Consumer goods: Know your customers and please them with the right products “The Covid-19 crisis harbors a number of opportunities—and for the consumer goods sector, these can even outweigh its challenges. It has highlighted and amplified a number of existing trends. Companies that had already developed a high degree of digital expertise were considerably quicker… Continue reading @VW Group: Back on Course– Ways out of the Crisis
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Volkswagen to test autonomous vehicles in Chinese city Hefei
FILE PHOTO: A logo of German carmaker Volkswagen is seen on a car parked on a street in Paris, France, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said on Wednesday it will start testing autonomous vehicles in China’s eastern city of Hefei, its first in the world’s biggest car market.… Continue reading Volkswagen to test autonomous vehicles in Chinese city Hefei
@VW Group: Hydrogen—Fuel of the Future?
Fast-forward to the year 2030. The coronavirus pandemic is history and the economy has recovered but many things have changed. For one, the focus is now on sustainability. And the chemical element with atomic number 1—hydrogen—has a set place in the energy mix of many countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. It features prominently… Continue reading @VW Group: Hydrogen—Fuel of the Future?
Key Hyundai affiliate aims to muscle into electric vehicle market as longtime suppliers turn to outsiders
SEOUL (Reuters) – As Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) accelerates the shift to electric cars, Hyundai Motor 005803.KS’s loyal suppliers have increasingly turned to “outsiders” for parts – but now the South Korean carmaker’s own supply company, Mobis, is plunging into the game. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Mobis is seen during the 2019 Seoul Motor… Continue reading Key Hyundai affiliate aims to muscle into electric vehicle market as longtime suppliers turn to outsiders
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Production of the ID.4 electric car begins in Zwickau000053
Volkswagenstarted building the second model in its new electric series at the Zwickau plant. The ID.4 SUV complements the ID.3 mid-range car, which is also produced at the Saxon location. Both are the prelude to a series of fully electric cars that will form the basis for other Group vehicles in the years to come.… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Production of the ID.4 electric car begins in Zwickau000053
German Manager Magazin: According to Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Volkswagen produces too expensive000054
The very different results of the Car maker In the first half of the year, industry expert Ferdinand Dudenhöffer “revealed hidden problems”. The car sales of the Volkswagen-Group was down 28 percent, from Toyotabuckled by 29 percent. But Volkswagen lost 415 euros per car, while Toyota 533 euros and the French Opel-Mother PPEeven made 707… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: According to Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, Volkswagen produces too expensive000054
German Manager Magazin: BMW: Oliver Zipse has to report the first quarterly loss since 2009000053
BMW boss Oliver Zipse (56) had already warned at the beginning of July: The second quarter would be “worst quarter that BMW has ever experienced”. The full extent of the coronavirus crisis with the weeks-long worldwide lockdown of factories and sales outlets still seemed to surprise BMW investors on Wednesday. The one noted in the… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: BMW: Oliver Zipse has to report the first quarterly loss since 2009000053
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche under new suspicion of manipulation – KBA asks employees000187
Porsche 911 in 2008 The older series is suspected of being tampered with. (Photo: dpa) Düsseldorf Porsche is investigating possible new manipulations on its cars with an internal investigation. The Stuttgart VW subsidiary is checking whether individual models have been changed again after they have been type approved by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Porsche under new suspicion of manipulation – KBA asks employees000187
@VW Group: A new era for Volkswagen innovation in America begins with the Type 20 Concept Some two decades ago, the Volkswagen Group opened a …
Concept vehicle shown. Not available for sale. Modifying vehicles can adversely affect warranty coverage & compliance with required safety and other standards Some two decades ago, the Volkswagen Group opened a three-person office in Silicon Valley, looking to tap the region’s burgeoning tech scene for new transportation breakthroughs. Today, that office includes more than 180… Continue reading @VW Group: A new era for Volkswagen innovation in America begins with the Type 20 Concept Some two decades ago, the Volkswagen Group opened a …
@VW Group: Meet the ID. CROZZ, a Preview of Volkswagen’s First Electric SUV Expected in 2020 Electric vehicles are the future of transportatio…
Electric vehicles are the future of transportation, but making that future a reality will require a lot of innovation and manufacturing know-how. Today, Volkswagen unveiled one of its major steps toward an electric future with the first North American appearance of the ID. CROZZ concept vehicle in Los Angeles – a four-door, all-wheel-drive SUV that… Continue reading @VW Group: Meet the ID. CROZZ, a Preview of Volkswagen’s First Electric SUV Expected in 2020 Electric vehicles are the future of transportatio…