Category: German Press

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi against BMW and Mercedes: Who will win the three-way battle of the premium brands?012202

Car bosses Ola Källenius, Gernot Döllner and Oliver Zipse (from left): For experts, a brand has “disappeared into obscurity”. Photo: Dpa, Reuters, PR, brckmnn [M] Dusseldorf. BMW, Mercedes and Audi are still the largest premium brands in the world. But will they stay that way? All three German manufacturers are under pressure and have lost… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi against BMW and Mercedes: Who will win the three-way battle of the premium brands?012202

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi against BMW and Mercedes: Who will win the three-way battle of the premium brands?012202

Car bosses Ola Källenius, Gernot Döllner and Oliver Zipse (from left): For experts, a brand has “disappeared into obscurity”. Photo: Dpa, Reuters, PR, brckmnn [M] Dusseldorf. BMW, Mercedes and Audi are still the largest premium brands in the world. But will they stay that way? All three German manufacturers are under pressure and have lost… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi against BMW and Mercedes: Who will win the three-way battle of the premium brands?012202

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi against BMW and Mercedes: Who will win the three-way battle of the premium brands?012202

Car bosses Ola Källenius, Gernot Döllner and Oliver Zipse (from left): For experts, a brand has “disappeared into obscurity”. Photo: Dpa, Reuters, PR, brckmnn [M] Dusseldorf. BMW, Mercedes and Audi are still the largest premium brands in the world. But will they stay that way? All three German manufacturers are under pressure and have lost… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi against BMW and Mercedes: Who will win the three-way battle of the premium brands?012202

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi ends difficult year with slight improvement012201

Audi sold fewer cars in 2025, but the trend is upward at the end of the year. (Archive image) Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa Ingolstadt. Although Audi sold fewer cars in 2025, it can at least show a clear upward trend at the end of the year. In the past twelve months, the brand’s global deliveries fell… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi ends difficult year with slight improvement012201

German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi ends difficult year with slight improvement012200

Audi sold fewer cars in 2025, but the trend is upward at the end of the year. (Archive image) Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa Ingolstadt. Although Audi sold fewer cars in 2025, it can at least show a clear upward trend at the end of the year. In the past twelve months, the brand’s global deliveries fell… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Audi ends difficult year with slight improvement012200

German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: German car manufacturers slide to 13-year low in China – VW only number three012198

Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz: Under high pressure. Photo: PR (3), Getty Images Dusseldorf. The crisis facing German car manufacturers in China is getting worse. In 2025, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW delivered fewer vehicles in the People’s Republic than in 13 years. Between January and December, the three companies together sold less than 3.9 million vehicles –… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: German car manufacturers slide to 13-year low in China – VW only number three012198

German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: German car manufacturers slide to 13-year low in China – VW only number three012198

Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz: Under high pressure. Photo: PR (3), Getty Images Dusseldorf. The crisis facing German car manufacturers in China is getting worse. In 2025, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW delivered fewer vehicles in the People’s Republic than in 13 years. Between January and December, the three companies together sold less than 3.9 million vehicles –… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW, BMW, Mercedes: German car manufacturers slide to 13-year low in China – VW only number three012198

German Handelsblatt: Used car check: This is how the Opel Corsa-e performs with TÜV012197

The Opel Corsa-e was one of the first small electric cars in Germany. Photo: Opel Cologne. The Corsa has been one of the bestsellers in the Opel portfolio for over 40 years. The small car has been in its seventh generation since the beginning of 2020, including the electric derivative: the Corsa-e. The TÜV knows… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Used car check: This is how the Opel Corsa-e performs with TÜV012197

German FAZ: Sternstunde010439

People have already experienced a lot with Mercedes-Benz. Invented the car, put an S-Class on the wheels that had to be maneuvered backwards with dipsticks, which because of its dimensions didn’t fit on the car train to Sylt, a 450 SEL with which the author of these lines and his friends drove to Rostock to… Continue reading German FAZ: Sternstunde010439