The Chinese electric truck manufacturer Windrose plans to build its European headquarters and its first European plant in Belgium. The 300 million investment is expected to create 3,000 jobs, and Windrose plans to produce 10,000 trucks a year by 2027.
By Carolyn Braun
How independent is German economist Veronika Grimm? Her dissenting vote on hydrogen trucks gives this question new urgency.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
At Auto China 2024, Germany's traditional brands Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz present themselves as fighters. However, strong competition and brutal price dumping in the NEV market will not make the next few years easy.
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The EU wants to be climate-neutral by 2050 – including in road traffic. For the ramp-up of electromobility to succeed, the appropriate charging infrastructure is needed. Most EU member states are already well on the way to achieving this, but five still have some way to go.
By Lukas Knigge
Chinese automakers rely on the expertise of international professionals like Jochen Tueting. The automotive engineer once worked for Ford before joining the state-owned manufacturer Chery. Now, Tueting heads its location in Raunheim, Hesse. His biggest challenge as a German is to establish the brand in the European market.
By Redaktion Table
Xpeng Motors from Guangzhou is rolling onto the German market with the P7 saloon and the G9 mid-size SUV. The cars can already be configured online and a test drive can be booked. They will then be sold in the traditional way by dealers.
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How is the EU's Green Deal progressing? Where are renewables being manufactured and installed? What's new with hydrogen and electric cars? So far, there hasn't been a central source for this information. Now, guidance comes from the "Clean Tech Tracker" by the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel.
By Bernhard Pötter
In Schleswig-Holstein, politicians celebrated the groundbreaking of the Northvolt battery factory. However, whether the batteries can be transported in an environmentally friendly manner remains uncertain.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Daniel Kirchert predicts that Chinese car brands will secure a fifth of the German car market by 2030. He also shows two ways in which German companies can save their business, apart from partnerships.
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The debate over the loyalty of German conglomerates to Beijing has reignited. Mercedes CEO Ola Kaellenius faces harsh criticism for opposing EU tariffs on EVs from China. The accusation: Instead of national interests, he only has sales figures in China in mind.
By Marcel Grzanna
