The sports car maker tooPorschepays in the Corona crisis a strong profit and sees its long-term return targets moving far away. Porsche AG’s operating result fell by more than a quarter to a good EUR 1.2 billion in the first half of the year, as can be seen from the parent company’s Volkswagen annual report… Continue reading Porsche’s return targets are a long way off
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Volkswagen has not yet lost the year
Volkswagen is because of Corona crisis get deep in the red. In the second quarter, the world’s largest automaker posted an operating loss of EUR 1.7 billion before special items, as the Wolfsburg-based company announced on Thursday. A year ago there was still a profit of 5.1 billion. In the period from April to June,… Continue reading Volkswagen has not yet lost the year
Volkswagen boss: Herbert Diess receives surprising backing from VW
Herbert Diess According to insiders, he barely escaped a layoff, but lost the position as head of the main VW brand, which he held alongside his duties as group leader. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg After the turbulence of the past few weeks and speculation about a possible replacement Volkswagen-Boss Herbert Diess received unusual backing from the… Continue reading Volkswagen boss: Herbert Diess receives surprising backing from VW
Suppliers: ZF participation Ibeo receives one of the largest lidar series orders in the world
Lidar The Ibeo order is said to be one of the world’s largest series production orders that have so far been concluded in the lidar sector. (Photo: Science Photo Library / Getty Images) Düsseldorf The Hamburg lidar manufacturer Ibeo lands the largest order in the company’s history. The Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motor commissions… Continue reading Suppliers: ZF participation Ibeo receives one of the largest lidar series orders in the world
Electric mobility: Bulli without humming – the Abt e-Transporter can do that 6.1
Abt e-Transporter 6.1 The converted Bulli is particularly sustainable on short journeys. Sit down, feel at home, drive off: this familiarity is already there VW Golf is the real secret of success for millions of normal drivers. The same applies to the Golf among the vans, the Volkswagen Bulli. Millions of couriers, craftsmen and employees… Continue reading Electric mobility: Bulli without humming – the Abt e-Transporter can do that 6.1
Electromobility: Bargain Stromer on a farewell tour – the VW e-up in the Handelsblatt autotest
VW e-up The e-up can fully exploit its advantages in the city center. This applies to the shape and functionality of the small car as well as to the electric motorization. (Photo: Alexander Möthe) Düsseldorf “Is that the one with the software problems?” Asks a passerby who drives past me and my parked car on… Continue reading Electromobility: Bargain Stromer on a farewell tour – the VW e-up in the Handelsblatt autotest
Mercedes run out of cars
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How VW wants to force a supplier out of the market
Will not give in small: Hastor with his wife Mirsada at the Sarajevo Film Festival 2016. Image: mauritius images / Jasmin Brutus Volkswagen supplier Prevent paralyzed parts of VW production in 2016 in the dispute over payment terms. Since then, an argument has raged – and VW even considered asking Schröder and Putin for help… Continue reading How VW wants to force a supplier out of the market
In a robot taxi through Shanghai
While waiting for the robot, old taxi stories come to mind. When the driver on the way home asked the “Bar Rouge” to charge five times the price and then asked for a fist fight. The drive from the airport in Pudong when the driver reported the three apartments he had bought in central Shanghai… Continue reading In a robot taxi through Shanghai
Elon Musk: Tesla factory in Grünheide gets ready incredibly quickly
Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (49) assumes a quick construction of his Factory in Grünheide near Berlin out. Musk wrote on Twitter, translated accordingly, that “Giga Berlin” would be created at an unimaginable pace. And: “The prefabricated construction in Germany is extremely impressive.” In doing so, he replied to a post that asked whether the factory in… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla factory in Grünheide gets ready incredibly quickly