Remove Auto Remove Companies Remove Germany Remove News
article thumbnail

Polestar 2 is the most popular electric company car in Germany, cracking top ten overall

Electrek

The Polestar 2 is taking the auto industry by storm, placing among the top ten-selling electric vehicle in some of the most popular vehicle markets. In 2022, the Polestar 2 became a top-selling electric company car and made the top ten overall company cars in Germany, home of luxury vehicles and auto innovation.

Germany 135
article thumbnail

Vulcan Energy starts its first lithium chloride production in Germany – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Vulcan’s lithium chloride output will be converted into battery-grade lithium hydroxide at the company’s new conversion plant in Frankfurt in the second half of the year, Moreno said. The German government has created a 1.1

Germany 52
article thumbnail

Europe’s auto suppliers reach the end of the road – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Germany may be facing a shortage of workers, but not all sectors are equally impacted. Emrullah Karaca has made brakes for the past 20 years, but he is now learning to assemble heat pumps instead, as the Continental factory where he works in northern Germany is slated to close.

Auto 52
article thumbnail

ACMA awards 59 companies for excellence in production, innovation, localisation, exports – ET Auto

Baua Electric

New Delhi: The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India ( ACMA ) at the 58th edition of the ACMA Excellence Awards and the 9th Technology Summit on March 05, 2024, recognized the exceptional contributions and achievements of 59 auto component manufacturers, and gave away 112 awards under various categories.

Auto 52
article thumbnail

Tesla is no longer just a luxury brand, says major auto outlet

Teslarati

In a column shared on Friday, Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters laid out an update to a 2022 piece that had initially called Tesla a luxury brand. About a year since Tesla made major price reductions, Butters says the outlet will now instead compare Tesla to companies like Toyota and Ford than to the aforementioned luxury brands.

article thumbnail

Luminar to cut nearly 20% jobs as part of restructuring – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As of December last year, the company had nearly 800 full-time employees in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, India and China. The plan will be implemented immediately and lead to an annual reduction in operating costs by USD 50 million to USD 65 million post completion by this year’s end, the company said.

Parts 52
article thumbnail

LTTS wins USD 48 mn deal with European auto parts supplier Forvia – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As part of this five-year partnership, approximately 300 engineers from Forvia’s Augsburg (Germany) and Bangalore (India) sites, have transferred to LTTS. Created in 2022 from the merger of France’s Faurecia and Germany’s Hella, Forvia claims to be world’s seventh-largest automotive technology supplier.

Auto 52