Inside, the Model 3 welcomes you with an almost Scandinavian, simple interior – and a giant screen that controls almost all vehicle functions. Tesla has saved on buttons and levers: to the left of the steering wheel is the turn signal lever, which also functions as a flasher and activates the windshield wipers. To the… Continue reading Tesla: Elon Musk’s electric car manufacturer defies corona crisis, deliveries increased in Q2
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Car maker: BMW plans to build 500,000 electric drives a year in Dingolfing
BMW plant in Dingolfing In Dingolfing, fully electric, highly autonomous luxury SUVs will roll off the assembly line next year. (Photo: BMW) Dingolfing BMW accelerates the ramp-up of e-mobility. BMW-Boss Oliver Zipse said on Thursday at the opening of the new battery and electric motor factory in Dingolfing, Lower Bavaria: “As early as 2022, we… Continue reading Car maker: BMW plans to build 500,000 electric drives a year in Dingolfing
After Corona shock: VW stops plans for new plant in Turkey
VW stops plans for new plant in Turkey The controversial construction of a new plant in Turkey was stopped. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul The VWCorporation stops plans to build a new plant in the Turkey. “The background is the slump in global automotive demand caused by the corona crisis,” the company said in Wolfsburg on Wednesday.… Continue reading After Corona shock: VW stops plans for new plant in Turkey
Lutz Meschke: Porsche CFO will also become a board member at Holding Porsche SE
Lutz Meschke The manager will continue to carry out his duties as CFO and deputy chairman of the board of the sports car manufacturer Porsche AG. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart Porsche-Finance director Lutz Meschke will also be responsible for the investment business of VW– parent company Porsche SE. The 54-year-old will take over the position on… Continue reading Lutz Meschke: Porsche CFO will also become a board member at Holding Porsche SE
New cars with an average of 166 hp: Germans also resort to high-horsepower cars in the corona crisis
DPA Traffic on the A8 in Bavaria – new cars currently have a whopping 166 hp on average, according to a study The trend towards increasingly more motorized cars in Germany has been going on for decades. According to industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, the average new car had 159 HP last year, this year it… Continue reading New cars with an average of 166 hp: Germans also resort to high-horsepower cars in the corona crisis
Car maker: Daimler threatens the anger of the shareholders
Daimler in Stuttgart The Mercedes manufacturer is currently angry with many of its shareholders. (Photo: Reuters) Hamburg Daimler must expect strong dissatisfaction from dissatisfied shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. The fund company Union Investment does not want to discharge the board of directors and the supervisory board of the Stuttgart-based car group at the… Continue reading Car maker: Daimler threatens the anger of the shareholders
How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
The preliminary meeting of the employees on the VW supervisory board on June 8th almost turned into a rebellion. When, if not now, CEO Herbert Diess (61) should be thrown out, some asked. Given that he had just accused the controllers of cheating internals and talked about crimesthat “can obviously be assigned”. In front of… Continue reading How the VW boss saved his job: Herbert Diess – cowboy without weapons
New generation: Opel makes the mocha electric
Quickly full again The mocha can also be loaded via CCS. Rüsselsheim With the second generation of the Opel Mokka will not only celebrate the new edition of the most important SUV of the Hesse in late summer, but also the new brand face, which everyone will see in the future OpelModels should wear. The… Continue reading New generation: Opel makes the mocha electric
Daimler hopes to be clarified by the ECJ
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VW completes purchase of Europcar
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