Mobility – Porsche Consulting The Magazine

Strategic Transformation“Strong Finances
Are Paramount”

Interview with Dr. Arno Antlitz, Finance and Operations, Volkswagen AG Board of Management

02/2023

byFederico Magno and Jan Boris Wintzenburg

InnovationA World of Cars
in One Subscription

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

byJürgen Hoffmann

High Performance EnterpriseKaraoke Electrifies China’s Drivers

Volkswagen’s petrol cars remain very popular on the world’s largest automotive market. But the highest-grossing carmaker globally wants to rev up its sales of electric vehicles in China. Its third joint venture in the metropolis of Hefei is expected to play a key role in achieving this goal.

09/2022

byDr. Falk Hartig

InnovationA new and open
chip culture

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

byGerald Scheffels

Strategic TransformationReinventing
the Wheel

Product engineering processes are undergoing profound change. Companies are having to manage ever greater levels of complexity and strategically rethink established development principles. A focus on systemic processes has already been applied to cars, enabling them to be developed and produced more efficiently and brought onto markets more rapidly. The basic principle is universal, however—and therefore applicable to other industries as well.

06/2022

byDetlev Brechtel

Strategic TransformationOperation
Powerhouse

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

byDetlev Brechtel

InnovationAir Taxis: Onward
and Upward

Start-ups seeking to launch aerial taxis have been attracting investors, and some are already on the stock market. Now the entire sector has to follow through—what is needed for these business models to fly?

03/2022

bySteffan Heuer

SustainabilityBusiness Flights: Short and Sweet

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

byJürgen Hoffmann

Strategic TransformationRace to Space

Companies from different sectors are rushing to send satellites into space. Disruption and dynamism are the order of the day. "Space data as a service" is a key market trend that drives verticalization in the industry.

10/2021

byChristian Buck, Dr. Georg Heinecke

Strategic Transformation"Higher Performance on Demand"

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

06/2021

byHeiner von der Laden

Strategic TransformationFrom Gigafactory
to Giga-Business

Electric cars are only as good as their batteries—one of the most essential and expensive components. The producers of these batteries need to master the technologies and offer competitive prices if they are to succeed. The battery experts at Porsche Consulting know the means by which large numbers of the coveted energy storage devices can be produced—at half the price.

06/2021

byGerald Scheffels

Strategic TransformationProject “P”:
A Blank Slate
at Audi

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

byPhilip Wesselhöft

SustainabilityHydrogen – Fuel of the Future?

Expectations are high and the technologies are proven – is the hydrogen economy about to take off? The players still need to network and to establish their business models.

09/2020

byGerald Scheffels

SustainabilityCharging Up the Automotive Industry

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

byJanet Anderson

Strategic TransformationMoving Forward
Mobility in Flux

Empty airports and train stations and the suspension of car production—the Covid-19 pandemic brought mobility to a halt in many parts of the world. The CEOs of leading mobility companies look to the future.

09/2020

byMaren Eitel

“Times like this produce dreams”

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

09/2020

byMaren Eitel

Helping Managers Make Better Decisions

Interview: Dr. Tanja Becker, an entrepreneur and airline pilot, applies aviation methods to business—to enhance safety and decision-making.

09/2020

byHeiner von der Laden

Pivot
in the Skies

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

byAlexander Stirn

High Performance EnterpriseNight Shift
on Track

The last passengers have hardly disembarked before nightly maintenance work on the fleet of ICE trains begins. A precise timetable is important here too, as shown by a visit to Deutsche Bahn’s newest maintenance depot.

09/2020

byHeiner von der Laden