BERLIN — Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler will unveil a new business group comprising the AMG, Maybach and G-Class subbrands at the Munich auto show in September. The move will streamline marketing costs and is part of Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius’ plan to boost productivity and profitability, with a focus on high-margin sales. AMG boss Philipp Schiemer… Continue reading Daimler’s Maybach, AMG and G-Class will be bundled into new luxury group – Automotive News Europe
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Audi will switch to agency model for EV sales – Automotive News Europe
BERLIN — Audi plans to switch to agency sales for its electric models starting in 2023. Through this model, cars will be sold directly by the brand to end customers, with dealers acting only as intermediaries. So far Audi has been selling its own EVs such as the e-tron and e-tron GT through its authorized… Continue reading Audi will switch to agency model for EV sales – Automotive News Europe
How the government plans to steer UK transport to net-zero by 2030
Despite the outlawing of new petrol and diesel car and van sales in the UK being eight-and-a-half years away, 2030 is writ large within the automotive industry. It’s also at the forefront of the minds of those who work at the Department for Transport – not least Rachel Maclean, the Conservative MP for Redditch who… Continue reading How the government plans to steer UK transport to net-zero by 2030
Under the skin: We need to torque about Audi’s new drift tech
The forthcoming new Audi RS3 comes equipped with a new Torque Splitter rear-axle torque-vectoring system that does away with rear differential gears and replaces them with two ‘wet’ clutch packs. The downside of a conventional differential is that it allows one wheel to spin if it loses traction, and in powerful cars that becomes a… Continue reading Under the skin: We need to torque about Audi’s new drift tech
German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Sales are falling in China of all places000952
The brands of Volkswagen-Group delivered almost five million vehicles worldwide between January and June. That was 28 percent more than in the first half of 2020, the group announced on Friday. At that time, during the peak of the first corona wave, the temporary closings of plants and dealers as well as the collapse in… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Volkswagen: Sales are falling in China of all places000952
German Manager Magazin: Daimler-Dieselklage: BGH does not see thermal windows alone as immoral000951
Diesel plaintiffs who received compensation from Daimler demand, should go away empty-handed in many cases. When they first pronounced their verdict in a “thermal window” procedure, the judges of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) confirmed on Tuesday that they do not consider the use of the technology to be immoral. At the same time,… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Daimler-Dieselklage: BGH does not see thermal windows alone as immoral000951
Honda ready for quicker shift to all-electrified lineup, CEO hints
TOKYO — Honda Motor is prepared to shift to selling only electrified vehicles earlier than planned if the European Union tightens regulations sooner, President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe said Friday in the first comment by a major Japanese automaker’s top executive on the EU proposal. “If the rules change, we’ll have no choice but to respond,”… Continue reading Honda ready for quicker shift to all-electrified lineup, CEO hints
How Matthias Rabe will keep the Bentley spirit alive
Bentleyness. Noun. The quality that makes a car feel like a Bentley. Bentleyfication. Noun. The process of instilling Bentleyness into a car. You won’t find Bentleyness or Bentleyfication in the dictionary, but since both phrases are used liberally by Matthias Rabe when discussing the key challenges in his new role as Bentley’s head of engineering,… Continue reading How Matthias Rabe will keep the Bentley spirit alive
@VW Group: In the first six months, Porsche delivers 31 percent more vehicles003505
*Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. As of 1 September 2018 the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emission values determined in accordance with the WLTP will, in many cases,… Continue reading @VW Group: In the first six months, Porsche delivers 31 percent more vehicles003505
@VW Group: Forward31 develops new business with Berlin-based start-up aware003502
*Data determined in accordance with the measurement method required by law. As of 1 September 2018 the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) replaced the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Due to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel/electricity consumption and CO₂ emission values determined in accordance with the WLTP will, in many cases,… Continue reading @VW Group: Forward31 develops new business with Berlin-based start-up aware003502