German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: New VW brand “Scout” is to stand up to GM and Ford in the USA004295

Volkswagen versucht einen Neubeginn in den USA. Wie am Mittwoch aus Konzernkreisen verlautete, will der Wolfsburger Autohersteller mit einer weiteren Fahrzeugmarke in Nordamerika antreten. Unter dem Markennamen „Scout“ wird der VW-Konzern in einigen Jahren elektrische Pick-ups und geländegängige SUVs anbieten. Der Aufsichtsrat hat diese Ausweitung des US-Geschäfts am Abend freigegeben.„Scout“ soll eine wesentliche Rolle bei… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: New VW brand “Scout” is to stand up to GM and Ford in the USA004295

German Handelsblatt: General meeting: “Blackberry of the automotive industry”: BMW investors demand end date for combustion engines004293

Oliver Zipse at the BMW Annual General Meeting The CEO wants to stick to his strategy. (Photo: BMW) Less than a decade ago, BMW was still considered a great pioneer in terms of electromobility in this country. In fact, in 2013, with the i3, the Munich-based company was the first German vehicle manufacturer to put… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: General meeting: “Blackberry of the automotive industry”: BMW investors demand end date for combustion engines004293

German Handelsblatt: Stellantis: Opel gets a new boss – Huettl follows Hochgeschurtz004290

Opel boss Uwe Hochschurtz After less than a year, the manager is to take on a new position in the Stellantis group. Opel is getting a new boss again. Florian Huettl, the previous head of sales and marketing at the Hessian car manufacturer, is to take over the management of the traditional company on June… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Stellantis: Opel gets a new boss – Huettl follows Hochgeschurtz004290

German Handelsblatt: Car group: Major shareholder Porsche SE increases capital stake in Volkswagen004283

Electric car from VW An electric vehicle from VW stands on a new climate roller test bench at the Lower Saxony Research Center for Vehicle Technology (NFF). (Photo: dpa) The main owner, Porsche SE, has slightly increased its capital stake in Volkswagen. The share in the subscribed capital of Europe’s largest car company is now… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car group: Major shareholder Porsche SE increases capital stake in Volkswagen004283

German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: VW boss Diess sees close race with Tesla for market leadership004278

Herbert Diess The head of the VW Group sees Tesla as the main future competitor – and wants to achieve market leadership. (Photo: Bloomberg) Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess does not see the self-imposed goal of replacing Tesla as the world market leader in electric cars by 2025 as a sure-fire success. “It will be a… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: VW boss Diess sees close race with Tesla for market leadership004278

German FAZ: Honda succumbs to the folly003244

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