VW must solve most of its problems alone: German minister
Germany wants to support Volkswagen and help it avoid factory closures but the ailing car giant will have to fix most of its problems itself, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Friday.
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Mercedes stock falls after new profit warning
German auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz fell sharply on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Friday after the group lowered its outlook on the back of weak sales in its key Chinese market.
BMW recalls 1.5m cars over bad brake, cuts outlook
BMW said Tuesday it was recalling about 1.5 million vehicles due to problems with their brakes and cut its outlook for the year, sending the German luxury carmaker鈥檚 shares tumbling.聽
BMW to recall 1.4m cars in China over airbags: regulator
Carmaker BMW will recall 1.4 million vehicles in China due to faulty airbags, the country鈥檚 market regulator announced on Friday.
China鈥檚 growing robotaxi fleet sparks concern, wonder on streets
Turning heads as they cruise past office buildings and malls, driverless taxis聽are slowly spreading through Chinese cities, prompting both wariness and wonder.
BMW profits slip on weaker China sales
German luxury carmaker BMW posted a drop in net profit for the second quarter on Thursday, dragged down by higher manufacturing costs and weakening demand...
Electric car woes force German supplier ZF to axe jobs
German car parts manufacturer ZF said Friday it would cut a fifth to a quarter of jobs in Germany as it struggled with the switch to electric vehicles and...
Mercedes profit falls on weaker sales
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Friday reported a sharp drop in second-quarter net profit on weaker sales of electric vehicles and cooling demand in...
China鈥檚 BYD opens EV plant in Thailand despite slowdown, tariff row
China鈥檚 electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Union was due to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV firms....
Ferrari eyes EV future with solar-powered factory
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari on Friday inaugurated a new solar-powered factory at the group鈥檚 historic Maranello site, where its much anticipated wholly...
Top German minister on peace mission amid China EV tariffs row
Germany鈥檚 Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck was to arrive in Beijing on Friday on a last-ditch mission to avoid a damaging trade war with China after the...
Toyota rocked by testing scandal, board chair offers apology
Japanese transport officials inspected Toyota\'s headquarters Tuesday after the top-selling automaker and four others including Honda and Mazda admitted failure to fully comply with national vehicle inspection standards.
Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future
At a sprawling vehicle test centre in the English countryside, a hydrogen-powered Grenadier 4x4 made by Ineos Automotive grips steep and rugged tracks,...
US tariffs on Chinese EVs hurt green transition: XPeng boss
The president of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng on Friday criticised the fresh tariffs on Chinese cars imposed by Washington as 鈥榰nfavourable鈥� for the United States鈥� energy transition...