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Volkswagen crolla con l’utile operativo del terzo trimestre a picco del 42% e taglia fabbriche e stipendi (10%). In Italia intanto va in scena la querelle che rischia di esplodere tra Stellantis e Parlamento. Il presidente John Elkann “invitato” in Parlamento per essere sentito sulla difficile situazione dell’automotive italiano ha risposto con un “no grazie”. […]
Despite recent push here in the U.S. to legalize it, using the marijuana plant as a recreational or even medicinal substance is still very much illegal around the world. One Volkswagen exec recently found that out the hard way when he was detained and later deported from China for failing a drug test, Reuters reports.… […]
Volkswagen, which has lined up multiple electric models at various price points for global debuts, is now looking to bring in more entry-level EVs for the masses. The first among these would be the ID.2, which will have a more conventional design, similar to the German brand’s ICE-powered models, according to our sister publication, Autocar […]
Volkswagen’s ID Buzz electric vehicle represents the company’s global robotaxi platform. It’s undergoing both hardware and software updates as the company works toward a 2026 launch of commercial service. Source link
The Financial Conduct Authority stated that between 2017 and mid-2023 Volkswagen Finance Services failed to treat customers in financial difficulty fairly. (File pic) LONDON: A UK regulator today said it had fined a division of German car giant Volkswagen £5.4 million (US$7 million) over its treatment of customers in financial difficulty. Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) […]
Police in California are experiencing what happens when good intentions crash into reality. Police departments are transitioning to battery powered vehicles but those vehicles come with challenges that make cops’ jobs more difficult. – Erin Marquis Read More Read more… Source link
Ryan Xu was a dream customer for Germany’s car makers. The Guangdong-based entrepreneur and her husband own a Porsche 911 and a Mercedes-Benz G-Class and were among the first buyers of the electric Porsche Taycan. But her views on German cars have soured as Chinese consumers increasingly favour tech refinement over traditional selling points like […]
The Tesla Model Y owned by Rubicon MD Greg Blandford, parked at the new, 150kW fast-charging station at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Day two of a 2 200km road trip across South Africa in electric cars, in which TechCentral is participating, proved even more eventful than the drama-filled first day, with trouble starting not […]