FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany – The head of German car giant Volkswagen, still grappling with the fallout from a huge emissions cheating scandal, on Friday defended his 10-million-euro salary by saying it made up for the risk of having “one foot in jail”. In an interview with news weekly Der Spiegel, Matthias Mueller said he… Continue reading VW boss says ‘risk of jail’ justifies mega salary
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BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells
Follow John BMW sold more than 100,000 cars with plugs last year, adding together its battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models. That’s roughly on a par with Tesla, and ahead of both General Motors and Nissan, two other pioneers in modern electric cars. The company has put far more plug-in cars on the road to date… Continue reading BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells
Car manufacturers despair of the new emission regulations: BMW also stops production of X5 and X6 gasoline
All articles and backgrounds 03/23/2018 Car manufacturers desperate for new emission regulations BMW also stops production of X5 and X6 petrol engines BMW BMW X5: From late May to early 2019 no longer available with gasoline engine For a year, the BMW 7 Series is in Europe not available as gasoline engine – This sales… Continue reading Car manufacturers despair of the new emission regulations: BMW also stops production of X5 and X6 gasoline
200,000 electric audis until 2021: Audi CEO Stadler sets high electrical targets
All articles and backgrounds 03/23/2018 200,000 electric audis until 2021 Audi CEO Stadler sets high electrical targets Audi Audi A8: In the future only electric? The Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer Audi Show stock market chart wants to sell significantly more electric cars in the next few years than previously known. “We want to sell around 200,000… Continue reading 200,000 electric audis until 2021: Audi CEO Stadler sets high electrical targets
New impetus: Volkswagen steps up model and innovation offensive in China
Photo Brand 23 March 2018 New impetus: Volkswagen steps up model and innovation offensive in China Media-Workshop at the „SUV Brand Day 2018″ DB2018AL00435
‘Diesel-saving’ technology could make it to market in two years
ACCT stands for ammonia creation and conversion technology. A simple, affordable and apparently foolproof solution to the problem that has led to the current worldwide ‘demonisation’ of diesel engines — emissions of life-limiting NOx — has been discovered by a team of British automotive research specialists at Loughborough University. The system, called ACCT (ammonia creation and conversion technology), has… Continue reading ‘Diesel-saving’ technology could make it to market in two years
ZF Supervisory Board Starts New Term of Office
The three new members appointed to ZF’s Supervisory Board are: Dr. Gisela Lanza, who holds a Professorship for Production System and Quality Management at the Karlsruhe Institute für Technology (KIT); Axel Strotbek, who was Chief Financial Officer at Audi AG until September 2017; Dr. Mohsen Sohi, Chief Executive Officer of Freudenberg SE, the Technology Group.… Continue reading ZF Supervisory Board Starts New Term of Office
The final endurance test for the hybrid Cayenne
Thanks to e-performance, the Panamera is already on the road to success. Porsche will soon extend its hybrid strategy – inspired by the 918 Spyder super sports car – to the new generation of Cayenne vehicles. But before this can happen, rigorous tests must be carried out.
Pininfarina will go from designer to automaker with all-EV lineup
Drew Phillips For decades, Pininfarinaa has largely been a design house — it shaped and built cars, but usually under someone else’s name (such as the Ferrari F40). It’s apparently ready to become a full-fledged manufacturer, however, and a thoroughly 21st century one at that. Autocar sources have heard that Pininfarina is launching an all-electric… Continue reading Pininfarina will go from designer to automaker with all-EV lineup
UPDATE 3-Tesla shareholders approve CEO Musk’s $2.6 bln compensation plan
SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc shareholders approved a compensation package potentially worth $2.6 billion for Chief Executive Elon Musk on Wednesday in a test of their confidence in the leader of the electric car company. Elon Musk speaks at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Tesla shareholders approve CEO Musk’s $2.6 bln compensation plan