Mobility

What are cus­tomers real­ly will­ing to pay for a new elec­tric car? What ser­vices help to dis­pel reser­va­tions and smooth the way to the mobil­i­ty of the future? Porsche Con­sult­ing investigated.

11/2024

Lithi­um, cobalt, and nick­el are three sub­stances that make elec­tro­mo­bil­i­ty pos­si­ble — and that also cre­ate depen­den­cies. Porsche Con­sult­ing Mag­a­zine asked Thomas Schmall, the mem­ber of the Group Board of Man­age­ment respon­si­ble for Tech­nol­o­gy, how Volk­swa­gen seeks to ensure sup­ply and sus­tain­abil­i­ty over the long term.

 05/2024

At home Hauke Stars writes pro­grams with her chil­dren. For the fun of it. As a mem­ber of Volk­swa­gen AG’s Man­age­ment Board, she is advanc­ing the Group’s dig­i­tal trans­for­ma­tion. “In agile cycles,” she says. 

04/2024

When short­ages arise in the sup­ply chain, a domi­no chain of delays is trig­gered that can bring the entire indus­try to a halt. The auto­mo­tive indus­try has there­fore been devel­op­ing the Catena‑X data ecosys­tem to bet­ter pre­pare itself for crises of this type. Catena‑X is also expect­ed to lower costs, improve qual­i­ty, ensure greater sus­tain­abil­i­ty, and lead to new busi­ness mod­els. Here, in Porsche Con­sult­ing Mag­a­zine, three experts explain what Catena‑X does and how the ecosys­tem will soon also be ben­e­fit­ing many small­er com­pa­nies and other sectors.

12/2023

Solid-state bat­ter­ies could reshuf­fle the deck on the mar­ket for elec­tric vehi­cles. Whether this new gen­er­a­tion of bat­ter­ies can become a real game chang­er, how­ev­er, depends on the suc­cess of its researchers and devel­op­ers. Porsche Con­sult­ing ana­lyzed the oppor­tu­ni­ties offered by the new technology.

07/2023

As the world gets back on track, many peo­ple in Ger­many and other coun­tries take the train, espe­cial­ly on the com­mute to work and in met­ro­pol­i­tan areas. One of the advan­tages is resource-sav­ing, envi­ron­men­tal­ly friend­ly mobil­i­ty. The propul­sion sys­tems have an impor­tant part to play in this.

 04/2023

The auto­mo­tive indus­try is rein­vent­ing itself. As it must. And not only in terms of the drive. Cus­tomers want inde­pen­dence, more flex­i­bil­i­ty, and less cap­i­tal com­mit­ment. Sup­pli­ers are responding.

12/2022

The cri­sis in the semi­con­duc­tor sec­tor threw a wrench into the auto­mo­tive industry’s plans for pro­duc­tion and sales. How could this hap­pen? And how can sup­plies be secured in the future?

08/2022

Volk­swa­gen is redefin­ing the car, count­ing on elec­tric drive sys­tems. Thomas Schmall, mem­ber of the Volk­swa­gen AG Board of Man­age­ment respon­si­ble for Tech­nol­o­gy and CEO of Volk­swa­gen Group Com­po­nents, is lead­ing the bat­tery, charg­ing infra­struc­ture, and vehi­cle com­po­nent activ­i­ties and there­by mas­ter­ing major parts of this chal­lenge of the century—the strate­gic trans­for­ma­tion of the world’s largest car manufacturer.

04/2022

Small­er air­ports offer­ing short flights and sus­tain­able mobil­i­ty for busi­ness trav­el­ers could soon be the win­ners in the avi­a­tion sec­tor. As could small short-haul aircraft.

11/2021

Inter­view: How Volk­swa­gen Board Member Klaus Zellmer expects to ful­fill dri­vers’ wish­es in the future. 

06/2021

Audi has com­plete­ly reor­ga­nized its pro­duc­tion work. One of the largest restruc­tur­ing projects in Germany’s auto­mo­tive indus­try was com­plet­ed with­in a sin­gle year—and is already pay­ing off.

09/2020

The bat­tery mar­ket for elec­tric vehi­cles is going from strength to strength. But it is still char­ac­ter­ized by a high level of uncer­tain­ty with sig­nif­i­cant swings in demand. LG Chem is man­ag­ing this volatil­i­ty at its giant plant in Poland.

09/2020

Inter­view: Porsche CEO Oliv­er Blume on social respon­si­bil­i­ty, focus­ing on essen­tials, and optimism.

09/2020

Few indus­tries have been hit as hard by the corona­virus as avi­a­tion. Now is the time to devel­op ideas that will facil­i­tate a rapid return when the cri­sis is over. Dig­i­tal­iza­tion and sus­tain­abil­i­ty will play an impor­tant role.

09/2020