Around four weeks ago, VW surprisingly threatened with possible plant closures in Germany. Now a candidate seems to have emerged involuntarily: As things stand, the VW plant in Osnabrück will no longer have an assignment from Easter 2026 - because Porsche has adjusted its EV planning.

Volvo and other companies urge the EU to maintain the 2035 combustion engine ban, stressing the importance of policy consistency.

Schaeffler Vitseco merer deal is done.

Earlier this month, CEO Oliver Blume told employees that the company needed to end a three-decade-old job protection pledge that would have banned layoffs until 2029.

No complimentary adapter.

Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck met on Tuesday with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and urged a "political solution" defending that the tariffs "ultimately harm both sides at all costs".

EV makers are worried about interference.

India has launched a new scheme to fund electric vehicles called PM Electric Drive Revolution In Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE). It reserves funds for electric two- and three-wheelers, as well as commercial vehicles and infrastructure. But not for passenger cars.

Organización Autolibre is teaching individuals and companies across 14 countries to retrofit vehicles. Critics worry about the process’s safety.

A Ford Motoer Company patent application filed in February and published last month proposes software that would monitor in-car conversations and other data to help serve up advertisements.

Ende des Jahres erhält der Mercedes Level 3 Drive Pilot ein Update auf 95 km/h und ist dann auch außerhalb des Staus nutzbar

Self-driving technology company Wayve has entered a partnership with Uber, a mobility and delivery network. Following a Series C fundraising round, Wayve will also receive an investment from Uber. Dara

The German government wants to boost the sluggish sales of electric cars with new tax benefits. Specifically, this involves stronger tax incentives for e-cars as company cars. The cabinet recently...

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The announcement means Volvo Cars follows in the footsteps of other industry players in scaling back its EV ambitions.

As the VW Group will apparently miss its savings targets by several billion euros, the top management is planning further cuts. For the first time, possible plant closures and redundancies are being considered - also because electric cars bring in relatively little profit.

TOKYO  - Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global production slipped for a sixth straight month in July, hurt by declines in markets such as China and Thailand, though the fall was smaller than the previous month

In 2017, three friends in Germany attended a large camping trade fair, and came up with an outside-of-the-box-van idea: "Why do so many people buy camping vehicles (99.5% diesel!) and then only use them for this one purpose for a few weeks a year? Why not quickly convert existing empty

Xpeng is looking for a production site in Europe in light of the additional EU tariffs on electric cars imported from China. In addition, the Chinese startup is intensifying its ongoing cooperation with Volkswagen.

Led by the automaker BYD, China has established itself as the main car supplier in Mexico. The US worries China could use Mexico as a “back door” to sidestep tariffs and gain footing in the US market.

The global electric vehicle (EV) market continues to evolve rapidly, with Chinese automaker BYD and U.S. giant Tesla cementing their dominance in the first ...

IM Motors could revolutionize parallel parking.

Dozens of Californians are part of a class action lawsuit filed in July against Toyota. They claim the carmaker's salespeople misled them about the state's unreliable hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

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