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Volkswagen Gets Much-Need Tech, Rivian A Cash Infusion With New JV

Volkswagen (OTC:VLKAF) has boosted its initial investment in American electrical vehicle (EV) maker Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) to $5.8 billion, $800 million more than initially planned.

Benzinga

Volkswagen CEO: Plant Closures, Layoffs Can't Be Avoided

It looks like Volkswagen Group is headed for a historic closure of plants in Germany. VW Brand CEO Thomas Schaefer believes it will take three to four years for the company to restructure, and that can't happen without some significant cuts.

Motor1

Elon Musk and Trump Push for Self-Driving Cars: 3 Stocks to Gain

Trump-era shifts may accelerate autonomous vehicles, benefiting stocks like Mobileye, Ouster, and Aurora with opportunities in the growing AI-driven market.

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The Battery Crisis Taking Europe's EV Sector By Storm

I feel like a broken record at this point, but the electric vehicle race isn't just about cars. It's about who controls the battery supply chain, and thus one of the most crucial energy technologies of tomorrow. As is the case in the U.S., Europe is trying to break free…

InsideEVs

Bosch extends unwanted 4-day week to 10,000 employees amid Germany struggles

Robert Bosch, which employes around 429,000 people, is overhauling its workforce as the company struggles with Germany’s flatlining economy.

Fortune

How Neuville’s long and winding road led to WRC glory

Thierry Neuville clinched a career-defining maiden World Rally Championship title in dramatic circumstances at this weekend’s Rally Japan.

Autosport

Volkswagen ID. Buzz Dealer Markups Are Here, Even Though VW Said 'Don't'

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Shocked to learn that dealers are ignoring Volkswagen's now-former CEO's strongly-worded caution for dealerships not to add additional dealer markup the already expensive ID Buzz.

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Mercedes Reinvents Brakes For EVs, Puts Them Inside The Drive Unit

The vast majority of cars have outboard brakes that are connected to their wheel hubs, and only a handful come with inboard brakes. Mercedes has taken things one step further and put the brakes inside the housing of an electric vehicle’s drive unit, and it’s touting multiple advantages, including never…

InsideEVs

Rivian CEO On Dealer Laws: 'As Close As You Can Get To Corruption'

Despite its recent partnership with the German auto giant, Rivian has no plans to use Volkswagen's sales network, according to CEO RJ Scaringe. It wouldn't want to. But VW's service network is a far more interesting proposition, as scaling service has proved troublesome for Rivian and fellow direct-to-consumer automaker Tesla.…

InsideEVs

CFOs have an essential role in innovation

Innovation requires resources. Chief financial officers have a large say in how the money is spent.

Fortune

Bosch gives employees unwanted 4-day week as German economy sputters

The €92 billion conglomerate Bosch is cutting hours and pay for hundreds of staff thanks to a "difficult economic situation."

Fortune

Northvolt, Hailed As Europe’s Future EV Battery Champion, Files For Bankruptcy

Swedish-based Northvolt, which was seen as one of Europe’s best shots at fighting off China’s electric vehicle battery supremacy, filed for bankruptcy yesterday. The company said in its Chapter 11 petition filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas that its “liquidity picture has become…

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'He started shooting': child recounts gym murder

A young child told police how he witnessed a man repeatedly shot and killed by a masked gunman outside a Sydney gym.

AAP

Volkswagen Workers Head Towards Strikes From December

Volkswagen workers in Germany took a step closer to strike action on Thursday, after unions and management met for the third round of talks over the ailing carmaker's drastic cost-cutting plans.

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Rivian's CEO Thinks It Can Be Besties With Scout

Have you thought about how small the EV segment really is? Today, fewer than one in ten new vehicles sold in the U.S. are BEVs. Now start to think about what kind of buyer each EV attracts—you've got high-ranking execs picking up Porsches, glamping outdoorsy folk looking at Rivian and…

International Business Times UK

Ford To Cut 4000 Jobs Across Europe By 2027: 800 UK Roles On The Chopping Block

Ford to cut 800 UK jobs over three years as part of a wider European restructuring to focus on electric vehicles and reduce costs.

AAP

Shooter may have murdered 'wrong bloke' outside gym

A man shot ten times in front of his son at a gym may have been wrongly identified, a jury has heard as a man accused of helping plan the murder faces court.

Motor1

2025 Volkswagen Tiguan: This Is It

The third-generation Volkswagen Tiguan is all-new for 2025. The updated sheet metal should make it more appealing to American sensibilities, while several other improvements modernize the cabin. But VW will only offer the SUV in a two-row configuration going forward.

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The Audi Q8 E-Tron Will Be Axed Early And Its Factory Will Close

We’ve known for months about the troubles Audi has been having with its Brussels plant that today only builds the Q8 E-Tron. Rumors that the automaker was considering ending production of the electric SUV early, essentially stopping all work at the facility. This made its 3,000 workers uneasy, and many…

Motor1

VW Employees Concede Big Wage Cuts Are Needed To Keep Factories Open

Volkswagen Group's crisis in Europe could result in several manufacturing plants shutting down, but VW's works council thinks that can be avoided. The employee-led group recently proposed a sweeping cut in wages across blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Works council leader Daniela Cavallo believes this would be enough to avoid mass…

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Volkswagen's New American CEO Comes From Rivian

The Rivian-Volkswagen $6 billion joint venture got a little more interesting this week. The Volkswagen Group of America, which includes the core VW marques plus Audi, Lamborghini and other brands, is getting a new CEO whose last stint was at the California-based electric vehicle startup. And it's a homecoming of sorts…

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VW America CEO Suddenly Resigns

Pablo Di Si, CEO of Volkswagen Group and Volkswagen Brand for North America, has resigned. The German automaker announced the news on Tuesday, though it's not clear exactly when he stepped down. In a press release, VW states Di Si "stepped down from his position on his own request."

The Guardian - UK

‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn

Fifty years ago, the electronic pioneers released a 23-minute song about a road – and changed pop music for ever. Our writer hits the speed-limit-free highways of Düsseldorf and Hamburg in search of its futuristic brilliance

InsideEVs

Volkswagen's 'Active Hood' Technology Could Save Pedestrian Lives

Pedestrian safety. It’s something modern American cars struggle with, partly because there’s no standard in place to test how a human head hitting a vehicle hood would fare in an impact. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working on introducing a new standard to change this, but until that…

TechRadar

The biggest reason to not buy a new car? Overbearing safety systems that make me never want to drive again

Overbearing safety systems are making me wish for fully autonomous vehicles to hurry up and go on sale.

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