Vehicle lightweighting critical to achieve net-zero targets: experts at Autocar Pro conference As the automotive industry increasingly balances cost with efficiency and safety, vehicle lightweighting is gaining traction as a route to greener motoring and also profitability. From automakers to component suppliers, they are all actively engaged in shaving off grams and slashing kilos from… Continue reading Vehicle lightweighting critical to achieve net-zero targets: experts at Autocar Pro conference
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German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Race for the best car battery: Porsche is building the “smallest gigafactory in the world”005455
Der Porsche AG geht es gut. Der jüngst erfolgte Börsengang ist gelungen, nach einem durchwachsenen ersten Halbjahr befindet sich der Sportwagenbauer geschäftlich wieder im Aufwärtstrend. Porsche geht es sogar so gut, dass die Beschäftigten bis zu 3000 Euro Prämie im Nachgang des IPO erhalten sollen. Und auch für Investitionen ist Geld da: Die Zuffenhausener weiten… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Race for the best car battery: Porsche is building the “smallest gigafactory in the world”005455
German Handelsblatt: Software strategy: stock market frustration at Mercedes – car manufacturer postpones important investor event005454
Ola Källenius The Mercedes boss is desperately trying to increase Mercedes’ stock market value. (Photo: IMAGO/Mike Schmidt) Mercedes boss Ola Källenius fulfills almost every wish of investors. He swears by luxury instead of sheer mass, goes all-in on electric cars, has spun off Daimler Truck on the stock exchange, pushed through one of the toughest… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Software strategy: stock market frustration at Mercedes – car manufacturer postpones important investor event005454
Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at record pace, just not as fast as deliveries
Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at a new record pace with more stores and service centers added in the last quarter than ever, but it’s still not growing as fast as its deliveries. The phrase “victim of its own success” is something that you can often apply to Tesla, especially when it comes to service. The… Continue reading Tesla’s infrastructure is growing at record pace, just not as fast as deliveries
Tesla adds Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red colors to Giga Berlin lineup
Tesla has added two new paint colors, Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red, to their Giga Berlin paint lines. The new colors are available now – but only for European and Middle Eastern customers. The colors are a slick-looking medium silver and a deep red metallic color. They replace the former Midnight Silver Metallic (which is… Continue reading Tesla adds Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red colors to Giga Berlin lineup
German Manager Magazin: Twitter: Elon Musk apparently wants to massively cut jobs at the short message service after the takeover002092
The deal isn’t finalized yet, but planning is in progress Elon Musk after taking over Twitter apparently a massive job cut. He said to potential investors that he would reduce the number of employees from 7,500 to around 2,000, the company writes “Washington Post” . That would be about 75 percent of the employees of… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Twitter: Elon Musk apparently wants to massively cut jobs at the short message service after the takeover002092
German Manager Magazin: Cupra: Seat boss Wayne Griffiths sees himself as a winner of the crisis002091
The boss was joking. “Our Cupra customers average around 40 years old,” said Wayne Griffiths. “I drive a Cupra Formentor myself. I’m not 40 anymore, but I try to at least look like it.” Bleached undercut, sporty jacket, tight jeans, sneakers – that’s how he covered his 56 years when he appeared in Nürtingen on… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Cupra: Seat boss Wayne Griffiths sees himself as a winner of the crisis002091
German Manager Magazin: Car sales: Toyota and Volkswagen close race for the title of world’s largest car manufacturer002091
The world’s largest carmaker Toyota can no longer avoid cutting its production forecast for the year due to a lack of electronic chips. Because many semiconductors are still missing, production in November is likely to be just 800,000 vehicles – this means that production in the current fiscal year (end of March) will also fall… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Car sales: Toyota and Volkswagen close race for the title of world’s largest car manufacturer002091
TuanChe and YangMing New Energy Technology Establish Strategic Cooperation to Develop Battery and Energy Storage Technologies
BEIJING, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — TuanChe Limited (“TuanChe” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: TC), a leading integrated automotive marketplace in China, has recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with YangMing New Energy Technology (“YangMing”) to expand its research capabilities in the field of EV batteries as well as strengthen the Company’s supply chain capacity. YangMing is focused… Continue reading TuanChe and YangMing New Energy Technology Establish Strategic Cooperation to Develop Battery and Energy Storage Technologies
LG Energy Solution begins ‘Replacement of China’s’ natural graphite for batteries
LG Energy Solution has begun to replace natural graphite produced in China. LG Energy Solution will receive natural graphite produced in the US by an Australian company. This was a response to the newly enforced US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including the exclusion of key materials for secondary batteries in China, such as graphite. On… Continue reading LG Energy Solution begins ‘Replacement of China’s’ natural graphite for batteries