Subdued show perhaps but perhaps some future glimpses on what we will be driving in the next decade or so...

 

Death of the diesel and even all internal combustion engined cars.  But who is going to get our purchase ?

 

Climate change, trade woes reshape Frankfurt auto show

The headwinds buffeting the auto industry are making themselves felt at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with companies confronting a slowdown in sales due to global trade uncertainty and pressure from governments to lower emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases.  

IF YOU BUILD ELECTRICS, WILL CUSTOMERS COME?

European carmakers are the focus of the show, and they will be rolling out new battery-powered vehicles to meet the European Union's tougher limits from 2021 on emissions of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas blamed for global warming. The lower limits are part of the EU's effort to meet the targets of the 2015 Paris climate accord. China, the world's largest auto market, is also pushing for more low-emission vehicles.  Yet it remains very much open whether consumers will want to buy electric cars, given concerns about range, lack of places to charge away from home, and higher purchase prices. Battery vehicles were only 1.8% of the European market.......... 

 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/climate-change-trade-woes-reshape-frankfurt-auto-show-65502536 

Edited 10 September, 20196 yr by lol-lol

Not sure about the twangy "Japanese" music and it starts with the expensive stuff rather than the bread and butter hey ho....

 

 

SKoda Frankfurt stand.......

 

This year sees the introduction of the new ŠKODA iV sub-brand and the company’s two first electrified production models – ŠKODA’s first plug-in hybrid, the SUPERB iV, and the CITIGOe iV – the Czech carmaker is thus entering the era of electromobility. In addition to the SUPERB iV, a rugged SUPERB SCOUT has also been added to the portfolio of the recently revised flagship. The SCALA compact car and the KAMIQ city SUV also both come in two new variants: the new, top-of-the-range MONTE CARLO versions exude a sporty lifestyle, and the two new G-TEC variants have been added to ŠKODA’s portfolio of efficient and particularly eco-friendly cars that run on natural gas (CNG). ŠKODA is continuously advancing the implementation of its 2025 Strategy when it comes to digitalisation too: ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab has brought several new digital services onto the market.

 

 

 

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