The European Car market shows in September for the first time this year an increase compared to the same month last year. In the EU, 933,987 new cars were registered, the European industry association Acea announced on Friday in Brussels. That was 3.1 percent more than in September 2019. However, in the previous year the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Car market in the EU recovers in September000233
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German Handelsblatt: Auto Industry: In the third quarter, Porsche shortens backlog on pre-crisis year
Production of the Porsche Taycan Production of the all-electric car is ramped up again, and sales figures are increasing accordingly. The top seller is the Porsche Cayenne. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart The sports car manufacturer Porsche partially made up for deficits suffered from the corona crisis in the summer. After the first three quarters of 2020,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto Industry: In the third quarter, Porsche shortens backlog on pre-crisis year
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler feels the market recovery – operating profit higher than expected000552
Daimler logo The Daimler share rose four percent after the trading day. (Photo: obs) Berlin, Stuttgart According to its own information, the car manufacturer Daimler has experienced a faster market recovery than expected and recorded strong business development, especially in September. The strict cost discipline and the other measures to increase efficiency also had an… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Daimler feels the market recovery – operating profit higher than expected000552
German Manager Magazin: Audi emissions scandal: celebrity penalty for ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler – a comment000228
Today is the fifth day of negotiations in Audi-Process. And the third day in a row that the defendant Giovanni P. speaks in his defense. The Italian once headed the “Thermodynamics, OBD, Exhaust Aftertreatment” department at Audi. Now he explains in extenso how to do it Manipulation of exhaust gas values at Audi Motoren. He… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Audi emissions scandal: celebrity penalty for ex-Audi boss Rupert Stadler – a comment000228
German Manager Magazin: VW orders 2,200 robots for battery assembly and bodywork in car plants in Emden, Hanover and USA000228
The automaker Volkswagencontinues the conversion of several plants for the production of Electric cars continues and invests in the necessary automation. The world’s largest car manufacturer has now ordered around 2,200 specialized robots that are to be used in the redesigned factories in Emden, Hanover and Chattanooga (USA). There you take on the battery assembly… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: VW orders 2,200 robots for battery assembly and bodywork in car plants in Emden, Hanover and USA000228
German Handelsblatt: Autoindustrie: “The development is at the expense of the combustion engine”: BMW separates faster from diesel and gasoline000503
Export of BMW vehicles Demand is picking up. (Photo: obs) Munich The BMW Group expects a faster change to electromobility. In the third quarter, the group sold almost 50 percent more electric and hybrid vehicles compared to the previous year. “The thrust is clear,” said CFO Nicolas Peter on Thursday in Munich. “The development is… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autoindustrie: “The development is at the expense of the combustion engine”: BMW separates faster from diesel and gasoline000503
German Handelsblatt: Congress #Neuland: CO2-neutrality: Daimler boss Ola Källenius also takes suppliers to account000491
Ola Källenius The Daimler CEO calls for a rapid expansion of the charging infrastructure. (Photo: Reuters) Duisburg The car manufacturer Daimler has ambitious climate goals. A year ago, CEO Ola Källenius announced that the Mercedes fleet should be completely CO2-neutral by 2039. As early as 2030, every second car should be powered electrically – either… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Congress #Neuland: CO2-neutrality: Daimler boss Ola Källenius also takes suppliers to account000491
German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Piëch brings ex-VW boss Matthias Müller on board000445
Matthias Müller The experienced car manager heads the supervisory board of the electric car start-up Piëch. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Piëch is a name like Donnerhall in the auto industry. A new start-up from Zurich wants to build electric cars under the name of the family clan – and has hired another well-known manager to do… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Piëch brings ex-VW boss Matthias Müller on board000445
German Manager Magazin: Continental: Supervisory Board decides to end the Aachen and Karben000187 plants
The supervisory board of the auto supplierContinentalhas confirmed the Group’s comprehensive closure plans. The tire plant in Aachen will be closed at the end of 2021, the location for automotive electronics in Karben, Hesse, by the end of 2024, as the company announced in Hanover on Wednesday. In addition, the Regensburg site is to be… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Continental: Supervisory Board decides to end the Aachen and Karben000187 plants
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen AG: Herbert Diess announces conversion of VW at the annual general meeting000187
The auto company VolkswagenThe manager said on Wednesday at the virtual general meeting that it had to “transform itself from a collection of valuable brands”, primarily with combustion engines, to a digital company that reliably operated millions of networked electric vehicles. VW wants to be constantly connected online with these “mobility devices” in order to… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen AG: Herbert Diess announces conversion of VW at the annual general meeting000187