Mercedes sales in China have recently collapsed. CEO Ola Källenius wants to get even closer to the market, he announced in an interview. Go to Source
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German Handelsblatt: Used car check: This is how the VW T-Roc performs in the TÜV011932
With the T-Roc, VW closed the gap between the Golf and Tiguan in 2017. Within just a few years, the model has become a sales hit. This is how it performs as a used vehicle. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: VW ID.7 Pro Tourer: Can the VW ID.7 really inherit the Passat?011931
Long-haul drivers are often still skeptical when they think about an electric car. The VW ID.7 has set out to change that. But a few details about the long-distance runner are annoying. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Used car check: Moderate to good: This is what the TÜV says about the VW Polo (since 2009)011930
The VW Polo is now an expensive car. If you buy it used, you get a reliable small car classic – as long as it’s not too old. Already with the second HU there are chassis problems. Go to Source
German FAZ: Tachograph 010290
Another compact SUV from China At the Guangzhou Auto Show 2025, Changan presented the compact electric SUV Q05, which is scheduled to come to Europe at the end of 2026 under the model name E06. Visually, the newcomer follows the usual style of the class: an aerodynamically smoothed outer skin with pronounced curves, narrow lighting… Continue reading German FAZ: Tachograph 010290
German FAZ: My first 10,000 kilometers in the electric car010292
The evening was now a year ago. It was a whiskey tasting in Sachsenhausen. The interlocutor, who was previously unknown to me, was sure: “After four years you can forget the battery in an electric car.” These cars were also full of disadvantages in other ways: too few charging stations, poor resale, and too little… Continue reading German FAZ: My first 10,000 kilometers in the electric car010292
German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010291
It’s not a good time for experts and futurists in Formula 1. At the third-to-last race of the season this Saturday (local time, 5 a.m. CET in the F.A.Z. live ticker for Formula 1 and on Sky), Lando Norris will start from pole position; he could be another step closer to the world title. But… Continue reading German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010291
German FAZ: Ford builds last car in Saarlouis 010290
In the end it happens faster than expected. After 55 years, the last car rolls off the assembly line at Ford in Saarlouis this Friday (November 14th). “We simply finished the program earlier,” said Ford works council chairman in Saarlouis, Markus Thal, to the German Press Agency. On the last day, around 100 Focus cars… Continue reading German FAZ: Ford builds last car in Saarlouis 010290
German Manager Magazine: Association of Family Business Owners: How companies were taken by surprise by Marie-Christine Ostermann004565
The AfD is once again dividing the German economy these days. After the association “The Family Businesses” formed has opened for talks with the right-wing extremist party, is in Germany A debate about tearing down the firewall broke out. The president of the association, Marie-Christine Ostermann (47), is caught in the crossfire. The manager magazine… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Association of Family Business Owners: How companies were taken by surprise by Marie-Christine Ostermann004565
German Manager Magazine: Buying an electric car: Demand for electric cars is increasing despite a lack of subsidies004562
In Germany There is a great love for cars with combustion engines. But around two years after the abolition of the electric car purchase bonus, electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular again among private car owners, even without direct subsidies. In the third quarter, according to figures from motor vehicle insurer HUK Coburg, 6.2 percent… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Buying an electric car: Demand for electric cars is increasing despite a lack of subsidies004562