Musk takes Tesla challenge to the home of the combustion engine
Tesla has shaken up the German establishment with its new factory and disruptive zeal
Smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’ says VW boss
Munich motor show: Volkswagen head Herbert Diess says 15% of the car giant’s business will be mobility services
Chip shortage rolls on as carmakers cut production
Crisis in electronics supply not likely to end soon
Volkswagen plans to make cheaper electric batteries – and plenty of them
German giant to build six battery factories and invest €400m in rapid-charging points in Europe
Apple’s tried and true approach may hold for car project
Talks with some brand-name carmakers have stalled
Volkswagen posts €10bn profit for 2020 after late recovery
Aggressive cost-cutting campaign has begun to bear fruit, says car giant
Volkswagen faces fine after narrowly missing EU emissions target
Pandemic exacerbated issues VW had with launch of its battery-powered ID.3 hatchback
Hyundai in talks with Apple over electric car collaboration
Shares in carmaker soared 20% and trading at a six-year high in Seoul on Friday
VW set to steal a major lead in EV range and recharge from 2024
German car giant plans to switch to Solid State EV batteries by 2024
‘Deutschland rocks’ but not if you’re BMW
Elon Musk’s visit to new Tesla ‘Gigafactory’ underlines growing crisis in German car industry
Volkwagen CEO apologises to supervisory board for ‘inappropriate’ remarks
Herbert Diess clashed with key stakeholders over the company's direction and leadership
Volkswagen agrees to compensate tens of thousands of German motorists
Leipzig court ruling opens door to claims from at least 60,000 car owners
Volkswagen burning through €2bn in cash per week
Carmaker has put almost 100,000 German workers on reduced hours
Boris Johnson infection and eurobond stalemate end three-day rally
US shares give up some gains but still head for best week in nine years
Volkswagen Group to suspend production at factories across Europe
German carmaker says uncertainty about coronavirus makes it impossible to give forecasts for its performance this year
Peugeot owner PSA and BMW lead race to cut emissions in Europe
Early winners and losers emerge as carmakers scramble to hit tough new targets
Luca de Meo named chief of French carmaker Renault
Italian joins company as it tries to repair relationship with alliance partner Nissan
Volkswagen chief warns ‘sacred cows’ need slaughtering
Herbert Diess tells top managers that radical change is needed to survive industry upheaval
Elon Musk announces plans for Berlin Tesla plant
Motor boss promises 10,000 jobs close to Berlin as Brexit blamed for ruling Britain out
Will VW’s €1.2bn gamble on electric mobility prove German unity works for the east?
Former Trabant factory begins turning out the most modern VW ever
Charges for VW executives mark latest bad day for German carmaker
Daimler also under pressure in further setback for industry
Volkswagen denies it fitted defeat devices into second engine model
Leaked documents suggest software fitted to detect if exhaust test being carried out
Electric vehicles: no chance of hitting Government target - Simi
Motor industry calls for delay to proposed motor tax changes over Brexit uncertainty
BMW selects head of production Oliver Zipse as new CEO
Zipse will take charge of premium car giant from August 16th
Volkswagen renews efforts to sell stakes in non-core operations
Deliberations include MAN Energy, which makes engines for ships and power plants
European car groups face huge profit hit to cut emissions
Industry struggles to meet strict emission targets with potential penalties of €30bn
Nazi blunder casts doubt over VW chief’s future
‘It’s not a sentence you can say in Germany,’ says one investor of ‘ebit macht frei’ gaffe
SEC sues Volkswagen and former CEO over ‘Dieselgate’ fraud
Move comes as current chief executive Herbert Diess apologies over Nazi gaffe
Uncertainty stalks global car industry as it prepares to go electric
Brexit, threatened US tariffs and slowing Chinese market among potential hazards
Volkswagen aims to produce 50% more electric cars
Trade wars and new emissions testing add to carmaker’s costs
VW licenses electric chassis to rival start-up
Carmaker’s deal part of plan to dominate battery-powered market over next decade
VW boss warns US car tariffs could cost billions
Carmaker also concerned at Brexit impact on exports from its Bentley plant in the UK
Volkswagen, Ford announce ‘global alliance’
The two carmakers have been exploring closer cooperation as trade frictions rise
VW says €30bn investment in electric cars not enough for EU targets
Volkswagen has warned that new EU emission targets will be too difficult to meet
Volkswagen: Nothing but electric from 2026 onwards
VW pledges that its last internal combustion engine will be launched in 2026, as VW Ireland announces a BIK-special electric Golf
VW to turn two German sites into electric vehicle plants
World’s biggest carmaker under pressure from EU emissions regulations
Car prices to rise from Saturday as new emissions rules come into force
Saturday is WLTP Emissions Day: What does it mean for Irish motorists?
VW sees production stoppages due to new testing rules
Production at main Wolfsburg plant to be halted in August and September
Audi and Porsche raided as part of diesel scandal investigation
German prosecutors raid VW group sites for suspected ‘fraud and criminal advertising’
Volkswagen names new boss to steer sweeping overhaul
Herbert Diess will lead strategy simplification of Germany’s biggest car company
Shares rise as China’s Xi backs away from trade war
Markets boosted by Chinese promise to open economy further and lower import tariffs
Volkswagen revival: what went so right?
The emissions scandal threatened to destroy the group. Yet two years on it is outselling rivals, is more profitable than before the crisis and has €20bn plans for electric vehicles
CES 2018: Nvidia announces deals with Uber, VW for car tech
Chipmaker tries to spread its technology into new areas as self-driving car war picks up
VW shows off 2020’s electric Tiguan ahead of Frankfurt show
Frankfurt motor show: Volkswagen shows updated electric crossover concept, and promises all models will be available with batteries by 2030
Volkswagen’s new posh Polo enters the digital age
Latest Polo is supersized in every area and now shares much of its architecture with the Golf
Could this new Volkswagen outsell the Golf?
New small SUV coming to Ireland in November as diesel scandal continues to swirl
New VW Polo must up its Irish game to take on the Fiesta
Volkswagen’s new Polo, launched in Berlin, gets new chassis and more space
Volkswagen’s ID Crozz is its future electric crossover
Shanghai motor show star is the third pillar of VW’s electric car commitments
Volkswagen is open to Fiat Chrysler talks
VW group CEO Matthias Mueller says acquisitions and partnerships not ruled out
Volkswagen to kill off its small diesels within six years
New-generation Polo 1.6-litre TDI will be German carmaker’s last small diesel
VW emissions scandal has enough diesel to run and run
Volkwagen is paying out billions in the US while playing hardball in Europe
Volkswagen told it must face investor court case in US
Investors allege carmaker committed securities fraud over emissions scandal
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