision to ramp up two ‘highly complex factories’ at the same time Herbert Diess, the current chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen Group, said VW will take the lead over Tesla by… Continue reading Volkswagen board chairman says it will overtake Tesla by 2025 – Daily Mail