DS No4

Step down into the No4 and you’re greeted by plush, soft-touch leathers, tactile wooden trim and solid build quality.  Our Nappa Leather plug-in test car felt particularly well-screwed together, with the nappa leather upholstered seats, centre console and doors evoking a premium feel to put it well up there with BMW and Audi in terms… Continue reading DS No4

New Mercedes testbed unlocks secrets of megawatt EV charging

Mercedes’ long-term ambition extends even further than pure charging speed. It’s developing a “virtual energy account” that would allow customers to earn energy credits by feeding power from their EVs back into the grid.  This would help grid stability during periods of peak demand. To manage this, Mercedes is developing its own software capable of… Continue reading New Mercedes testbed unlocks secrets of megawatt EV charging

Auto giant shares tumble as European Union’s new steel tariffs spark industry panic

The BMW brand logo can be seen on the BMW four-cylinder (also known as the BMW tower and BMW high-rise), the main administration building and landmark of the vehicle manufacturer BMW. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Europe’s biggest carmakers traded lower Wednesday, amid concern that the European Union’s latest efforts… Continue reading Auto giant shares tumble as European Union’s new steel tariffs spark industry panic

German FAZ: Part-time chauffeur010077

On the highway we head south. The driver reads electronic mail and posts on platform X, then finally finds time to tidy up the photo collection on his smartphone. Meanwhile, the car drives itself. We tried out the Drive Pilot from Mercedes-Benz in the S-Class, and it is also available in the electric EQS. The… Continue reading German FAZ: Part-time chauffeur010077

German FAZ: Even BMW can no longer keep up in China010076

Apart from the Chinese car market, things are actually going well at BMW. While arch-rival Mercedes sells fewer and fewer vehicles from month to month, the Munich-based company was able to increase sales by almost nine percent to 588,300 cars in the most recent reporting period. After five declines in a row, it was BMW’s… Continue reading German FAZ: Even BMW can no longer keep up in China010076

German FAZ: The sales crisis at Mercedes is coming to a head010075

The continued very difficult situation in China caused the car manufacturer Mercedes’ sales figures to fall in the third quarter. The Baden-Württemberg company sold 441,500 cars between June and September, twelve percent less than in the same period last year. In addition to the problems in the world’s largest car market, US President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading German FAZ: The sales crisis at Mercedes is coming to a head010075