German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt-Autotest: Family car under power – the Mercedes EQB in the Handelsblatt-Autotest004614

Mercedes EQB 350 The model has been in dealerships since the beginning of the year. (Photo: Daimler AG [M]) For large families who want to switch to an electric car, the choice is still manageable. Almost no manufacturer has station wagons on offer. SUV models like the Tesla Model Y are usually expensive. A third… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt-Autotest: Family car under power – the Mercedes EQB in the Handelsblatt-Autotest004614

German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Schaeffler-Holding increases stake in Vitesco004612

vitesco Shares have fallen a good 21 percent in the past four weeks. The Schaeffler family increases its stake in the Regensburg-based automotive supplier Vitesco. The family holding IHO bought around 1.6 million Vitesco shares, the company announced on Monday. It increases its stake to 39.99 percent from 35.98 percent. Together with the shares in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Schaeffler-Holding increases stake in Vitesco004612

German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Schaeffler-Holding increases stake in Vitesco004610

vitesco Shares have fallen a good 21 percent in the past four weeks. The Schaeffler family increases its stake in the Regensburg-based automotive supplier Vitesco. The family holding IHO bought around 1.6 million Vitesco shares, the company announced on Monday. It increases its stake to 39.99 percent from 35.98 percent. Together with the shares in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Schaeffler-Holding increases stake in Vitesco004610

German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Crime: Dieselgate: How Volkswagen gets into an existential crisis004609

September 18, 2015 was a fateful day for Volkswagen. Just before the weekend, the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent out a “notification of a violation,” according to official English. Volkswagen is said to have sold 500,000 “illegal motor vehicles” in the United States. Each of these could result in a possible fine of $37,500.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Crime: Dieselgate: How Volkswagen gets into an existential crisis004609

German Handelsblatt: Quarterly figures: US car market weakens – sales dampeners for VW, BMW and Audi004607

VW in Zwickau Like many car manufacturers, VW lacks components and chips. (Photo: dpa) A lack of chips and supply chain problems are further slowing down the US car market – things are also going badly for German manufacturers. According to its own statement on Friday, Volkswagen sold 78,281 new cars in the second quarter,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Quarterly figures: US car market weakens – sales dampeners for VW, BMW and Audi004607

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW starts production of the new 7 Series and i7004605

BMW factory in Dingolfing The new i7 and the 7 Series BMW come off the same line. BMW started series production of its new top models on Friday: The first all-electric i7 luxury sedans and new 7 Series with combustion engines rolled off the assembly line at the Dingolfing plant in Lower Bavaria. After the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW starts production of the new 7 Series and i7004605

German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon turn electric cars into storage004602

Volkswagen is turning the ID.Buzz into an electricity storage device Deliveries of the new ID.Buzz from Volkswagen will begin in autumn. The minibus becomes “bidirectional” and can thus return the charged electricity to the grid – and thus becomes a storage device. (Photo: dpa) In the future, electric cars can help to solve a major… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon turn electric cars into storage004602

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad: Compromise in the VW software dispute – Audi and Porsche have to step back004601

Herbert Diess The VW boss was under pressure to find a concept to solve the problems at the software subsidiary Cariad. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) In the two years since it was founded, the VW software subsidiary Cariad has mainly caused problems for the group. Schedules for newly developed software were not met. As a result,… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad: Compromise in the VW software dispute – Audi and Porsche have to step back004601

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Only VW boss Herbert Diess is now above Thomas Schäfer004599

Schon seit Anfang April hat sich Thomas Schäfer in Wolfsburg eingearbeitet, an diesem Freitag übernimmt er offiziell den Posten des Vorstandsvorsitzenden der Marke Volkswagen Pkw. Zuvor stand der 52-Jährige knapp zwei Jahre an der Spitze der tschechischen Konzerntochter Skoda.Schäfer übernimmt zugleich die Führung der Markengruppe Volumen (VW, Skoda, Seat) und rückt auch sofort in den… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Only VW boss Herbert Diess is now above Thomas Schäfer004599

German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Only VW boss Herbert Diess is now above Thomas Schäfer004597

Schon seit Anfang April hat sich Thomas Schäfer in Wolfsburg eingearbeitet, an diesem Freitag übernimmt er offiziell den Posten des Vorstandsvorsitzenden der Marke Volkswagen Pkw. Zuvor stand der 52-Jährige knapp zwei Jahre an der Spitze der tschechischen Konzerntochter Skoda.Schäfer übernimmt zugleich die Führung der Markengruppe Volumen (VW, Skoda, Seat) und rückt auch sofort in den… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen Group: Only VW boss Herbert Diess is now above Thomas Schäfer004597