Tesla will not start German mass battery production before 2024

Tesla will not start German mass battery production before 2024

At full capacity, the Gruenheide plant, which is still in the ramp-up phase, will produce 500,000 cars a year, more than the 450,000 battery-electric vehicles that German rival Volkswagen sold globally in 2021 At full capacity, the Gruenheide plant, which is still in the ramp-up phase, will produce 500,000 cars a year, more than the […]

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Toyota, partnering with Suzuki, doubles down on its hybrid bet in India

Toyota, partnering with Suzuki, doubles down on its hybrid bet in India

Toyota teams up with Suzuki to crack the Indian hybrid market, and the first new model is a compact SUV Toyota teams up with Suzuki to crack the Indian hybrid market, and the first new model is a compact SUV Toyota is rebooting its strategy for India, doubling down on a bet that emerging markets […]

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Chip makers have a message for car makers: Your turn to pay

Chip makers have a message for car makers: Your turn to pay

Newly created teams at the likes of General Motors, Volkswagen and Ford are negotiating directly with chipmakers Newly created teams at the likes of General Motors, Volkswagen and Ford are negotiating directly with chipmakers The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans for millions of cars over the past two […]

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Volkswagen to develop new semiconductor with STMicro amid chip crunch

Volkswagen to develop new semiconductor with STMicro amid chip crunch

The move illustrates how Volkswagen is striving to gain greater control over the supply of chips The move illustrates how Volkswagen is striving to gain greater control over the supply of chips Germany’s Volkswagen and Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics will co-develop a new semiconductor amid a global microchip crunch that has strained the car industry’s supply […]

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Global electric car shipments rise amid automotive supply chain issues, report says

Global electric car shipments rise amid automotive supply chain issues, report says

Worldwide EV shipments expanded 79% to 1.95 million units in Q1 2022, compared with the previous year Worldwide EV shipments expanded 79% to 1.95 million units in Q1 2022, compared with the previous year The global electric vehicle (EV) shipments grew in the first quarter of 2022 amid automotive supply chain issues, according to market […]

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German cartel office greenlights automated driving cooperation between VW, Bosch

German cartel office greenlights automated driving cooperation between VW, Bosch

The duo intends to develop a joint software solution in the area of semi-automated driving The duo intends to develop a joint software solution in the area of semi-automated driving The German cartel office said on Monday it would allow Volkswagen and Bosch to start an automated driving development cooperation but would monitor the alliance’s […]

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EV battery output bigger challenge than EU combustion engine ban, says VW

EV battery output bigger challenge than EU combustion engine ban, says VW

The EU deal to phase out combustion engine cars in just over 12 years is challenging, but a more daunting obstacle will be making enough batteries to power the electric cars needed as a result, a senior Volkswagen executive said on Wednesday. The comment came after EU countries clinched deals on proposed laws to combat […]

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