Sports car builder: How Porsche trims its car on electric

Porsche Taycan Porsche has accepted pre-orders for its first pure electric car for a deposit of € 2,500 each. (Photo: Porsche) Stuttgart That their cars actually need no human is something they like to coquet with Porsche, No one needs, but everyone wants. The motto is already quite old, but still pulls, especially when it… Continue reading Sports car builder: How Porsche trims its car on electric

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

Larry Thompson: US inspector sees after diesel scandal no more violations at VW

Larry Thompson and Hiltrud Werner in August 2018 The US monitor should look Volkswagen on the finger, so that failures as in the diesel scandal four years ago can not be repeated. (Photo: AP) Wolfsburg The of the US Justice for the processing of the diesel scandal used minder Larry Thompson joined in the second… Continue reading Larry Thompson: US inspector sees after diesel scandal no more violations at VW

Eastern Europe: Czech Republic wants to cooperate with possible VW plant in Turkey

VW “The Czech Republic is an important manufacturer of car parts … We are in a leading position and would certainly like to cooperate,” said Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Volkswagen According to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, plans a large investment in the Turkey, The head of government said this on… Continue reading Eastern Europe: Czech Republic wants to cooperate with possible VW plant in Turkey

Daimler parks thousands of cars on the old airfield

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Auto parts supplier: Continental is examining spin-off of the drive division and subsequent stock market placement

Continental The Group is considering eliminating Powertrain. (Photo: imago images / localpic) Düsseldorf The supplier Continental considering because of the uncertain economy Instead of a partial listing of its powertrain drive division, its complete spin-off with subsequent stock exchange listing. This review is in parallel with the ongoing preparations for a possible placement of the… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Continental is examining spin-off of the drive division and subsequent stock market placement

Auto parts supplier: Schaeffler sends hundreds of employees in short-time work

Schaeffler logo The supplier suffers from the flagging auto industry. (Photo: AP) Herzogenaurach At the supplier Schaeffler are in the face of Lull in the car industry Hundreds of employees have gone into short-time work. At the beginning of September about 250 of about 500 employees in special machine construction at the Frauenaurach (Erlangen) location… Continue reading Auto parts supplier: Schaeffler sends hundreds of employees in short-time work

Deceased VW Patriarch: Piëch’s former partner airs a secret about the 13th child

AFP The late VW Patriarch Ferdinand Piëch (Archive, 2017) Ferdinand Piëch once joked about the Number of his children, “About a dozen, so you do not know that,” he said in an interview. So far twelve children from four relationships known. But how the “World on Sunday“reported that the manager, who died a week ago,… Continue reading Deceased VW Patriarch: Piëch’s former partner airs a secret about the 13th child

Comment: Lohscheller uses the wrong motivation formula for Opel employees

Michael Lohscheller “I want to strengthen the morale of the team, because Opel is now again a winner’s mark,” says the Opel boss. (Photo: AP) No question: Opel-Mark Michael Lohscheller has within two and a half years at the head of the car maker achieved more than all its predecessors in two decades before. The… Continue reading Comment: Lohscheller uses the wrong motivation formula for Opel employees