Gigantic aluminium die casting machines are helping car makers to simplify manufacturing and cut costs by up to 40% in some areas.
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Introducing EVs into the domestic market makes little sense while South Africa remains dependent on fossil fuels for power generation, a VW executive said.
Apple has scaled back ambitious self-driving plans for its future electric vehicle and postponed the car’s target launch date by about a year.
Volkswagen South Africa on 3 May built its millionth Polo for export at its Kariega (formerly Uitenhage) plant in the Eastern Cape.
The epic fight over who controls the future of the car industry is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
Car makers are having to get creative to cope with the global shortage of semiconductors.
Volkswagen plans to take on Tesla in a key electric vehicle battleground: power infrastructure.
In just one frenetic trading session, Tesla added $118-billion to its worth, or almost double that of Ford’s entire market capitalisation.
Tesla shares are staging a comeback as investors expect the electric car maker to navigate the crippling semiconductor shortage better than rivals.
An EV uses the same rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that are in your laptop or mobile phone, they’re just much bigger and much more expensive.