Profitable growth: Reshaped product portfolio with focus on Top-End Luxury, Core Luxury and Entry Luxury; more than 75% of investments dedicated to Top-End and Core Luxury segments Top-End Luxury: Share of Top-End vehicle sales projected to rise by around 60% by 2026; product offensive from Maybach, AMG and G-Class with dedicated EV-characteristics and greater individualisation;… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz sets out long-term ambitions as the world’s most valuable luxury car brand
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@Daimler: 19. May 2022Mercedes-Benz sets out long-term ambitions as the world’s most valuable luxury car brand
May 19, 2022 – Mercedes-Benz today hosted a strategy update on the Côte d’Azur. This ‘Economics of Desire’ event outlined the future of Mercedes-Benz as a dedicated pure-play luxury car company and provided details of its strategic course. The company will focus even further on luxury, elevate its product portfolio, accelerate its path to a… Continue reading @Daimler: 19. May 2022Mercedes-Benz sets out long-term ambitions as the world’s most valuable luxury car brand
Mercedes axes cheaper models in bid for luxury brand status
Chief Ola Källenius targets profit margins closer to those of rivals Porsche and Ferrari Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Automaker: New luxury strategy: Mercedes cancels three compact cars and increases target margin to 14 percent004335
Mercedes boss Ola Källenius with the S-Class Anyone who wants to buy a Mercedes in the future will have to pay significantly more for it. (Photo: Bloomberg) Throughout its 135-year history, Mercedes-Benz has always aimed high. But the brand often failed because of its ambitions: whether as an integrated technology group, as a global corporation… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: New luxury strategy: Mercedes cancels three compact cars and increases target margin to 14 percent004335
German Manager Magazin: Tesla, Twitter bots, Audi, Lufthansa, ESG: manage:mobility from manager magazin001792
There is no longer any doubt about Tesla’s success. As is well known, the US electric car manufacturer is worth more on the stock exchange than the relevant competition put together. The narrative of the successful tech company, which has the most visionary boss ever in Elon Musk (50), apparently also spread an army of… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla, Twitter bots, Audi, Lufthansa, ESG: manage:mobility from manager magazin001792
@Hyundai: Mobility as a cozy lounge: Concept of Mobility Ondol
What would self-driving automobiles look like without a driver? Mobility Ondol, a concept unveiled by Hyundai Motor Group in its patent application, is a heating system inspired by a special seat structure and unique heat conduction, allowing an expression of the unconventional future of the car. Automobiles, invented as a means of transportation, are currently… Continue reading @Hyundai: Mobility as a cozy lounge: Concept of Mobility Ondol
German Handelsblatt: Electric cars: VW starts selling the ID.Buzz – the electric Bulli in detail004334
:The start of sales for the new all-electric minibus ID.Buzz is imminent: This Friday, VW will start advance sales in Europe and Germany, and the first vehicles are to be delivered to customers in the fall. For Volkswagen, the ID.Buzz is the most important new model of this year. The Wolfsburg car manufacturer hopes to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electric cars: VW starts selling the ID.Buzz – the electric Bulli in detail004334
@VW Group: Volkswagen and Mahindra sign Partnering Agreement for MEB electric components in Chennai005078
Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) are exploring the use of MEB electric components for Mahindra’s new “Born Electric Platform”. Both parties announced today that they have signed a Partnering Agreement on 18th May to evaluate the scope of collaboration. Mahindra intends to equip its “Born Electric Platform” with MEB electric components such as… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen and Mahindra sign Partnering Agreement for MEB electric components in Chennai005078
NHTSA probes Tesla Autopilot crash that killed three people
A U.S. federal agency is investigating a crash involving a 2022 Tesla Model S that may have been operating in Autopilot during a crash that killed three people. Autopilot is Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) that performs automated functions such as steering, accelerating and automatic braking. Bloomberg first reported on the news. The accident, which… Continue reading NHTSA probes Tesla Autopilot crash that killed three people
Aurora expands autonomous freight pilot with FedEx in Texas
Aurora Innovation, an autonomous vehicle technology company, has expanded its self-driving freight pilot with FedEx to include a new lane from Fort Worth to El Paso, Texas. The startup has been hauling freight for FedEx between Dallas and Houston since September 2021, which has involved making the 240-mile trip every night. The new lane challenges… Continue reading Aurora expands autonomous freight pilot with FedEx in Texas