Why 'speed is king' with Nio, Tesla, Lucid

NIo William Li and ZF Holger Klein — Nio CEO William Li (left) and ZF CEO Holger Klein are photographed last October in Germany. ZF and Nio are working together to develop steer-by-wire solutions.

July 18, 2023 04:00 AM

ZF CEO Holger Klein says that brands such as Tesla, Nio, Xpeng and Lucid are pushing the German supplier in a different way than traditional automakers.

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