Auto Industry, BMW and Europe

Mercedes, Porsche, BMW stocks defy market downturn despite disruptions

Teslarati

JANUARY 6, 2023

The stocks of German luxury automakers, including Mercedes, Porsche, and BMW, have remained strong in recent months despite numerous disruptions. This is despite the near-constant supply shortages that have plagued (and continue to plague) the auto industry, notably in Europe. BMW stock chart by TradingView.

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Say it ain’t so: BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault take aim at Europe’s ICE ban

Baua Electric

MARCH 22, 2024

The heads of BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault have spoken out against European Union’s emission targets in recent days, arguing that the phase-out rules put too much pressure on the industry and that consumers aren’t buying EVs fast enough. The company estimated 50% BEV sales by 2030 worldwide, and possibly higher in Europe, he said.

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Mitsubishi Rayon acquires majority of carbon fiber reinforced plastics company Wethje; targeting auto industry

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2014

(MRC) recently executed a share sales and purchase agreement by which it will acquire 51% of Wethje Holding GmbH , a German company engaged in manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) parts for automobile applications, from Wethje parent Cross Industries AG.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

The new ACEA data not only show a clear split in electric car sales between Central-Eastern and Western Europe, but also a pronounced North-South divide (eg Greece 0.2%, Italy 0.2% The auto industry is eager to move as fast as it can towards zero-emission vehicles. —Erik Jonnaert. and Spain 0.6%). —ACEA report.

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European battery maker ACC partners with Circulor to map supply chain, carbon emissions – ET Auto

Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

The partnership comes as the European auto industry readies for a “battery passport” that will trace the content and carbon footprint of EV cells sold in Europe.

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European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

ACEA represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus manufacturers: BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford of Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, Opel Automobile, PSA Group, Renault Group, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, and Volvo Group.

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European Auto Industry Expresses Concern Over Iron Ore Price Hikes

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Such “ excessive and unpredictable ” pricing policy would affect the competitiveness of manufacturing in Europe, including the automotive industry, according to a statement from ACEA, the European auto industry’s trade association.

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Automakers say they won’t try to push back EU’s 2035 ICE ban

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But the ACEA, Europe’s automakers association, said that it is not pushing back and is all in with the EV future. President of the ACEA and CEO of Renault, Luca de Meo told the press this week at the Geneva Motor Show that the auto industry wants no part in arguing “against the regulation,” reports Automotive New Europe. “We

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17.7% of Porsche USA Sales Electric, 4.8% of Volkswagen USA Sales Electric — Crushing BMW, Ford, Nissan, & Chevrolet Figures

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 16, 2021

The unfortunate thing for those of us who would like to see Europe-level EV sales as quickly as possible is that non-Tesla EV sales in the US are quite pitiful. I wrote a piece last week on US electric vehicle sales in the 2nd quarter of 2021. Of course, some pure-Tesla fans are happy about […].

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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 12, 2010

2009 BMW Concept ActiveE. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. BMW has not commented on the carbon footprint of transporting the materials across three continents and through five plants. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. New type of BMW. April 7th, 2010.

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Europe’s biggest EV market is about to hit a perfect storm of problems

Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Add nflation, rising car prices, and “sub-par charging infrastructure,” writes Automotive News Europe, into the mix, and it’s inevitable that sales will drop. According to Automotive News Europe , manufacturers are pushing back rollouts of EVs, and rental firms are “paring purchases for their fleets.”

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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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FCA proposes 50:50 merger with Groupe Renault

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2019

Groupe Renault has a strong presence across Europe, Russia, Africa and Middle East, while FCA is uniquely positioned in the high margin segments in North America and is a market leader in Latin America. Groupe Renault also has a well-established and profitable financing business (RCI Banque).

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Stellantis aims to generate $23 billion in revenue with vehicle software by 2030

Teslarati

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The announcement, which was initially reported by Automotive News Europe , also revealed Stellantis’ plans to introduce a hands-free Level 3 self-driving system to some of its vehicles in 2024. Stellantis’ collaboration with BMW is part of a partnership between Fiat Chrysler, BMW, Intel, and Mobileye, which was announced back in 2017.

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Tesla gets new neighbor as Germany’s IG Metall union builds office near Giga Berlin

Teslarati

JANUARY 3, 2022

IG Metall is the dominant metalworkers’ union in Germany, making it the country’s largest union and Europe’s largest industrial union. With over two million members today, IG Metall currently represents workers from some of the auto industry’s biggest players, such as Daimler, Porsche, BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen.

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BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s about transitioning the auto industry for a sustainable future. BYD is working with most of the top automakers, including Tesla, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Ford, BMW, and others, as it works to increase the share of EVs on the road, or in Li’s words, the electric vehicle “cake.” 1, headed for Europe.

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2016

The two will partner to develop an embedded, end-to-end parking solution for the auto industry. The company was recently recognized by SBD for its comprehensive and accurate parking data in the US and Europe. INRIX, Inc.,

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Dow Jones Sustainability Index honours BMW and Fiat

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

BMW and Fiat have made it onto the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) for both Europe and the World. These European carmakers are the sole representatives of the auto industry which make onto the list, although on the world list, they are joined by Volkswagen.

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Lux Research says GM, Daimler and Toyota lead automakers in emerging technology partnerships tackling megatrends

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

However, we find different OEMs have dramatically different approaches—their strategies today will change the shape of the auto industry in decades to come. Lux Research analysts examined the growing web of cross-cutting industry relationships. OEMs need to evolve their partnership webs to succeed.

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Volvo follows in Stellantis’ footsteps and departs from ACEA

Teslarati

JULY 8, 2022

As the auto industry splinters over the switch to electric vehicles, Volvo Cars AB is the second major manufacturer to leave Europe’s auto lobby. Fellow automaker Stellantis announced its plans to leave the group last month. Volvo Cars have plans to produce only electric vehicles by 2030. I’d love to hear from you!

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling BEV in Germany

Push EVs

JULY 15, 2023

The significant climbers in the top 20 were the Mercedes EQA (up 7 spots to #7), the BMW iX1 (up 7 spots to #11), and the BMW i4 (up 11 spots to #14). Tesla’s Europe-wide share hasn’t changed much this year. The Tesla was in fact 24% down in volume over Q1, presumably due to some country supply shuffling.

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Frost & Sullivan analysis suggests momentum toward supplementary 48V on-board power-net

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

The automotive industry moved from a 6V supply to a 12V supply more than 30 years ago—and incurred massive investments across the entire ecosystem. This is why BMW and other major car manufacturers decided to add a second system of 48 Volts into future car models to supplement the existing 12V board net.

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New: EVAdoption Quarterly US Electric Vehicle (EV) Sales Scoreboard

EV Adoption

DECEMBER 5, 2021

We recognize that this scoreboard has limited value today due to the small number and randomness of the these 9 EVs currently included, but part of our goal is to shine a light on the general lack of transparency in the auto industry when it comes to US EV sales data. Q1 and Q2 2021 US EV Sales Scoreboard – The Numbers.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2009

Western Europe. Miller adds “ In the US we’ve had customers talk about the Prius ‘badge of honor’, in Europe the strongest reason for buying a Prius was to make a statement about ‘the effort to do something else. You can move from a BMW 3 series into a Prius and be proud. Truly Green Consumers.

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In December EVs took more than half of the German car market

Push EVs

JANUARY 8, 2023

In fact, if we separate out autos by powertrain variant (e.g., Far outside the top 20, the new BMW iX1 had a strong second month on sale, registering 807 units (from a 77 unit debut in November). Could the iX1 become BMW’s bestselling BEV in the months ahead? Are any new models appearing? It seems likely.

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Volkswagen to use CO2 as refrigerant for future air conditioning systems

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2013

The announcement follows press reports from the Geneva Motor Show that Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen would pursue CO 2 (R744) as the refrigerant for MACs instead of R-1234yf (developed by Honeywell and DuPont). BMW and Volkswagen followed suit. Earlier post.). That was the report is the third SAE report to evaluate the new refrigerant.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I dunno if it’s the biggest surprise, but the most pleasing news of 2022 was the way the irrepressible die-hards in what remains of the Aussie auto industry leapt on the opportunity EV presents. Stephen Corby: BMW i4. Yes, my best drive in an EV this year was, without question, the BMW i4 Gran Coupe. But is it any good?

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Zeekr launches Zeekr X SUV to gain further share from market dominated by German luxury automakers

CN EV Post

APRIL 12, 2023

Zeekr hopes to disrupt the compact luxury car market, which is dominated by Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi, with the SUV. This kind of powerful performance from a compact model is not often seen in the Chinese auto industry, and such markets are usually considered niche markets.

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European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The auto industry advocates full implementation for new vehicle types from 2017. This is a major step towards the broader introduction of electrically-chargeable vehicles in Europe and paves the way for a harmonised solution around the globe. ACEA members are BMW Group, DAF Trucks, Daimler, FIAT S.p.A.,

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. After 2022, the Japanese manufacturer will solely offer electric and hybrid vehicles in Europe. Volkswagen.

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Domestic Tesla Model Y dominates the German EV market

Push EVs

MARCH 11, 2023

The BMW iX1 also did relatively well, with 537 units, its second highest month after December. This is now BMW’s bestselling BEV in Germany, and should retain that position going forwards. Overall it has gained volume and share in Europe, and its fate in Germany turns out to be anomalous. its recent average.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

The reveals of the Canoo pickup and Kia EV6 have heads turning and yet another automaker, BMW-owned Mini this time announced plans that it would only produce battery-electric vehicles from 2030. BMW CEO Officer Oliver Zipse is set to announce the plan alongside its annual report on March 17, the person said. – March 10, Politico.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are also smaller quantities of the valuable raw material within Europe. The mining industry as a whole is also being held more accountable globally and parts of the global auto industry are now focusing intently on ethical sourcing. million tons), Argentina (2 million tons) and China (1 million tons).

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

There are also smaller quantities of the valuable raw material within Europe. The mining industry as a whole is also being held more accountable globally and parts of the global auto industry are now focusing intently on ethical sourcing. million tons), Argentina (2 million tons) and China (1 million tons).

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EV Driven

Mercedes, Porsche, BMW stocks defy market downturn despite disruptions

Say it ain’t so: BMW, Volkswagen, and Renault take aim at Europe’s ICE ban

Mitsubishi Rayon acquires majority of carbon fiber reinforced plastics company Wethje; targeting auto industry

ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

European battery maker ACC partners with Circulor to map supply chain, carbon emissions – ET Auto

European auto industry proposes further 20% cut in passenger car CO2 by 2030 from 2021; conditional on EV uptake and infrastructure; no ZEV mandate

European Auto Industry Expresses Concern Over Iron Ore Price Hikes

Automakers say they won’t try to push back EU’s 2035 ICE ban

17.7% of Porsche USA Sales Electric, 4.8% of Volkswagen USA Sales Electric — Crushing BMW, Ford, Nissan, & Chevrolet Figures

Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Europe’s biggest EV market is about to hit a perfect storm of problems

Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

FCA proposes 50:50 merger with Groupe Renault

Stellantis aims to generate $23 billion in revenue with vehicle software by 2030

Tesla gets new neighbor as Germany’s IG Metall union builds office near Giga Berlin

BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

Dow Jones Sustainability Index honours BMW and Fiat

Lux Research says GM, Daimler and Toyota lead automakers in emerging technology partnerships tackling megatrends

Volvo follows in Stellantis’ footsteps and departs from ACEA

June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling BEV in Germany

Frost & Sullivan analysis suggests momentum toward supplementary 48V on-board power-net

New: EVAdoption Quarterly US Electric Vehicle (EV) Sales Scoreboard

Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

In December EVs took more than half of the German car market

Volkswagen to use CO2 as refrigerant for future air conditioning systems

Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

Zeekr launches Zeekr X SUV to gain further share from market dominated by German luxury automakers

European automakers define recommendations to standardize charging of plug-in vehicles; 2017 for harmonized application

2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

Domestic Tesla Model Y dominates the German EV market

Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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