Rising costs, tough competition, political headwind: Volkswagen’s top dealer warns of shrinking scope. However, he has hope in the new electric Polo. Go to Source
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Burkhard Weller in the AUTOHAUS podcast: “That’s not German fear”
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German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: xAI secures $20 billion004634
Elon Musk’s (54) AI company xAI has raised $20 billion (€17.1 billion) in fresh money. The chip manufacturer is among the donors Nvidia and the Emirate of Qatar, as xAI announced. As do other developers artificial intelligence xAI needs tens of billions of dollars to expand data centers – mainly with AI chips from Nvidia.… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: xAI secures $20 billion004634
German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: BMW integrates Alpina – and wants to dare to be more elegant012155
BMW bought Alpina almost four years ago. Now the brand will become part of the group – and will be developed into an elegant alternative to its own sports brand M. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Manufacturing: BMW builds more than a million cars in Germany012153
About every fourth car manufactured in this country comes from the Munich-based company, most of them from Bavaria – even if the largest factories are abroad. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Manufacturing: BMW builds more than a million cars in Germany012153
About every fourth car manufactured in this country comes from the Munich-based company, most of them from Bavaria – even if the largest factories are abroad. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Diesel: Caught in the diesel dilemma – Audi, BMW and Mercedes are still stuck on the diesel engine 012150
Contrary to the industry trend, German car manufacturers are still selling more diesel vehicles than electric vehicles – and are even developing new diesel engines. This poses problems for them. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Diesel: Caught in the diesel dilemma – Audi, BMW and Mercedes are still stuck on the diesel engine 012150
Contrary to the industry trend, German car manufacturers are still selling more diesel vehicles than electric vehicles – and are even developing new diesel engines. This poses problems for them. Go to Source
German Handelsblatt: Diesel: Caught in the diesel dilemma – Audi, BMW and Mercedes are still stuck on the diesel engine 012150
Contrary to the industry trend, German car manufacturers are still selling more diesel vehicles than electric vehicles – and are even developing new diesel engines. This poses problems for them. Go to Source
German FAZ: Nobody wants to drive a Lada anymore010415
FAZ+Russia’s car industry: Nobody wants to drive a Lada anymoreBy Katharina WagnerJanuary 6, 2026, 5:40 p.m. Reading time: 7 min. Expand image descriptionChina dominates the Russian car market. But the Kremlin doesn’t like that: the domestic industry can’t keep up with the competition. Go to Source