Tag: VW

German Manager Magazin: Ford: Electric car offensive despite red numbers, but chip crisis paralyzes production000549

The global delivery crisis hits the US auto company ford hard. In the first quarter, the bottleneck in computer chips could slow production by 10 to 20 percent and thus reduce the operating result by one to 2.5 billion dollars, Ford announced on Thursday evening. The production of the F-150 pick-up, the one in the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Ford: Electric car offensive despite red numbers, but chip crisis paralyzes production000549

A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers

You may have noticed that it’s difficult to get ahold of new high-end graphics cards and game consoles these days. In large part, that’s due to an ongoing global shortage affecting semiconductor foundries. As it turns out, the problem is even more pronounced in the auto industry. In fact, it’s getting so bad that a… Continue reading A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers

German Handelsblatt: Diesel affair: Daimler fails with contradictions against diesel recalls by the Federal Motor Transport Authority 001254

Plant in Untertürkheim The car manufacturer failed with his complaint to the Federal Motor Transport Authority. (Photo: dpa) Cologne Daimler has not been successful with its contradictions against the diesel recalls by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). The authority has rejected almost all of the carmaker’s objections to the notices. According to the authority,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Diesel affair: Daimler fails with contradictions against diesel recalls by the Federal Motor Transport Authority 001254

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss specifies the path to e-mobility: E-car share is to increase to 80 percent by 2030

Oliver Blume The Porsche boss wants to invest 15 billion euros in electromobility over the next five years. (Photo: AP) Berlin The CEO of the German car manufacturer wants to significantly increase the proportion of electric cars. “By the end of the decade, more than 80 percent of our sports cars will be electrically powered… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss specifies the path to e-mobility: E-car share is to increase to 80 percent by 2030

German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss Blume wants to increase the proportion of e-cars to 80 percent by 2030 001247

Oliver Blume The Porsche boss wants to invest 15 billion euros in electromobility over the next five years. (Photo: AP) Berlin The CEO of the German car manufacturer wants to significantly increase the proportion of electric cars. “By the end of the decade, more than 80 percent of our sports cars will be electrically powered… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche boss Blume wants to increase the proportion of e-cars to 80 percent by 2030 001247

Japan’s first hypercar is obviously also one of the best in the world – Lifestyle Asia

Gear Japan’s first hypercar is obviously also one of the best in the world Share this article Next article The Aspark Owl is the fastest-accelerating production car in the world.  If this is the first time you’re hearing about the Aspark Owl, we don’t blame you. The story behind Japan’s first-ever hypercar is one that… Continue reading Japan’s first hypercar is obviously also one of the best in the world – Lifestyle Asia

How Volkswagen’s $50 Billion Plan to Beat Tesla Short-Circuited – The Wall Street Journal

ZWICKAU, Germany—Five years and nearly $50 billion into the auto industry’s biggest bet on electric vehicles, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and his guest, Chancellor Angela Merkel, stood in anticipation as the first ID.3, Germany’s long-awaited answer to Tesla, rolled off the assembly line. The event at the company’s flagship EV plant just over a year… Continue reading How Volkswagen’s $50 Billion Plan to Beat Tesla Short-Circuited – The Wall Street Journal

Autorola offers dealers white label car disposal portal

Autorola UK is offering dealers a white label version of its online wholesale used car sales portal to support dealers in disposing of unwanted or over age stock. The portal gets dealer’s used cars in front of other wholesale buyers digitally without any of the transport costs. Peugeot, Citroen, Skoda, SEAT, VW Commercials, Audi, Nissan,… Continue reading Autorola offers dealers white label car disposal portal

@VW Group: Porsche and TAG Heuer enter into strategic partnership

Within the framework of the holistic and long-term alliance, the premium manufacturers intend to jointly approach both sports competitions and the development of products. As a first step, the partners unveiled a new watch, the TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph. “The strong friendship of our brand with TAG Heuer exists since decades and I am… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche and TAG Heuer enter into strategic partnership