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Germany’s auto industry – outrun by Tesla – to axe thousands more jobs

Electrek

Major car suppliers in Germany say they are struggling with the high upfront costs of shifting to EVs and “slow demand,” with companies looking to lay off thousands of workers, as much as 20% of total staff in some cases, in the coming years.

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Germany’s auto industry – outrun by Tesla – to axe thousands more jobs

Baua Electric

Major car suppliers in Germany say they are struggling with the high upfront costs of shifting to EVs and “slow demand,” with companies looking to lay off thousands of workers, as much as 20% of total staff in some cases, in the coming years. The company employs 165,000 people around the world.

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Tesla Model Y returns to dominance in Germany

Teslarati

The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling electric vehicle in Germany in January. Tesla has found astounding success in the German market. Recently, the German KBA, the agency which monitors vehicle registrations, found that Tesla sales had grown by more than 900% compared to January 2021. In January, EVs represented 10.1

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Electric car sales in Germany finally start to soar: Tesla leads

Green Car Reports

It's starting to look like China will lead the world in adoption of plug-in electric cars, but which carmaking nations will follow it? While electric cars were launched simultaneously in Japan and the United States, Europe lagged somewhat behind.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

Teslarati

Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock highlighted the urgency of the situation at the Münich Car Show last week.

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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

Teslarati

Tesla Giga Berlin aims to produce 5,000 cars per week by Q1 2023. Tesla held an open-door event in Grünheide on Sunday, September 11. Tesla shared that Giga Berlin’s production ramp was going “very well.” ” In June, Tesla announced that Giga Berlin produced 1,000 units in a week.

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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

Green Car Congress

The report, which analyzes global patent activity in the field of self-driving automobiles over the last five years, identifies the global leaders in the development of the technologies and also makes predictions about the future of driverless cars. Source: Thomson Reuters. Click to enlarge.