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Volkswagen, Argo AI, Ford, Vitesco, Continental, Lime, Audi, Emitec, bicycles: The new manage:mobility newsletter

2022-10-27T05:21:07.378Z


Why Volkswagen's robotaxi dreams were shattered with Argo AI, how Contis Bad Bank Vitesco is selling its first combustion engine division and why, according to CEO Wayne Ting, Scooter-Krösus Lime is benefiting from the energy crisis - you can find out all this and more in the new issue of manage:mobility.


Another hot topic: How Contis Bad Bank Vitesco says goodbye to the combustion engine

When Vitesco was separated from Continental last year, bad bank prophecies of doom rang out.

90 percent of Vitesco's business depends on the combustion engine.

CEO

Andreas Wolf

(62) is now radically rebuilding.

By 2030, Vitesco wants to make 70 percent of its sales with e-car components.

But Wolf does not shy away from severe cuts - now a first division has to believe it.

Heads:

Karin Radstrom ++ Wayne Griffiths ++ Ola Källenius ++ Thomas Schäfer

  • Karin Radström

    (42), head of Mercedes trucks, is progressing far too slowly in expanding a charging network for e-trucks in Europe.

    She has the feeling "that some people don't yet correctly assess the size of the challenge," Radstrom sends greetings to Brussels.

  • Wayne Griffiths

    (56) is the head of Seat and Cupra, but focuses primarily on Cupra.

    A brand that "needs Volkswagen," says the Brit - and is otherwise remarkably euphoric.

  • As Mercedes boss, Ola Källenius

    (53) puts Marge above everything else.

    The Swede should like the latest quarterly figures accordingly: profit of 5.3 billion euros and a return of 14.5 percent in the car division alone.

    Time for Källenius to raise the margin targets again.

  • Thomas Schäfer

    (52), head of the VW passenger car brand, accelerates the electric course.

    By 2033 at the latest, the Wolfsburg-based company wants to offer only electric cars in Europe.

Company: Haibike ++ Ford ++ Audi ++ BYD ++ ZF

  • On paper, the

    Haibike

    ALLMTN SE is an e-mountain bike.

    However, there is a lot of automotive technology in the two-wheeler, and the look reminds some of a "monster".

    My colleague Margret Hucko still dared to test the 10,000 euro carbon wheel.

  • You can get a Ford

    Fiesta for double the price

    - but not for long.

    The carmaker will stop producing the small car in Cologne in June 2023 after 47 years and more than 18 million Fiestas.

    Jobs should not be lost.

    Electric models that are still secret move into the Rhine.

  • Audi

    no longer makes any secret

    of its entry

    at

    clean.

    From 2026, the Ingolstadt company will have its own works team in Formula 1. Audi boss

    Markus Duesmann

    (52) knows the Swiss from his BMW motorsport days.

    Between 2006 and 2009 it was enough for the tandem to win a Grand Prix.

    At Audi you will want more.

  • Earlier than Audi in Formula 1,

    BYD

    is represented on Germany's roads.

    After the large order from Sixt, the further sales concept of the Chinese is now crystallizing.

    Six well-known and large dealer groups as well as some flagship stores are intended to attract customers in Germany.

  • ZF Friedrichshafen

    press enormous debts.

    Nevertheless, the supplier is investing massively in the electric transformation.

    Money is tight for other sectors.

    The supplier is now putting the 3.8 billion euro sales division for airbags, seat belts and steering wheels in the shop window for a carve-out.

More mobility: Lime ++ Rivian ++ Bosch

  • From the e-scooter scene, there were actually only horror reports.

    Bird, animal, voi, they all use the red pen.

    In an interview, he explained to us

    why CEO

    Wayne Ting

    (38) does not feel compelled to do so at market leader

    Lime .

  • Ting could face new competition in the medium term

    RJ Scaringe

    (39).

    His company

    Rivian

    is known for electric pick-ups and vans.

    Scaringe is now also considering smaller vehicles, such as e-bikes.

  • Supplier

    Bosch

    builds electric motors in Charleston (South Carolina) for Rivian.

    Production is now underway and will ramp up at $260 million.

    The supplier is investing another $200 million in a fuel cell plant in Anderson (also South Carolina).

    It's supposed to start there in 2026 - a bit of a turning point for the world's largest automotive supplier.

Guest Drive of the Week: Egomaniac Bike Industry

The bicycle industry is booming - and from the point of view of

Marcus Diekmann

(43), it still makes numerous strategic mistakes.

From the point of view of the former Rose Bikes CEO, the industry rarely puts on the customer glasses.

Diekmann explains in a guest article why he considers almost every third bicycle model on the market to be superfluous.

Number of the week: 6.3

Around

every tenth electric car charging station

in Germany is not working properly.

That's what the start-up Elvah claims after evaluating more than 20 million loading data.

On a scale of 0 to 10, the German network gets a rating of 6.3.

It loads better in the Netherlands (7.3), Switzerland and Luxembourg (both 7.2).

Racing Wheel of the Week

In 2020,

Markus Duesmann

(53) spoke out against a speed limit on German autobahns, as he saw no benefit for the environment in it.

In the meantime, the Audi boss has changed his mind;

Tempo 100 would be a "helpful symbol".

Duesmann could also make friends with car-free Sundays.

Then he could ride his racing bike on the Autobahn.

We're coming with you - but we'd rather go to the Alps than to Ingolstadt.

I wish you a lively week.

Sincerely yours, Christoph Seyerlein

Source: spiegel

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