The NIO-House in Hamburg is located in one of the premium shopping streets on Jungfernstieg, between boutiques for luxury brands and jewelers – with the Scandinavian-designed showroom on the first floor flooded, the café with children’s corner and rental offices on the upper floor.If you listen to the executives talking about the Chinese manufacturers’ prospects […]
Aerial photos of the JadeWeserPort (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven reveal how a lot of green meets a lot of blue. The blue must be there, it’s the North Sea. After all, the JadeWeserPort is Germany’s only deep-water port. However, the states of Bremen and Lower Saxony and the operating companies Eurogate and APM Terminals International imagined […]
A takeover of VW plants in Germany by a Chinese investor – as suggested by the Reuters news agency – could be a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered VW workforce. Chinese investors enjoy a good reputation among trade unions. This may come as a surprise – given the reports about Uyghur forced laborers in […]
It could be the Biden administration’s last big trade policy measure: The planned US law on connected vehicles, NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking). At its core, it aims to ban Chinese and Russian components in connected cars for security reasons. Both hardware and software are affected. Its consequences are as unforeseeable as the details of […]
It was perfection that once fascinated collectors, artists, museums and business people in Europe so much about Chinese craftsmanship. This inspired local art connoisseurs. For example, they ordered a traditional Bavarian beer stein from the artisans – so-called export porcelain. Other works, however, might surprise visitors. For example, various motifs of camels, which were much […]
China and Mexico have forged closer economic ties in recent years. This has a lot to do with the automotive industry. Manufacturers and suppliers from the People’s Republic have long been established in Mexico. One in three of the 1.4 million newly registered cars last year came from a Chinese brand.However, Chinese interest goes far […]
China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market has seen almost explosive growth in recent years. This development has also been a driver for battery recycling in the People’s Republic, as the industry faces a veritable wave of used batteries. While only 294 kilotons of used batteries were recycled in 2021, this figure will rise to around […]
Under Viktor Orbán, Hungary has focused on becoming one of the largest battery and electric vehicle producers in the world. Chinese investment in particular is helping to build up the infrastructure. However, business is not going well at the moment because EV sales in Europe are not taking off. Industrial production in Hungary has fallen […]
Electric vehicles as energy storage: This is the charming vision being worked on by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The idea is for EVs to supply electricity to the grid at peak times and, ideally, recharge their own batteries when the grid is oversupplied.But the reality is still different. Electric cars have large […]
Chinese manufacturers are well represented at the IAA Transportation in Hanover. They impressively prove that electromobility also works with heavy loads, on construction sites and in public transport. And it has to, because the transport revolution also includes this sector.Strict emissions standards force companies to adapt their logistics accordingly. Brands from the People’s Republic such […]