The Irish Times

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

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 05:40

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

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 15:00

For better or for Wurst — VW to stop making sausages

Volkswagen’s in-house sausage production to end

Fri Aug 27 2021 - 15:37

Chip shortage rolls on as carmakers cut production

Crisis in electronics supply not likely to end soon

Wed May 12 2021 - 06:30

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

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 09:43

Apple’s tried and true approach may hold for car project

Talks with some brand-name carmakers have stalled

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 10:21

Volkswagen posts €10bn profit for 2020 after late recovery

Aggressive cost-cutting campaign has begun to bear fruit, says car giant

Fri Jan 22 2021 - 17:58

Volkswagen faces fine after narrowly missing EU emissions target

Pandemic exacerbated issues VW had with launch of its battery-powered ID.3 hatchback

Thu Jan 21 2021 - 18:55

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

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 12:36

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

Thu Dec 17 2020 - 08:06

‘Deutschland rocks’ but not if you’re BMW

Elon Musk’s visit to new Tesla ‘Gigafactory’ underlines growing crisis in German car industry

Sat Sept 12 2020 - 07:26

Volkwagen CEO apologises to supervisory board for ‘inappropriate’ remarks

Herbert Diess clashed with key stakeholders over the company's direction and leadership

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 08:13

Volkswagen agrees to compensate tens of thousands of German motorists

Leipzig court ruling opens door to claims from at least 60,000 car owners

Mon May 25 2020 - 15:20

Volkswagen burning through €2bn in cash per week

Carmaker has put almost 100,000 German workers on reduced hours

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 19:56

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

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 18:26

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

Tue Mar 17 2020 - 17:01

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

Thu Mar 05 2020 - 07:44

Luca de Meo named chief of French carmaker Renault

Italian joins company as it tries to repair relationship with alliance partner Nissan

Tue Jan 28 2020 - 18:32

Volkswagen chief warns ‘sacred cows’ need slaughtering

Herbert Diess tells top managers that radical change is needed to survive industry upheaval

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 17:34

Elon Musk announces plans for Berlin Tesla plant

Motor boss promises 10,000 jobs close to Berlin as Brexit blamed for ruling Britain out

Wed Nov 13 2019 - 09:12

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

Fri Nov 08 2019 - 15:00

Charges for VW executives mark latest bad day for German carmaker

Daimler also under pressure in further setback for industry

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 12:04

Volkswagen denies it fitted defeat devices into second engine model

Leaked documents suggest software fitted to detect if exhaust test being carried out

Thu Sept 12 2019 - 16:56

Electric vehicles: no chance of hitting Government target - Simi

Motor industry calls for delay to proposed motor tax changes over Brexit uncertainty

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 04:40

BMW selects head of production Oliver Zipse as new CEO

Zipse will take charge of premium car giant from August 16th

Thu Jul 18 2019 - 20:32

Volkswagen renews efforts to sell stakes in non-core operations

Deliberations include MAN Energy, which makes engines for ships and power plants

Mon May 06 2019 - 16:40

European car groups face huge profit hit to cut emissions

Industry struggles to meet strict emission targets with potential penalties of €30bn

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 17:46

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

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 10:43

SEC sues Volkswagen and former CEO over ‘Dieselgate’ fraud

Move comes as current chief executive Herbert Diess apologies over Nazi gaffe

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 08:48

Uncertainty stalks global car industry as it prepares to go electric

Brexit, threatened US tariffs and slowing Chinese market among potential hazards

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 07:16

Volkswagen aims to produce 50% more electric cars

Trade wars and new emissions testing add to carmaker’s costs

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 17:43

VW licenses electric chassis to rival start-up

Carmaker’s deal part of plan to dominate battery-powered market over next decade

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 19:12

VW boss warns US car tariffs could cost billions

Carmaker also concerned at Brexit impact on exports from its Bentley plant in the UK

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 14:29

Volkswagen, Ford announce ‘global alliance’

The two carmakers have been exploring closer cooperation as trade frictions rise

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 09:46