Volkswagen-Autos nur noch für reguläre Kunden Tiguan-Fertigung im Wolfsburger Stammwerk von Volkswagen: Konzerneigene Manager müssen nun viel länger auf einen Dienstwagen warten. (Foto: www.imago-images.de) Die anhaltende Teilenot und die damit immer wieder verbundenen Produktionsstopps führen bei Volkswagen zu außerordentlichen Entscheidungen. Der VW-Konzern hat seinen Beschäftigten am Freitag mitgeteilt, dass die Haltedauer von Dienstwagen auf 24 Monate… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Supply chain bottlenecks: Due to a lack of parts: Volkswagen doubles the holding period for company car 004106
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German Handelsblatt: Digital offensive: Mercedes hires 3000 software developers004104
Software development at Mercedes The manufacturer wants to catch up significantly in digital services. In order to assume a leading role in car software, Mercedes-Benz is hiring around 3,000 experts worldwide. Around 1,100 employees develop software in Sindelfingen, southwest of Stuttgart. There have already been around 700 new hires at this location alone, as Mercedes… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Digital offensive: Mercedes hires 3000 software developers004104
German Manager Magazin: Production capacity in California: Tesla opens second US plant in Texas001681
The electric car manufacturer is building a few weeks after the start of the plant near Berlin Tesla expanded its capacity with a second US factory in Texas. The facility in Austin will initially build the compact SUV Model Y, which also rolls off the assembly line in Grünheide, Brandenburg. In the coming year, production… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Production capacity in California: Tesla opens second US plant in Texas001681
Elon Musk promises widespread rollout of Tesla FSD beta this year
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday night the company plans to roll out this year its ‘full self-driving’ beta software to all customers in North America who have plunked down as much as $12,000 for the controversial version of its driver assistance system. The chief executive made the announcement while donning a black cowboy hat… Continue reading Elon Musk promises widespread rollout of Tesla FSD beta this year
Tesla’s Cybertruck will go on sale in 2023, says Elon Musk
Tesla will finally start selling the Cybertruck next year, Elon Musk has announced at the opening party for the company’s Giga Texas factory. During his presentation on stage, Musk showed off the production Cybertruck vehicle, which still looks like the previous versions, except its doors no longer have handles. The car will be able to… Continue reading Tesla’s Cybertruck will go on sale in 2023, says Elon Musk
Musk promises ‘dedicated robotaxi’ with futuristic look from Tesla
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Reuters) – Electric carmaker Tesla (TSLA.O) will make a “dedicated” self-driving taxi that will “look futuristic,” Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday, without giving a timeframe. The 50-year-old billionaire, wearing a black cowboy hat and sunglasses, made the comments at the opening of Tesla’s $1.1 billion factory in Texas, which… Continue reading Musk promises ‘dedicated robotaxi’ with futuristic look from Tesla
Tesla to expand self-driving software testing to all N. America subscribers in 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Reuters) – Tesla (TSLA.O) chief executive Elon Musk said on Thursday the automaker will expand its “Full Self-Driving (FSD)” beta software to all North American FSD subscribers this year and promised a “dedicated robotaxi”, without giving details. The 50-year-old billionaire, wearing a black cowboy hat and sunglasses, made the comments at… Continue reading Tesla to expand self-driving software testing to all N. America subscribers in 2022
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Electromobility: Tesla should keep Volkswagen at a distance for a long time004102
Tesla production in Grünheide The US automaker will remain the world’s largest supplier of electric cars in the years to come. (Photo: via REUTERS) Volkswagen is unlikely to catch up with its competitor Tesla when it comes to electric cars this year either. The US group is likely to sell around 1.35 million vehicles in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Electromobility: Tesla should keep Volkswagen at a distance for a long time004102
2022 GMC Hummer EV: How does an electric pickup beat Porsche and Mercedes AMG? Like this
The 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup is an automotive platypus, and not just because the massive, nearly silent electric vehicle looks like a visitor from an alternate reality. Like the egg-laying, duck-billed aquatic mammal 18th-century British “experts” famously dismissed as a fraud put together with mismatched pieces of other creatures, the Hummer EV may seem like a… Continue reading 2022 GMC Hummer EV: How does an electric pickup beat Porsche and Mercedes AMG? Like this
Another EV automaker is headed for an IPO
Vinfast filed confidentially for an initial public offering, as the EV automaker born out of Vietnam’s Vingroup continues its fast and furious plan to expand into the U.S. and European markets. The filing is the latest example of EV startups racing to the public markets — either through a traditional IPO or a merger with… Continue reading Another EV automaker is headed for an IPO