Automotive industry
Automotive industry
Production of electric Fiat 500 halted for lack of European orders
Stellantis is to halt production of the electric Fiat 500 model for four weeks because of a lack of orders in Europe.The Franco-Italian company, which also owns the Citroën,...
Automotive industry
BMW shares fall to four-year low as recall of 1.5m cars announced
Shares in BMW tumbled as the carmaker revealed it will have to recall 1.5m vehicles over a braking...
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An ‘earthquake’ at Volkswagen – and a crisis for Germany?
‘Earthquake at Volkswagen” ran the stark headline in the Wolfsburger Nachrichten, the newspaper serving the north German city...
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Volkswagen has ‘a year, maybe two to turn around’, financial chief warns
Volkswagen says it has “a year, maybe two” to adapt to a slump in European car sales, as...
Automotive industry
Volkswagen considers German plant closures to save billions in costs
Volkswagen is considering shutting two German factories in what would be the carmaker’s first closures ever in its...
The German problem? It’s an analogue country in a digital world | Larry Elliott
Sir Keir Starmer is not the first Labour leader to hanker after a closer relationship between Britain and Germany. Jim Callaghan snuggled up close...
Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles
Canada, following the lead of the United States, on Monday said it would impose a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese electric vehicles...
Electric vehicle public charging ‘deserts’ revealed across Great Britain
North-east Derbyshire and Redditch, in the West Midlands, are among the worst public “charging deserts” for electric vehicles in Great Britain, according to an...