VW CEO says smart cars, not EVs, are 'game changer'
Autonomous driving will change the auto industry “like nothing else before,” VW Group CEO Herbert Diess said ahead of the official opening of the IAA Munich auto show.
Mercedes, VW warn chip shortage could last to 2023
Automakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down plants last year, face stiff competition from the sprawling consumer electronics industry for chip deliveries, which have been upended by a series of supply chain disruptions.
The latest numbers on the microchip shortage: Getting worse
The forecast is that the global industry will lose more than 8.5 million vehicles from its production plans before the crisis is over.
Not so fast on self-driving cars, Toyota boss cautions after Paralympian hit
Akio Toyoda is speaking out against the industry’s rush to push technological boundaries: “I don’t think it’s at all realistic yet that self-driving cars can travel normally on ordinary roads.”
VW, Stellantis, Renault enter new battlefields in EV race
The relationship with cell suppliers is changing. Rather than inking supply deals with Tier 1s such as LG Chem or Samsung, automakers are entering into partnerships.