From phones to fridges, semiconductor chips have become a lynchpin of the way we live and work, and the automotive sector is taking an ever-larger share. Today’s increasingly connected, electrified and autonomous vehicles are all hungry for that processing power – but at the moment, it’s in short supply. Why is there a semiconductor shortage? The… Continue reading What does the semiconductor crisis mean for company car fleets?
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German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Herbert Diess’ fate depends on Cariad – but the VW software unit is not running around004175
Herbert Diess The VW boss has been responsible for the Cariad software unit himself since the beginning of the year. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) At the beginning of the year, Herbert Diess made the new software unit Cariad a top priority. The Volkswagen boss took over operational supervision from Audi boss Markus Duesmann. After all, Cariad… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Herbert Diess’ fate depends on Cariad – but the VW software unit is not running around004175
Passenger car registrations in Europe fall by 12.3% in the first quarter of 2022
April 21, 2022 Posted by: Jorge Platero Category: Faconauto News In the first three months of the year, 2,245,976 units were sold in the European Union. Without a doubt, the automotive sector has not started the year as expected. The figures of sales remain well below the expected level. At the end of the first… Continue reading Passenger car registrations in Europe fall by 12.3% in the first quarter of 2022
How to supercharge an electric supercar
Receive free Electric vehicles updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Electric vehicles news every morning. That the cars of the future will be electric-powered is now inevitable. Whether they will retain the design signatures of the petrol-driven models that preceded them is still yet to be seen. Electric… Continue reading How to supercharge an electric supercar
BMW i7 revealed, Audi Urban Sphere concept, VW electric pickup: Today’s Car News
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VW CEO says electric pickup would be “the chance of a lifetime”
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Audi Urban Sphere envisions a lounge-sized EV for the city
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@VW Group: Smart & Sustainable Island: First electric cars for private customers on Astypalea004938
The electrification of Astypalea is picking up speed: The Volkswagen Group has delivered the first electric cars to private customers on the Greek island. A turquoise ID.3 Pure was handed over to its new owner directly at the windmills of Chora, the main town on Astypalea. Further deliveries included the ID.4 and e-up! as well… Continue reading @VW Group: Smart & Sustainable Island: First electric cars for private customers on Astypalea004938
Range Rover relies on smart digital lighting from ZKW
Intelligent LED headlights provide glare-free high beam and can project animations onto the road WIESELBURG, Austria, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The all-new Range Rover illuminates the road with a new type of lighting system from ZKW. The “Digital Light Processing” LED headlights not only produce stepless, glare-free high beams that automatically block out oncoming or… Continue reading Range Rover relies on smart digital lighting from ZKW
Opinion: New BMW 7 Series shows Munich’s long-distance vision
The newly revealed BMW 7 Series is a vast and imposing flagship. That nose design aside, its also rather more retrained and classically styled than recent BMW models. But under that 5.2-metre-long body, the 7 Series represents the future of BMW and also demonstrates the best in long-range thinking. The only difference between the fully electric i7… Continue reading Opinion: New BMW 7 Series shows Munich’s long-distance vision