Volkswagen, BMW top Tesla for new electric vehicles in Germany

Schneider Electric Ousts CEO Herweck

Schneider Electric removed Peter Herweck from his role as chief executive after just 18 months on the job, citing differences on the strategic roadmap, and replaced him with company veteran Olivier ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Leonardo, Rheinmetall Enter Combat Vehicle Joint Venture

Italy’s Leonardo and Germany’s Rheinmetall entered a joint venture for the development and production of combat vehicles, targeting potential orders of up to $54.55 billion.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 15

Birmingham Airport back open after evacuation

Flights were grounded and passengers told to leave the building as police investigated a suspicious vehicle.

Fuel duty frozen but vehicle excise duty surges

Motoring organisations said chancellor’s reversal of planned fuel duty rises was ‘a big relief’

World - Financial Times - October 30

Lyft shares soar 20% on results and autonomous-vehicle partnership

Lyft reported third-quarter sales that beat expectations while offering an upbeat demand forecast, after the ride-hailing platform earlier in the day announced an autonomous-vehicle partnership ...

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

MIPS releases RISC-V CPU for autonomous vehicles

MIPS released its P8700 CPU based on the RISC-V computing architecture to target driver assistance and autonomous vehicle applications. The San Jose, California-based company, which focuses on ...

Tech - VentureBeat - Yesterday

Corporate Germany is on sale

German companies have become relatively small and relatively cheap

World - Financial Times - October 18

Is Germany’s business model broken?

All three of the country’s major industries are in crisis, and the economy is flatlining. Are politicians finally waking up?

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Germany's Fractious Government Collapses

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed a pro-business party from his governing coalition, ending a three-year alliance marked by increasing internal dissent and political stasis.

World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Surprising No One, Democrats Ditch Tesla

It’s never a good sign when your customers are embarrassed to be associated with you.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Volkswagen fined £5.4m for mistreating customers; UK interest rates ‘to fall to 2.75%’ next year – business live

Volkswagen Finance has agreed to pay over £21.5m in redress to around 110,000 customers who may have suffered harm because of its failings.. Volkswagen Financial Services has apologised for the ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

VW fined by UK regulator for treatment of customers in financial trouble

Carmaker’s lending arm hit with £5.4mn penalty and agrees to pay £21.5mn to 110,000 borrowers

Business - Financial Times - October 21

China confirms deportation of Volkswagen manager due to drug use

World - Yahoo News - October 23

Volkswagen's Scout Motors reveals first EVs as it shifts to include plug-in hybrids

Scout, a former American brand from 1961 to 1980, was expected to exclusively offer EVs in a bid for the German automaker to expand its presence in the U.S.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Volkswagen plans to close at least 3 German plants and cut thousands of jobs

Europe’s largest carmaker tells works council it would slash pay by 10%

Business - Financial Times - October 28

Volkswagen profit plunges 42% in third quarter amid sweeping overhaul plans

German automaker Volkswagen on Wednesday reported a 42% drop in operating profit in the third quarter.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Volkswagen aims to cut worker anniversary bonuses amid pay dispute

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

2024 Shriners Children's Open, BMW Ladies Championship: How to watch, TV times, live streams

Here's how to watch this week's golf events around the golf world.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Hannah Green of Australia leads from start to finish to win BMW Ladies Championship

Hannah Green of Australia shot a 1-under 71 to win the BMW Ladies Championship, her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour and her third this season

Sports - ABC News - October 20

U.K. Police Recover $7.8 Million in Stolen Cars Including BMWs, Nissan GT-Rs, and a Lamborghini