For a good seven years, many in the auto industry have feared a secret project by the IT giant Apple. Under the code name “Titan”, Apple has set up its own auto division, which has been the subject of wild rumors for years. For a while, Apple specifically recruited experts in electric cars and autonomous… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Porsche loses Cayenne boss to Apple000549
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German Manager Magazin: Lucid Motors: How CEO Peter Rawlinson wants to beat Tesla with the Lucid Air000549
In spring it should finally be ready. Then with the new Lucid Air the hope model of the USElectric car maker Lucid Motors take to the streets – at a price of 170,000 US dollars, Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson naturally wants to offer a “new level” of electromobility. One could dismiss the announcements as the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Lucid Motors: How CEO Peter Rawlinson wants to beat Tesla with the Lucid Air000549
German Manager Magazin: Ford: Electric car offensive despite red numbers, but chip crisis paralyzes production000549
The global delivery crisis hits the US auto company ford hard. In the first quarter, the bottleneck in computer chips could slow production by 10 to 20 percent and thus reduce the operating result by one to 2.5 billion dollars, Ford announced on Thursday evening. The production of the F-150 pick-up, the one in the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Ford: Electric car offensive despite red numbers, but chip crisis paralyzes production000549
German Handelsblatt: Diesel affair: Daimler fails with contradictions against diesel recalls by the Federal Motor Transport Authority 001254
Plant in Untertürkheim The car manufacturer failed with his complaint to the Federal Motor Transport Authority. (Photo: dpa) Cologne Daimler has not been successful with its contradictions against the diesel recalls by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). The authority has rejected almost all of the carmaker’s objections to the notices. According to the authority,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Diesel affair: Daimler fails with contradictions against diesel recalls by the Federal Motor Transport Authority 001254
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss specifies the path to e-mobility: E-car share is to increase to 80 percent by 2030
Oliver Blume The Porsche boss wants to invest 15 billion euros in electromobility over the next five years. (Photo: AP) Berlin The CEO of the German car manufacturer wants to significantly increase the proportion of electric cars. “By the end of the decade, more than 80 percent of our sports cars will be electrically powered… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss specifies the path to e-mobility: E-car share is to increase to 80 percent by 2030
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss Blume wants to increase the proportion of e-cars to 80 percent by 2030 001247
Oliver Blume The Porsche boss wants to invest 15 billion euros in electromobility over the next five years. (Photo: AP) Berlin The CEO of the German car manufacturer wants to significantly increase the proportion of electric cars. “By the end of the decade, more than 80 percent of our sports cars will be electrically powered… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss Blume wants to increase the proportion of e-cars to 80 percent by 2030 001247
German Manager Magazin: Chinese automaker FAW wants to buy BMW partner Brilliance000545
According to insiders, the second largest Chinese car manufacturer FAW is reaching for the local one BMWPartner Brilliance. The state-owned FAW Group, which also works with Volkswagen and Audi Cars produced for the Chinese market could spend around six billion euros on a proposed takeover, reports the news agency Reuters on Wednesday exclusively. The agency… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Chinese automaker FAW wants to buy BMW partner Brilliance000545
German Handelsblatt: CO2 savings: BMW will in future buy aluminum that is melted using solar power001221
BMW The aluminum produced with solar energy is processed into body and drive components in BMW’s light metal foundry in Landshut. (Photo: AP) Munich BMW will in future buy aluminum for its engine and body components, which is melted using solar power from the Arabian desert. This will save 2.5 million tons of CO2 over… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: CO2 savings: BMW will in future buy aluminum that is melted using solar power001221
German Manager Magazin: Battery cells: Funding worth billions for Tesla, BMW and others approved by the EU000539
The EU Commission has approved another major European project for battery production for electric cars. She classified the 2.9 billion euro investment project by twelve EU countries under German leadership as a so-called project of common European interest, as the Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager (52) in charge of competition said in Brussels on Tuesday. This… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Battery cells: Funding worth billions for Tesla, BMW and others approved by the EU000539
German Manager Magazin: Ola Källenius’ austerity course is taking effect – Daimler ends 2020 with a jump in profits000539
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to 6.6 billion euros last year, said Daimler on Thursday evening based on preliminary figures. Compared to the weak previous year, this is an increase of 53 percent. According to Daimler, experts believed that the company would only have an operating profit of over 5.2 billion euros. The… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Ola Källenius’ austerity course is taking effect – Daimler ends 2020 with a jump in profits000539