The VWDaughter Scania obviously can not do enough Electric truck build with pantograph. The project launch of Elisa in May should be five vehicles ready. Half a year later, only two are in action in Hesse. September 30, 2019, 10:59 am, Werner Pluta E-Highway in Schleswig-Holstein (Symbolbild): The missing trucks come in 2022. (Image: Martin… Continue reading Electromobility: The vehicles are missing in the Hessian E-Highway project
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Germany: Auto industry loses around 125,000 jobs by 2030
If more and more electric cars and fewer and fewer burners are sold, it costs jobs in the German auto industry. Up to 125,000 jobs could be lost in the next ten years. September 30, 2019, 7:53 am, Michael Linden The new Volkswagen ID.3. (Image: Volkswagen) The automotive industry and its supply industry in Germany… Continue reading Germany: Auto industry loses around 125,000 jobs by 2030
WMS Group acquired by roadside assistance specialist Opteven Group
WMS Group is set to be wholly acquired by Europe’s second-largest Mechanical Breakdown Insurer (MBI) subject to formal approval of the deal from The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Opteven, based in Lyon, France, currently operates in eight international markets via its offices in Warrington, Milan, Madrid and Berlin and already has an established operational presence… Continue reading WMS Group acquired by roadside assistance specialist Opteven Group
Automotive: sales leave after the shock of anti-pollution standards in France
The shake of the new anti-pollution regulations has been absorbed. According to figures published on Tuesday, the French car market jumped 16.6% in September over one year, correcting its fall in September 2018 caused by the entry into force of a new vehicle certification standard. Last month, the registrations of the Renault group (Dacia and… Continue reading Automotive: sales leave after the shock of anti-pollution standards in France
Polestar 2 wants to take a chunk of market share from Tesla Model 3
Rob Nikolewski, The San Diego Union-Tribune Published 12:01 a.m. ET Sept. 30, 2019 There’s a new electric vehicle brand on the block, and it’s chosen a handful of target cities to show off its high-performance sedan with lofty ambitions — to take a chunk of market share from the hot-selling Tesla Model 3. It’s the… Continue reading Polestar 2 wants to take a chunk of market share from Tesla Model 3
Volkswagen rejects judge’s call to settle German class action on emissions
BRUNSWICK, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) on Monday rejected a German judge’s call to settle a customer class action lawsuit over its rigging of diesel emissions tests, saying there was no case to answer. VW admitted using illegal software to cheat U.S. diesel engine tests in 2015, a scandal which has cost it more than… Continue reading Volkswagen rejects judge’s call to settle German class action on emissions
Audi Hungaria: Alfons Dintner to become new CEO as of October 1
Alfons Dintner will take over as Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi Hungaria on October 1. He succeeds Achim Heinfling, who will take over as Plant Manager at the Audi headquarters in Ingolstadt. Alfons Dintner is moving to Győr from Ingolstadt, where he was responsible for managing the Pre-Series Center of AUDI AG.… Continue reading Audi Hungaria: Alfons Dintner to become new CEO as of October 1
Volkswagen: Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins
Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins as 450,000 owners of diesel Volkswagen cars take on the company. They argue they are owed compensation for being sold cars based on misleading emissions data. The scandal has already cost VW €30bn (£26.6bn). It has faced class action claims in the US and Australia, but this is the first… Continue reading Volkswagen: Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins
China Automotive Systems signs new contract with SAIC Maxus
WUHAN, China, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — China Automotive Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAAS) (“CAAS” or the “Company”), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced it has entered into a new supply contract with SAIC Maxus, an SUV and commercial vehicle subsidiary of SAIC Motor (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation). SAIC is one of… Continue reading China Automotive Systems signs new contract with SAIC Maxus
Why automakers will reach their CO2 targets in 2020
They have been preparing for several years, and the wall is now approaching at high speed. 2020 is a fateful year for car manufacturers, who will have to meet their CO2 emissions obligations or be severely sanctioned by Brussels. The accounts will be made at the end of next year. The sales of each manufacturer… Continue reading Why automakers will reach their CO2 targets in 2020