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Jan Oehmicke takes over as DACH VP at MG Motor

August 2, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Jan Oehmicke has been appointed Vice President for the DACH region of MG Motor. Tesla’s former European head is to take over operational responsibility for the SAIC brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Oehmicke had left Tesla as head of Europe in 2019. The British SAIC brand MG Motor is increasingly expanding into continental Europe […]

Rivian considers opening factory in Bristol

August 2, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

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According to a media report, Rivian has been negotiating with the British government for several weeks about the construction of a plant near Bristol. However, the talks are not yet at an advanced stage. This was reported by Sky News with reference to industry circles. According to the report, the US company has identified a […]

Daimler Truck to realign production strategy

July 31, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Daimler Truck and the works council have agreed on key points for the future orientation and safeguarding of the aggregate plants. The three locations Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim will specialise in different components of electrified drives. In the future, they will drive the global production of battery-electric and hydrogen-based drive systems in a production and […]

VW to upgrade Emden factory over summer break

July 31, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has announced that it will be pushing ahead with a number of construction projects at the Emden site during the upcoming plant holiday. More than 1,000 employees and external workers are to work on around 300 construction sites between 2 and 27 August for the transformation to an EV production site. According to Volkswagen, […]

Audi releases two more Q4 e-tron variants

July 29, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Following the sales debut of the Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron in April, two further variants are now expanding the portfolio: The Q4 Sportback 40 e-tron, the model with the longest range in the series, and the Q4 45 e-tron quattro as an all-wheel drive variant are available to order now. The technical […]

Michael Lohscheller to take over at Vinfast

July 27, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Michael Lohscheller is to become CEO of the Vietnamese car manufacturer VINFAST LLC. After he departs from Stellantis set at the end of August, the acting Opel CEO will be charged with expanding VinFast’s operations, and presence around the globe as the company announced. Lohscheller’s departure from Opel/Stellantis has been known since mid-July: At the […]

Fisker to open brand centres in EU & USA in 2022

July 22, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Californian electric car manufacturer Fisker gives more details about its plans for branches in the USA and Europe. A series of sales locations is to open starting in L.A, followed by more locations in the USA and Europe. The company’s first so-called ‘Brand Experience Center’ is scheduled to open in Los Angeles in the […]

Lucid Motors plans to launch in Germany in 2022

July 21, 2021 Nora Manthey Syndicated Comments Off

California-based electric car startup Lucid Motors plans to begin delivering its cars in Germany next year, as the new Country Manager Roberto Russo, confirmed to electrive. Also in 2022, the Air sedan is to arrive in other European countries too. That Lucid was planning to enter the German market had been rumoured for a few […]

Volkswagen presents strategy til 2030

July 13, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has presented its strategy for 2030 called ‘New Auto’. At the core of this strategy is the shift to electromobility and the gradual phasing out of the combustion engine – but it goes far beyond electrifying the hardware that has been dominant for so long It has already been very clear for a while […]

Renault’s DACH CEO to take over at Opel

July 13, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Uwe Hochgeschurtz, currently CEO of Renault in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region), will become Opel’s new CEO on 1 September 2021. Hochgeschurtz succeeds Michael Lohscheller, who “has decided to take on another challenge outside the Stellantis Group”. The top personnel appointment follows just days after the news that Opel is to become an all-electric […]