Category: OEMs

@Groupe PSA: OP “Wow! There it is!”000427

When presented with the opportunity of being there with a camera when Jürgen Klopp takes his first strides into electromobility, the storyboard basically writes itself. “You just let Jürgen be Jürgen and capture his reactions – completely natural and authentic,” says Scott Wiltgen. And so, on a Tuesday in late August, the Opel Group Manager… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: OP “Wow! There it is!”000427

@Groupe PSA: OP Germany trip purely electric000426

Rolf Rombach is an emergency paramedic. His everyday life is hectic. When he’s on the road in an ambulance, it’s often a matter of “life or death”. This is not the only reason why he prefers to slow down on vacation. His plan for the summer holidays: to drive from Rüsselsheim to Kiel in the… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: OP Germany trip purely electric000426

@VW Group: DTM win at Spa for Dennis Olsen and two podium finishes for Thomas Preining005803

15/09/2022 Porsche customer teams left an indelible mark on the DTM race weekend in Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps. In changeable conditions at the legendary “Ardennes rollercoaster”, polesitter Dennis Olsen from Norway took a lights-to-flag victory at the wheel of SSR Performance’s Porsche 911 GT3 R on Saturday. Porsche works driver Thomas Preining finished both races with a… Continue reading @VW Group: DTM win at Spa for Dennis Olsen and two podium finishes for Thomas Preining005803

@VW Group: Two Women Get Rid of Plastic005802

A grey rolling door rises at the press of a button to reveal an unprepossessing warehouse space. Here in Buchholz, a small town in northern Germany, one of the most important goals of the future—a world without plastic—is being actively pursued. Traceless Materials GmbH, a German start-up, has developed an innovative solution. Hidden away inside… Continue reading @VW Group: Two Women Get Rid of Plastic005802

@VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005801

A glance at the skyline is enough to tell the casual observer that driving in China is a different experience. The cities are crisscrossed by multi-level elevated roads of a type that simply doesn’t exist in Europe. They make very specific demands of navigation devices because the technology must identify which of the up to… Continue reading @VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005801

@VW Group: We Drive puts women in pole position005800

At the historic Brands Hatch circuit in southeast England, ‘We Drive with Esmee Hawkey’ offered 12 women from all over Europe the chance to take part in a day of driver tuition, workshops and Q&As. Hawkey, the 2020 Carrera Cup GB Pro-Am champion, was joined by a number of other professional racing drivers and instructors… Continue reading @VW Group: We Drive puts women in pole position005800

@VW Group: Porsche 963: successful tests on legendary US racetrack005799

© 2022 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. *Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. As of 1 September 2018 the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emission values determined in accordance… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche 963: successful tests on legendary US racetrack005799

@BMW: BMW M Hybrid V8 enters next phase of testing in the USA in September.002258

Munich, Germany – September 02, 2022 . . . Since its roll-out on 25th July at Varano de‘ Melegari (ITA), the BMW M Hybrid V8 has got important kilometres under its belt during a number of tests at European racetracks. BMW M Motorsport engineers have obtained valuable basic data and sorted out any initial teething troubles.… Continue reading @BMW: BMW M Hybrid V8 enters next phase of testing in the USA in September.002258

@Daimler: Mercedes-AMG Motorsport celebrates early GT World Challenge Europe drivers’ title win

Raffaele Marciello (SUI) has secured an early drivers’ title during the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS race weekend at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. In the final Sprint Cup round of the series on Sunday, the Swiss finished in second place together with his fellow AKKODIS ASP Team driver Timur Boguslavskiy (FIA).… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-AMG Motorsport celebrates early GT World Challenge Europe drivers’ title win