All articles and backgrounds 05/03/2018 New Group structure at Volkswagen Diess wants to rebuild the “Tanker” Volkswagen into a “speedboat network” AP VW CEO Herbert Diess at the Annual General Meeting in Berlin: VW should be “honest, open, decent” Volkswagen should be “honest, open, truthful, in one word: more decent”: At the Volkswagen General Assembly… Continue reading Volkswagen’s new corporate structure: Diess wants to convert the “tanker” Volkswagen into a “speedboat network”
Tag: Daimler
Daimler uses its own E-Bus premiere for Diesel advertising
Monday, 05/03/2018 20:19 clock The car company Daimler is late with the introduction of electric buses. The Stuttgart company was also not impressed with the technology when it presented its first production-ready specimen. The company used the premiere to convince trade visitors of the benefits of other engines – such as diesel. “With Daimler Buses,… Continue reading Daimler uses its own E-Bus premiere for
Diesel advertising
SF Motors set sights on EV mass production with latest R&D testing facility
By Christian Prenzler Posted on April 25, 2018 Santa Clara based electric vehicle startup SF Motors is opening up a new full-scale R&D center in Silicon Valley. SF Motors was founded in January 2016 after a large investment from Sokon Motors, a large Chinese automotive company. The company’s new 130,000 sqft research and development facility… Continue reading SF Motors set sights on EV mass production with latest R&D testing facility
Semi-trailer: Peterbilt wants to build electric trucks
Peterbilt is the next manufacturer to build an all-electric truck to take on the Tesla Semi. Other companies in the industry like Daimler also work on electric trucks. May 3, 2018, 9:33 am, Andreas Donath Classic Peterbilt truck (Photo: Peterbilt) Tesla seems to have brought the industry with its announced electric trucks properly launched, especially… Continue reading Semi-trailer: Peterbilt wants to build electric trucks
Daimler to buy electric car battery cells from China’s CATL
Daimler reiterated it had joined the Responsible Cobalt Initiative, a programme established under a Chinese industry body to tackle risks in the cobalt supply chain arising from artisanal mining. STUTTGART, Germany: Daimler has awarded a contract for supplying electric car battery cells to China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the German carmaker’s procurement executive, Sabine Angermann,… Continue reading Daimler to buy electric car battery cells from China’s CATL
Car manufacturer: Daimler secures battery cells from CATL in China
Daimler The Stuttgart-based carmaker will in future be supplied with battery cells from the Chinese supplier CATL. (Photo: AP) Daimler will in future buy battery cells from the Chinese manufacturer CATL and wants to ensure standards for labor and human rights with the problematic raw material cobalt. Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been awarded a… Continue reading Car manufacturer: Daimler secures battery cells from CATL in China
Daimler has plan in case new Chinese shareholder turns hostile
Li Shufu, founder of Geely and owner of Volvo, acquired 9.7 percent of Daimler in February. BEIJING — Daimler has a back-up plan in place to protect itself from any unsolicited takeover bid should its new Chinese investor turn unexpectedly hostile. Li Shufu, founder of Geely and owner of Volvo Cars, acquired 9.7 percent of… Continue reading Daimler has plan in case new Chinese shareholder turns hostile
BMW, GM, Ford and Renault launch blockchain research group for automotive industry
Car makers BMW, General Motors, Ford and Renault are the big names behind a new group announced today to explore the potential of the blockchain in the automotive and mobility space. MOBI — the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative — launches today with over 30 founding members that also include Bosch, Blockchain at Berkeley, Hyperledger, Fetch.ai, IBM and IOTA. The… Continue reading BMW, GM, Ford and Renault launch blockchain research group for automotive industry
Off for Mercedes home batteries: Daimler fails to save on Tesla and Co.
All articles and backgrounds 05/02/2018 Off for Mercedes home batteries Daimler fails to save on Tesla and Co. [M] Daimler Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Mercedes energy storage Daimler gives up the production of home batteries: Just two years after the carmaker attacked Tesla, Sun, Varta and other manufacturers in this segment announced, the group is… Continue reading Off for Mercedes home batteries: Daimler fails to save on Tesla and Co.
Press Releases – First-ever CO2 standards for trucks must reflect market diversity, EU truck industry says
Brussels, 2 May 2018 – Ahead of the publication later this month of the European Commission’s proposal on CO2 emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) calls for an ambitious yet realistic approach. ACEA welcomes the introduction of these first-ever EU CO2 standards for trucks, which are part of a broader… Continue reading Press Releases – First-ever CO2 standards for trucks must reflect market diversity, EU truck industry says