VW production in China: market share is declining. Photo: Volkswagen Group Berlin. The weakness in China and the USA has caused Europe’s largest car manufacturer Volkswagen to experience a decline in sales of its core brand in 2025. With 4.73 million VW brand vehicles, the car manufacturer from Wolfsburg sold 1.4 percent fewer cars than… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Volkswagen brand sales are shrinking – China and the USA are burdening012193
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German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Core brand VW sells fewer cars012194
VW is suffering from declining sales in the USA and China. (Symbolic image) Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa Wolfsburg. At VW, the core Volkswagen brand sold fewer cars in 2025 than in the previous year. 4.73 million vehicles from the brand were handed over to customers worldwide, 1.4 percent less than a year earlier, as the Wolfsburg-based… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Core brand VW sells fewer cars012194
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Up to seven times the cost of development: Mercedes changes strategy for autonomous driving012193
The Mercedes model CLA in San Francisco: New assistant for urban areas. Photo: Mercedes Benz San Francisco, Las Vegas, Düsseldorf. Mercedes-Benz is adjusting its strategic priorities for autonomous driving. The car manufacturer is apparently shelving its plans for autonomous assistance systems that enable hands-free driving, which it initially pursued with high speed. In the revised… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Up to seven times the cost of development: Mercedes changes strategy for autonomous driving012193
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Volkswagen brand sales are shrinking – China and the USA are burdening012192
VW production in China: market share is declining. Photo: Volkswagen Group Berlin. The weakness in China and the USA has caused Europe’s largest car manufacturer Volkswagen to experience a decline in sales of its core brand in 2025. With 4.73 million VW brand vehicles, the car manufacturer from Wolfsburg sold 1.4 percent fewer cars than… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Volkswagen brand sales are shrinking – China and the USA are burdening012192
German Handelsblatt: Autotest: With the ID. Polo, VW wants to build a Volkswagen again012191
Things haven’t been going well at VW lately. The people of Lower Saxony not only failed to get started with e-mobility, but also ignored the wishes of their customers. This should get better now. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Diesel engines: Why Audi, BMW and Mercedes are still sticking to diesel012189
Contrary to the industry trend, German car manufacturers are still selling more diesel vehicles than electric vehicles – and are even developing new diesel engines. This poses problems for them. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Diesel engines: Why Audi, BMW and Mercedes are still sticking to diesel012189
Contrary to the industry trend, German car manufacturers are still selling more diesel vehicles than electric vehicles – and are even developing new diesel engines. This poses problems for them. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Up to seven times the cost of development: Mercedes changes strategy for autonomous driving012188
The S-Class allows drivers to watch films behind the wheel. In the next version, the company will probably restrict autonomous driving again for the time being – and rely on a new assistant. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: German car manufacturers slide to 13-year low in China – VW only number three012186
In what was once the most important sales market, the market shares of VW, BMW and Mercedes continue to erode. The declines are clear in one segment in particular. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: German car manufacturers slide to 13-year low in China – VW only number three012186
In what was once the most important sales market, the market shares of VW, BMW and Mercedes continue to erode. The declines are clear in one segment in particular. Go to Source