We caught up with Ferrari’s chief technical officer, Michael Leiters, ahead of the launch of the new SF90 Spider, the convertible version of Ferrari’s new plug-in halo car. We spoke about electrification, the benefit of being in F1 and deciding to build Ferrari’s first front-wheel-drive model. Top Gear: How challenging was the SF90 for Ferrari? Michael Leiters:… Continue reading Ferrari: ‘driving emotion is more important than performance’
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@VW Group: “Porsche Unseen” provides a glimpse of unreleased concept cars
11/12/2020 Under the title “Porsche Unseen”, Porsche is for the first time publishing design studies from 2005 to 2019 which have until now been kept under lock and key. The sports car manufacturer is showing spectacular visions of 15 different cars. In this way, Porsche is offering an exclusive insight into its design process – from… Continue reading @VW Group: “Porsche Unseen” provides a glimpse of unreleased concept cars
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Volkswagen sounds the alarm: “The charging network is exhausted” 000770
Ionity fast charging station in Rhineland-Palatinate A car driver charges her electric car at the Brohltal service area on the A61 motorway. Germany needs more of these charging stations. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Volkswagen warns that there will soon no longer be enough charging points for the many new electric cars on Germany’s roads. “The number… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Volkswagen sounds the alarm: “The charging network is exhausted” 000770
Nissan trims losses as restructuring pays off in recovering US market
Japan’s third-largest carmaker lags behind performance of rivals Toyota and VW Go to Source
Scania partners with ENGIE and EVBox for charging solutions
SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The French global energy and services group ENGIE, and its subsidiary EVBox Group, are joining forces with Scania to offer transport providers in 13 European countries a customised and complete e-mobility solution. Charging is a prerequisite for electrifying transport. For transport providers in urban and some regional applications,… Continue reading Scania partners with ENGIE and EVBox for charging solutions
@VW Group: Volkswagen Breaks Ground on U.S. Lab for Developing, Testing of EV Batteries
Nov 10, 2020 Lab will serve as the center of high-voltage engineering activities in the U.S. Facility will support the launch and localization of Volkswagen ID.4 and future electric models VW to hire 25 engineers to support lab Chattanooga, TN — Volkswagen of America today marked the start of construction of its Battery Engineering Lab… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Breaks Ground on U.S. Lab for Developing, Testing of EV Batteries
@VW Group: At 437 million euro, group result after tax for the first nine months positive again
Stuttgart, 10 November 2020. After the first nine months of the fiscal year 2020, the group result after tax of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, is positive again at 437 million euro (prior-year period: 3.52 billion euro). After the first six months of the fiscal year 2020, this figure had been negative at minus… Continue reading @VW Group: At 437 million euro, group result after tax for the first nine months positive again
@VW Group: Managing the data revolution: data streaming at Porsche
11/10/2020 Data is a valuable resource, which needs to be handled systematically. Sridhar Mamella works as a Platform Manager for Data Streaming Platforms at Porsche. He explains, why it’s so important to streamline data and how their tool Streamzilla helps Porsche’s engineering product teams to work more efficiently. We are in the midst of a… Continue reading @VW Group: Managing the data revolution: data streaming at Porsche
German Handelsblatt: Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen: Traton presents good quarterly figures – but does not dare to make a profit forecast000740
Traton – subgroup with many brands Traton is a Volkswagen subsidiary. This in turn includes a number of truck brands such as Scania and MAN. Now there is also Navistar from the USA. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf The business of the VW truck subsidiary Traton is developing better again, but the company has still not reached… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Truck subsidiary of Volkswagen: Traton presents good quarterly figures – but does not dare to make a profit forecast000740
Scania Interim Report January-September 2020
SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Scania delivered a strong underlying performance during the period though significantly impacted by the global pandemic. Summary of the first nine months of 2020 Net sales decreased by 22 percent to SEK 88,843 m. (113,815) Operating income decreased by 62 percent and amounted to SEK 5,249 m. (13,889)… Continue reading Scania Interim Report January-September 2020