German Handelsblatt: New electric car: This is how the Renault 5 wants to compete against VW006647

Renault 5 The French model is scheduled to hit the market in 2024. (Photo: IMAGO/PanoramiC) In the race for the electric small car market, Renault is ahead. The French want to bring Zoe’s successor to the streets in less than a year. The Renault 5 is said to be around a third cheaper to produce… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New electric car: This is how the Renault 5 wants to compete against VW006647

German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006644

Volkswagen in Wolfsburg Classic vehicle production in Germany has collapsed by more than 36 percent within ten years. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Germany is becoming less and less important as a car location. From Munich to Wolfsburg, classic vehicle production has fallen by more than 36 percent within ten years. In 2012, car companies still produced… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006644

German Handelsblatt: Car operating systems: VW and Mercedes are changing their software – too much effort, too little know-how, too high costs006644

Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted to dominate software development in cars. It is now clear that the manufacturers have failed with the approach of in-house development and are turning around. The challenge… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car operating systems: VW and Mercedes are changing their software – too much effort, too little know-how, too high costs006644

German Handelsblatt: Car operating systems: VW and Mercedes are changing their software – too much effort, too little know-how, too high costs006644

Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted to dominate software development in cars. It is now clear that the manufacturers have failed with the approach of in-house development and are turning around. The challenge… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car operating systems: VW and Mercedes are changing their software – too much effort, too little know-how, too high costs006644

German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006643

VW main plant in Wolfsburg Classic vehicle production in Germany has collapsed by more than 36 percent within ten years. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Germany is becoming less and less important as a car location. From Munich to Wolfsburg, classic vehicle production has fallen by more than 36 percent within ten years. In 2012, car companies… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006643

German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006641

VW main plant in Wolfsburg Classic vehicle production in Germany has collapsed by more than 36 percent within ten years. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Germany is becoming less and less important as a car location. From Munich to Wolfsburg, classic vehicle production has fallen by more than 36 percent within ten years. In 2012, car companies… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006641

German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006641

VW main plant in Wolfsburg Classic vehicle production in Germany has collapsed by more than 36 percent within ten years. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Germany is becoming less and less important as a car location. From Munich to Wolfsburg, classic vehicle production has fallen by more than 36 percent within ten years. In 2012, car companies… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: “It’s a drama” – car manufacturers are increasingly relocating production abroad006641

German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Kuwait sells Mercedes shares for almost 1.4 billion euros006639

Kuwait verkauft Mercedes-Anteile Mercedes-Zentrale in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim: Durch den Teilrückzug des kuwaitischen Staatsfonds verändert sich die Eigentümerstruktur etwas. (Foto: dpa) Der kuwaitische Staatsfonds bläst nach fast fünf Jahrzehnten zum Teilrückzug beim Stuttgarter Autobauer Mercedes-Benz. Die Kuwait Investment Authority warf über Nacht 20 Millionen Mercedes-Benz-Papiere auf den Markt und reduzierte ihren Anteil von bisher 6,8 auf knapp unter… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Kuwait sells Mercedes shares for almost 1.4 billion euros006639

German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Kuwait sells Mercedes shares for almost 1.4 billion euros006639

Kuwait verkauft Mercedes-Anteile Mercedes-Zentrale in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim: Durch den Teilrückzug des kuwaitischen Staatsfonds verändert sich die Eigentümerstruktur etwas. (Foto: dpa) Der kuwaitische Staatsfonds bläst nach fast fünf Jahrzehnten zum Teilrückzug beim Stuttgarter Autobauer Mercedes-Benz. Die Kuwait Investment Authority warf über Nacht 20 Millionen Mercedes-Benz-Papiere auf den Markt und reduzierte ihren Anteil von bisher 6,8 auf knapp unter… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Kuwait sells Mercedes shares for almost 1.4 billion euros006639

German Handelsblatt: Vintage cars: The splendor of the economic miracle – that was the Mercedes-Benz 180006638

The signs were pointing to change 70 years ago in the German economic boom: Hollywood supplanted homeland films in the cinemas, rockabilly and pettycoat reached the dance halls, the number of cars exceeded the million mark, and the new Mercedes models 180 (W 120) and 190 (W 121) adapted the American pontoon body so successfully… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Vintage cars: The splendor of the economic miracle – that was the Mercedes-Benz 180006638