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Daimler warns of supply chain risk from switch to electric cars

Daimler said spending on research and development would increase slightly in 2018 after spending 8.7 billion euros in 2017, a rise of 15 percent. FRANKFURT, – Daimler AG, owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, warned that a fall in demand for diesel cars and a switch to electric vehicles could force it to prop up its… Continue reading Daimler warns of supply chain risk from switch to electric cars

E-mobility: BMW relies on hybrid and electric cars

Hybrid BMW Heavyweights such as GM, Ford, VW or Daimler have announced a variety of e-models. BMW wants to be a leader in this field in the endurance competition of the upper-class providers. (Photo: AP) The worldwide growing demand for electric and hybrid cars should BMW 2018 will bring significant growth in this segment. The… Continue reading E-mobility: BMW relies on hybrid and electric cars

BMW CEO Krüger still has room for improvement: BMW increases sales, but Mercedes and Audi remain ahead

All articles and backgrounds 02/13/2018 BMW CEO Krüger still has room for improvement BMW increases sales, but Mercedes and Audi remain ahead BMW BMW 3 Series: BMW was able to sell just under 150,000 cars in January under its regular brand The carmaker BMW Show stock market chart has started the new year in sales… Continue reading BMW CEO Krüger still has room for improvement: BMW increases sales, but Mercedes and Audi remain ahead

New Toyota Prius CO2 figures push it over Congestion Charge exemption zone

New CO2 figures for the updated Toyota Prius have pushed it out of the London Congestion Charge exemption zone, which dictates that cars must produce less than an average of 75g/km CO2. A Transport for London (TfL) spokesman confirmed to Autocar that it won’t be re-evaluating existing cars, however, so the Prius, which is now listed as producing 78g/km… Continue reading New Toyota Prius CO2 figures push it over Congestion Charge exemption zone

Press Release No. 04/2018 – Number 1 of the segments in the January 2018

Flensburg, 8 February 2018. In the month of January 2018, there were five management changes. in the segment the minis is now the VW up , in the small car of the VW polo and at the SUVs the Mercedes GLK, GLC first of all. In the mini Vans showed up the Mercedes B-Class with… Continue reading Press Release No. 04/2018 – Number 1 of the segments in the
January 2018

How VW Paid $25 Billion for ‘Dieselgate’—and Got Off Easy

On Dec. 6, former Volkswagen engineer Oliver Schmidt was led into a federal courtroom in Detroit in handcuffs and leg irons. He was wearing a blood-red jumpsuit, his head shaved, as it always is, and his deep-set eyes seemed to ask, “how did I get here?” As Schmidt’s wife tried to suppress tears in a… Continue reading How VW Paid $25 Billion for ‘Dieselgate’—and Got Off Easy

Aurora will power Byton EV’s autonomous driving features

Aurora, the self-driving startup founded by Google self-driving car project alum Chris Urmson, along with Tesla Autopilot developer Sterling Anderson, CMU robotics expert and Uber vet Drew Bagnell, and a team of industry experts, will be making the autonomous smarts for Byton’s forthcoming electric vehicle. Byton, a startup that had a splashy debut at CES… Continue reading Aurora will power Byton EV’s autonomous driving features

Porsche, Audi to develop joint electric car platform to save costs

FRANKFURT: Porsche and Audi, Volkswagen’s main luxury car divisions, plan to develop a joint platform for electric vehicles that will enable them significantly cut down on costs, German newspapers quoted their chief executives as saying. “By 2025, we’re facing a low single-digit billion euro sum to develop the architecture,” Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told both… Continue reading Porsche, Audi to develop joint electric car platform to save costs