EV sales to accelerate with more products slated to come in 18-20 months: Mercedes-Benz India chiefAs India gears up for a sustainable future, Mercedes-Benz is stepping up its game in the electric vehicle sector. The luxury car brand is a...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
Tesla says to add 1,000 jobs in GermanyElon Musk's automotive and robotics company Tesla said Thursday that it would hire more than 1,000 people in Germany, a rare bright spot in...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.37 PM IST
Donald Trump jitters push US allies toward Japan’s most significant military shift since World War IIJapan is set to ease its strict arms export rules. This move is attracting significant interest from countries like Poland and the Philippi...
15 Apr, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in EuropeDutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's self-driving software with required human supervision on highways and city streets in a Europe...
11 Apr, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
Nexperia's China unit nears fully local production of chipsChipmaker Nexperia will soon be able to produce semiconductors locally within China, sources told AFP. Local production would allow Nexperi...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
Luxury carmakers' gold-leafed Gulf profits are under threat from Iran warLuxury carmakers face a significant challenge as the Middle East market, vital for high profits, is under threat. Regional conflict has led...
30 Mar, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
BMW, Mercedes, VW in talks with US over possible tariff deal, sources sayGerman carmakers, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen, are engaged in discussions with Washington regarding a potential import tar...
28 May, 2025, 09.12 PM IST
Its car profits down, Volkswagen has a new idea: TanksVolkswagen is considering a shift towards military production as its auto business faces challenges, including high costs and declining pro...
13 Mar, 2025, 07.59 PM IST
VW cost cutting necessary after 'decades of structural problems', CEO tells paperVolkswagen plans to cut costs to address long-standing structural issues. CEO Oliver Blume said weak market demand in Europe and lower earn...
03 Nov, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
Volkswagen plans major layoffs, to shut at least three German plants, works council head saysVolkswagen is considering closing several plants in Germany and slashing salaries by 10 percent as the ailing auto giant pursues a drastic ...
28 Oct, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
European autos stocks hit on China tariff jittersEuropean autos stocks were the worst performing equity market sector on Wednesday, following a report that suggested there was potential fo...
22 May, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
Chip shortage in Germany's car industry will last years: Audi's Renate VachenauerBerlin has been courting the world's largest contract chipmakers with billions of euros in subsidies. Chipmakers such as US Intel and Taiwa...
11 Aug, 2023, 10.18 AM IST
'Nein danke': Musk's office ultimatum faces pushback in GermanyThe Tesla chief executive waded into the future of work debate by telling staff at the electric carmaker that they must return to the offic...
02 Jun, 2022, 10.31 PM IST
Volkswagen clinches wage deal with Germany's IG Metall unionThe deal with IG Metall, struck after 14 hours of negotiations in what was the fifth round of talks, will see salaries rise by 2.3% from Ja...
13 Apr, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
VW fined 1 billion euro by German prosecutors over dieselgateGerman fine follows a U.S. plea agreement from January 2017, when VW agreed to pay a criminal fine of $4.3 billion to resolve criminal and ...
13 Jun, 2018, 10.07 PM IST
Emission scandal: Volkswagen set to sign off on a $4.3-billion US penalty settlementThe settlement would remove one of the last big regulatory obstacles for Volkswagen before the January 20 inauguration of Donald Trump as U...
12 Jan, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
- VW says it will hire 50,000 workers worldwide: Report
Volkswagen, the biggest European carmaker, said Monday in a newspaper that it would hire around 50,000 workers worldwide in the medium-term...
06 Dec, 2010, 03.33 PM IST