Auto International: The Australian Auto Market Stromer? No thank you! Driving on Australian roads © press-inform - the press office In Australia, the roads are long. Electromobility is correspondingly poorly represented and the network of charging stations is extensive. But that should change soon, but Down Under is still firmly in the hands of pick-ups and SUVs. The gas station attendant knows immediately at which pump we are standing. "Is that the new Ford Everest?" We affirm and add "the...
Auto International: ECD Automotive Design makes Defender electric Brit legend with Tesla power ECD Defender Project Morpheus © press-inform - the press office The Land Rover Defender is legendary in Europe and the US alike. For ten years, ECD, based near Orlando, has been giving classic Defender models luxurious equipment and new drives - more and more off-roaders are being converted to Tesla technology. It is not new that historic Land Rover models have been all too willingly converted for...
Nissan and Renault have renewed their long-debated alliance. After months of negotiations, the Japanese carmaker and its French partner agreed on a cross-shareholding of 15 percent each. As part of the compromise, Renault reduces its stake in Nissan from around 43 percent and transfers around 28 percent to a trustee, as the French announced on Monday. In return, Nissan announced that it would take a stake in Renault's electric car subsidiary. The Japanese had felt dominated by the French for...
Leoni CEO Aldo Kamper surprisingly takes his hat off in the middle of the renovation of the Nuremberg car supplier. The 52-year-old Dutchman is leaving the company at the end of March "to take on a new task at short notice," Leoni announced on Monday. As it became known on Monday evening, he is moving to the Osram electronics group. A successor is not yet in sight, the supervisory board wants to take care of it immediately. Kamper has managed...
Auto International: Electric Car Market Europe With highs and lows Peugeot 408 PHEV © press-inform - the press office In Germany, the proportion of electrified vehicles is now half of all new registrations. But what about the rest of Europe? Are the customers here now also wanting to plug in? Germany continues to set the pace for cars in Europe. Apart from smaller markets in Scandinavia or Benelux, the demand for electric cars is greater in hardly any other country....
The German automotive industry warns of a loss of importance in global location competition and calls for targeted measures to counteract this. "Without an ambitious program for competitiveness and location, we risk losing the connection globally," said the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) on Wednesday. The industry fears that Europe could lose touch with funding programs worth billions in the USA and the confrontation with China and that companies could increasingly relocate locations.After a mixed year, the industry...
It sounds a bit like old friends reuniting. A little chat, everyone laments a little about their little problems and after two hours of coffee, everyone agrees: "It's nice that we talked again." But nothing more. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz had invited the most important people in the car industry in Berlin to his first mobility summit, and in the end everyone is somehow relieved about the exchange - but for not a single one of the numerous traffic problems...
Auto International: Turkish electrical manufacturer Togg starts Waiting for spring Togg CEO Guercan Karakas © press-inform - the press office Togg, the first Turkish manufacturer of electric cars, already wanted to deliver its first customer vehicles in these weeks. The schedule has been slightly delayed due to the pandemic, but it should start in the spring - first in Turkey and then in Europe. The Turkish car manufacturer Togg made its first big appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show last...
Of Joachim Becker and Felix ReekThe customers of Audi, BMW and Mercedes are actually brand loyal. A new study by the management consultancy Berylls is all the more surprising: around 20 percent of those surveyed could in principle imagine switching to a Chinese luxury brand. China and upper class? Recently, Nio's top model, the ET7 sedan, also won the prestigious "Golden Steering Wheel" car award in the "Mid-size and luxury class" category. What's going on there? source site
Middle East Conflict Car attack and confrontations: Five Palestinians killed A group of masked men attack Israeli soldiers with firecrackers in Beit Ummar. photo © Mahmoud Illean/AP/dpa The situation in the occupied West Bank does not calm down. Again there are fatalities in clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians. Four Palestinians have been killed in confrontations with Israeli soldiers and another after a car attack in the occupied West Bank. According to the Israeli police, a female soldier north...
