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Rivian hires former Porsche exec Kjell Gruner as gross sales eminent

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Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Team. In 2004, he left Porsche for Daimler, the place he rose to director of technique for Mercedes-Benz Vehicles prior to turning back Porsche in 2010. Urvaksh Karkaria contributed to this tale.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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The authors note that other leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA or Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data.). Fiat Auto, and to a certain extent Mitsubishi, posted consistently negative Sustainable Value. Click to enlarge. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Our goal is to play a decisive role in shaping the transformation of the automobile. Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. We are focusing in particular on the technological changes that impact the future of mobility—from electrification to the digital transformation.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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At the special high-voltage competence center near Ingolstadt, the focus is on the development of complete systems: packaging, cooling, validation and, in partnership with body development, integration into the automobile. Fully refueling with H2 takes around three minutes, roughly the same as with a conventional automobile.

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