BMW is buying back its own shares worth up to two billion euros. The program should start in July and be completed by the end of December 2023, the company announced on Thursday. The plan is to buy back ordinary shares with a volume of up to 1.85 billion euros and preference shares for up… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW buys back shares for up to two billion euros004595
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German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004593
A-class sedan from Mercedes-Benz From the middle of the decade, the group will no longer build the model series. (Photo: Daimler AG) For decades, size was what counted most at Mercedes-Benz. The dream of the “Welt AG” with Chrysler burst abruptly, but the brand with the three-pointed star was later able to console itself by… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004593
German Handelsblatt: New generation: Four cylinders, quite expensive – the Mercedes-AMG C 43 4Matic004590 can do that
V8 – that was once. The Mercedes C-Class, relaunched in 2021, is finally turning its back on the prestigious eight-cylinder world under the sporty AMG signet. In the future, four cylinders will remain the greatest feeling for the internal combustion engine. But a small e-boost and a pre-compressor replace the former excess displacement and cylinders… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: New generation: Four cylinders, quite expensive – the Mercedes-AMG C 43 4Matic004590 can do that
German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon make electric cars for storage004589
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 make electric cars for storage004589
German Handelsblatt: Volkswagen subsidiary Cariad: Compromise in the VW software dispute – Audi and Porsche have to step back004588
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 back004588
German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Schaeffler wants to catch up with electromobility – combustion engines planned004586
Der fränkische Autozulieferer Schaeffler hat bei der Elektromobilität die Aufholjagd ausgerufen. „Im ersten Quartal 2022 ist bereits eine Reihe weiterer Elektroaufträge in Höhe von zwei Milliarden Euro eingegangen“, sagte der für das Autogeschäft zuständige Vorstand Matthias Zink am Mittwoch anlässlich einer Kundenveranstaltung in Bühl.Der hinter Bosch, ZF, dem Schwesterunternehmen Continental sowie Mahle fünftgrößte deutsche Autozulieferer… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automotive supplier: Schaeffler wants to catch up with electromobility – combustion engines planned004586
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Mercedes is building new electric cars in Germany – the Rastatt plant remains004584
Production at Mercedes The manufacturer is preparing its German plants for the production of electric cars. (Photo: Reuters) Mercedes-Benz has agreed with employee representatives on a plan to switch to electric cars. As the company announced on Wednesday after weeks of negotiations, the plant in Rastatt, Baden, will remain a competence center for compact vehicles.… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Mercedes is building new electric cars in Germany – the Rastatt plant remains004584
German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004582
A-class sedan from Mercedes-Benz From the middle of the decade, the group will no longer build the model series. (Photo: Daimler AG) For decades, size was what counted most at Mercedes-Benz. The dream of the “Welt AG” with Chrysler burst abruptly, but the brand with the three-pointed star was later able to console itself by… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004582
German Handelsblatt: Natural gas cars: Gas bottles can burst: VW recalls 21,000 Touran004580
Explosion while refueling natural gas vehicle in Wittmund In April, a Touran driver suffered burns on his legs when gaseous fuel suddenly leaked from a storage tank while he was filling up. (Photo: dpa) Because parts of the tank could rust through and, in the worst case, burst, Volkswagen is taking around 21,000 natural gas-powered… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Natural gas cars: Gas bottles can burst: VW recalls 21,000 Touran004580
German Handelsblatt: Pilot test: Volkswagen and Eon make electric cars for storage004579
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 make electric cars for storage004579