“It’s doing particularly well on the German market’: Mercedes continues to work on the diesel engine. 91 percent of German car dealerships expect ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ order intake for electric cars in 2024.

Audi is sticking to its plan to only sell electric cars from 2033 - the last major world premieres of new model series with conventional drives are scheduled to take place in 2026. And when it comes to hydrogen, they are also staying tuned, because BMW boss Oliver Zipse sees hydrogen as the next trend.