Production of an electric SUV Volkswagen fears production stoppages in the Chinese automotive industry due to the chip shortages. (Photo: dpa) Beijing, Hamburg, Munich The automotive industry is struggling with global bottlenecks in the supply of electronic components due to the aftermath of the Corona lockdown in spring. Since the auto industry is recovering faster… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Consequences of the lockdown: Conti, VW, Bosch: Auto industry struggles with bottlenecks in computer chips000905
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German Handelsblatt: Power struggle at VW: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “Will fulfill contract by 2023” 000902
VW boss Herbert Diess Wolfsburg Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess expects an early solution in the debate about filling top jobs at the car manufacturer. “I am confident that we will get a decision in the next few weeks,” he told Wirtschaftswoche. The situation is not easy, but will not allow any further delay, the manager… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Power struggle at VW: Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess: “Will fulfill contract by 2023” 000902
How the designer of Lucid Motors’ $80,000 Tesla rival transformed a 2015 sketch into the EV of the future
Business Insider spoke with Derek Jenkins, the VP of design at Lucid Motors, about designing the company’s upcoming Air EV. The Air debuted in September. The Air was first sketched out in 2015 and the design team had to figure out what would still look futuristic by the time the car debuted in 2020. Because… Continue reading How the designer of Lucid Motors’ $80,000 Tesla rival transformed a 2015 sketch into the EV of the future
Europa Press: HeyCar launches in Spain its ‘online’ platform for used cars001052
MADRID, Dec. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) – Heycar has launched in Spain its ‘online’ platform for the sale of second-hand cars, which has models less than eight years old and 150,000 kilometers and has the collaboration of more than 180 dealers. Thus, the main objective of the firm is to create and offer better solutions, both… Continue reading Europa Press: HeyCar launches in Spain its ‘online’ platform for used cars001052
@VW Group: Insight: designing the Bugatti Bolide
Take a look at the creative force that powers Bugatti, and it is immediately obvious that a team of exceptionally talented designers are committed to a legacy of design excellence. This ambition is built on the incredibly rich history of Bugatti’s acclaimed racing heritage of the glorious 1920s and 1930s, while looking ahead to experiments… Continue reading @VW Group: Insight: designing the Bugatti Bolide
@VW Group: 115 years of automotive engineering in Mladá Boleslav: In December 1905 Laurin & Klement presented the Voiturette A
When the first automobile rolled out of the Laurin & Klement factory halls in Mladá Boleslav, the company could already look back on ten years of business success: the production of its own bicycles under the SLAVIA brand had begun in 1895 under the leadership of Václav Laurin and Václav Klement. On 18 November 1899,… Continue reading @VW Group: 115 years of automotive engineering in Mladá Boleslav: In December 1905 Laurin & Klement presented the Voiturette A
@VW Group: New generation of child seats: exemplary safety for the youngest Porsche fans
The Porsche Newsroom is a service provided by the Porsche Communication for journalists, bloggers and the online community. © 2020 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG * Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. Since 1 September 2017 certain new cars have been type approved in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonised Light… Continue reading @VW Group: New generation of child seats: exemplary safety for the youngest Porsche fans
@VW Group: Porsche and Siemens Energy, with partners, advance climate-neutral eFuels development
12/02/2020 Porsche, Siemens Energy and a lineup of international companies are developing and implementing a pilot project in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). In the pilot phase, around 130,000 liters of eFuels will be produced as early as 2022. In two further… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche and Siemens Energy, with partners, advance climate-neutral eFuels development
Tesla: Musk does not rule out alliances with a car manufacturer
CAR AT THE PLUG The “divine” Elon launches a new move: ally with a generalist (Afp) The “divine” Elon launches a new move: ally with a generalist December 3, 2020 2 ‘of reading Tesla’s number one, Elon Musk, does not rule out possible alliances with traditional car manufacturers. He said this when answering a specific… Continue reading Tesla: Musk does not rule out alliances with a car manufacturer
German Manager Magazin: Bernd Pischetsrieder as Chairman of the Daimler Supervisory Board: The last solution000383
Since taking office as Daimler-Boss tries Ola Källenius (51) as a green visionary. The group should be climate neutral by 2039. It goes without saying that “electric first” applies to all models. But while the CEO is building a more modern future, part of his supervisory body looked rather yesterday. The man who is largely… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Bernd Pischetsrieder as Chairman of the Daimler Supervisory Board: The last solution000383