Tesla has put the entire auto industry on its head. Although the E-car would have been, sooner or later, seems inevitable. However, the US group of Visionary Elon Musk, has accelerated the process significantly. While Tesla is now the most valuable carmaker in the world, the German manufacturer beat in the future. Whether it's a BMW or VW, if Audi, Mercedes or Porsche All have to fight with the greatest change in the history of the car. But do not give up. And if you need to lay off for tens of thousands of people – the German car builders have a Plan.

VW and Audi: The largest Tesla-competitor

Volkswagen, for example, has converted its plant in Zwickau, after a more than 100-year history, and 9.5 million cars produced. At the end of June, the last glow from the tape supply with the Golf 7. The Golf 8 will be the last Golf. A E-Golf, it will not give. In its place, the ID moves.3, the first pure E-car of VW that manufactures since the end of 2019 in Zwickau. Since the beginning of July here, only electric cars will be built for VW and the daughters of Audi and Seat. The plant in Emden want to ask VW for the construction of E-cars on new feet. In one and a half years, so in 2022, to leave the first electric vehicles at the factory.

The electric boom not only has the VW ID.3 come to light. In the future, the group, with Streamers such as the Audi Q4 e-tron, the Skoda Enyaq and the Seat Tavascan, which will come out in 2023, the market will offer Tesla the forehead. By 2025, Audi wants to offer more than 20 models with pure electric drive.

→ Volkswagen ID.3: date for start of sales and prices.

BMW

The premium manufacturer BMW are, however, lower piece produced significantly numbers than VW. Therefore, the farmer aligns the car more flexible. The production lines should be able to spit out E-cars, but also gas, and hybrid vehicles. Recently, BMW has announced that its plant in Dingolfing for the center for the construction of E-cars and hybrids to convert. By 2022, the Bavarian carmaker plans to invest around 500 million euros. Per year, then half a Million E-cars and Hybrids to roll off the Assembly line. To be against Tesla, Nio and co., and is prepared to drive this BMW electric mobility more highly.

Mercedes

Even if Daimler chief Ola Källenius said Recently that it is driving the Transformation of the company and of its products with high-pressure forward – the E-car is still hesitant. Although the car maker with the EQC has a purely electric-powered vehicle in its Portfolio. Currently, but still strong on nitro, gas, and Hybrid.

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The factory in Hambach, France, since 1997, the Smart, wool to sell, they say. From 2022 there will be Mercedes, according to the E-Smart – the electric version of the Smart. While Tesla plans to produce starting next year, E-cars in Berlin, wants Mercedes to get out of Europe. The production of the E-Smart, you want to relocate to China.

Porsche: Tesla shows that it is a

Also, Porsche does not pass the electric boom. With the Taycan 4S is to inspire Tesla-Fans. The 530-HP E-car is 105.000 Euro. Although the car manufacturers are still hesitant, after all, man has achieved in the past years, high sales, with the combustion engine. But Tesla shows the Porsche with the Roadster, a sports car with electric drive.

This article was written by Blasius Kawalkowski

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Date Of Update: 15 July 2020, 15:26