German Handelsblatt: Traffic: VW unveils the electric alternative to the Passat – that is the ID Aero004553

VW ID Aero The mid-range model should occupy an important segment for VW. VW is expanding its electric ID family and preparing customers for the ID.6. As the fifth model alongside the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and ID.Buzz, it is to become the electric alternative for the Passat from 2023, the manufacturer announced. With the ID.Aero… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Traffic: VW unveils the electric alternative to the Passat – that is the ID Aero004553

German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004552

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 criticism004552

German Handelsblatt: Automobile industry: After the end of the German car factory from Ford: ZF secures its large plant in Saarbrücken004550

In der Produktion von ZF „Die hohe Nachfrage unserer Kunden bestätigt unsere Produktstrategie eindrucksvoll“, sagt der Chef der ZF-Antriebssparte Stephan von Schuckmann. (Foto: dpa) Deutschlands zweitgrößter Automobilzulieferer ZF hat sich am Standort Saarbrücken mit der Arbeitnehmervertretung auf eine Beschäftigungssicherung für die rund 9000 Beschäftigten des größten Getriebewerks geeinigt. ZF verlängert damit den zum Jahresende laufenden Tarifvertrag… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automobile industry: After the end of the German car factory from Ford: ZF secures its large plant in Saarbrücken004550

German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004549

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 criticism004549

German Handelsblatt: Comment: Mercedes was never a brand for the masses004548

Mercedes The luxury bet dared by CEO Ola Källenius. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Shorten supply, increase prices, arouse desire: Mercedes-Benz is fully committed to luxury and even deleted the A-Class from its portfolio in the middle of the decade. For some, this comes as a shock. With the end of the best-selling model with the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Comment: Mercedes was never a brand for the masses004548

German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicles: Daimler Truck is planning hydrogen trucks with a range of 1000 kilometers004546

Hydrogen truck from Daimler Truck In the transition from the combustion engine to new drives, the manufacturer relies on batteries and fuel cells. (Photo: dpa) Daimler Truck plans to produce hydrogen trucks with a range of around 1000 kilometers. Liquid hydrogen should come into the tanks, which has a higher energy density than gaseous hydrogen… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Commercial vehicles: Daimler Truck is planning hydrogen trucks with a range of 1000 kilometers004546

German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004545

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 criticism004545

German Handelsblatt: Comment: Mercedes was never a brand for the masses004544

Mercedes The luxury bet dared by CEO Ola Källenius. (Photo: imago images/Arnulf Hettrich) Shorten supply, increase prices, arouse desire: Mercedes-Benz is fully committed to luxury and even deleted the A-Class from its portfolio in the middle of the decade. For some, this comes as a shock. With the end of the best-selling model with the… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Comment: Mercedes was never a brand for the masses004544

German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: Mercedes is dropping the A-Class – a turning point that triggers criticism004543

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 criticism004543

German Handelsblatt: Luxury strategy: too unprofitable, too European: Mercedes wants to take the A class out of the range004542

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: too unprofitable, too European: Mercedes wants to take the A class out of the range004542