Another huge investment in the car industry seems to be in a state of uncertainty because of the conditions prevailing in the car market. Over the past few years, more and more car manufacturers have been reviewing the plans they had presented in previous years for electrification, as the slowdown of the market, uncertainty about subsidies and the growing [...]
The Swedish CEO of Volvo, Hokan Samuelson, has repeatedly argued that within the next five years an electric car will cost less on the market than the corresponding conventional. He doesn't talk about total property costs — for which EV already has a frequent advantage — but for the price on the invoice. This [...]
In 2026 he has re-emphasized the great battle to control the supply chain of critical minerals. Europe, which for years depended almost exclusively on China for the supply of lithium and other batteries materials, is now counter-attacking laws, investments and pioneers. The EU’s largest stake is in [...]
There are crises that leave marks and crises that overturn everything. What the great European motor giants are experiencing today is in the second category. The electric drive and rise of the Chinese car industry do not simply function as pressing factors. They overthrow business models built in decades, break down strategies that seemed indisputable and still challenge [...]
