Slump in profits at Mercedes-Benz. (Archive image) Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa Stuttgart. Mercedes-Benz’s profits fell by almost half last year. Compared to the previous year, consolidated earnings in 2025 fell by around 49 percent from 10.4 billion euros to 5.3 billion euros, the Stuttgart car maker announced. Tariffs, negative exchange rate effects and intense competition in… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Car manufacturer: Profit at Mercedes collapsed by almost half in 2025012345
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German FAZ: Škoda storms forward010566
FAZ+German e-car market: Škoda storms forwardFebruary 11, 2026, 06:50Reading time: 6 min. Expand image descriptionŠkoda dominates new registrations, but the parent company VW is weakening. As Chinese competition becomes ever stronger, Tesla continues to lose importance. Go to Source
German FAZ: Final in Schwedt010566
At the PCK refinery in Schwedt, the days are currently counting backwards again. In a month, the Federal Network Agency’s trust management of the shares in PCK held by Rosneft Germany will expire for the seventh time. The German subsidiary of the Russian oil company holds around 54 percent of the refinery, which supplies large… Continue reading German FAZ: Final in Schwedt010566
German FAZ: Tons of memories010567
Do you still remember Ali? If so, you are definitely not alone in Hesse. Even apart from the bull elephant who died in 2004, tons of memories have accumulated in the Opel Zoo over the past 70 years. Some Hessians rode for the first time in Kronberg, on a pony or even between the humps… Continue reading German FAZ: Tons of memories010567
German FAZ: For whom an electric car is now worthwhile010566
FAZ+With a bonus from the state: For whom an electric car is now worthwhile11.02.2026, 09:38Reading time: 6 minutes. Expand image descriptionThe market for electric cars is growing. In some cases they are already cheaper than comparable combustion engine models. The new bonus can make it even more attractive. These calculations show for whom the switch… Continue reading German FAZ: For whom an electric car is now worthwhile010566
German FAZ: VW works council demands bonus for all collective bargaining employees 010568
After the cash collapse in the Volkswagen Group at the end of the year turned out better than expected, desires are growing in various places. As the influential Group Works Council announced on Tuesday evening in a special edition of its internal publication “Mitdeterminieren”, the employee representatives are demanding that not only the managers, but… Continue reading German FAZ: VW works council demands bonus for all collective bargaining employees 010568
German FAZ: China’s dream factory010567
FAZ+Largest BYD plant: China’s dream factoryBy Thomas GeigerFebruary 11, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Reading time: 4 min. Expand image descriptionBuild Your Dreams wants to become the largest car manufacturer in the world. The Chinese are still missing a little something. But they already have the work for it. Go to Source
German FAZ: Škoda storms forward010566
FAZ+German e-car market: Škoda storms forwardFebruary 11, 2026, 06:50Reading time: 6 min. Expand image descriptionŠkoda dominates new registrations, but the parent company VW is weakening. As Chinese competition becomes ever stronger, Tesla continues to lose importance. Go to Source
German FAZ: Load and let load010568
FAZ+Ford Ranger PHEV: Charging and letting it chargeBy Lukas Weber09.02.2026, 7:30 p.m.Reading time: 4 min. Expand image descriptionThe Ranger PHEV not only absorbs electricity, it also produces it and releases it again. Otherwise, the hybrid fits seamlessly into Ford’s pick-up family. Go to Source
German FAZ: “What’s in the pipeline now stimulates the imagination”010567
If a manager has successfully led a company for more than two decades and then leaves for reasons of age, the successor has a difficult time. It makes sense to compare it with its predecessor. If he continues as before, it will be said that there is a lack of fresh ideas. If he changes… Continue reading German FAZ: “What’s in the pipeline now stimulates the imagination”010567