Browsing: Volkswagen (VW)
BYD and Tesla race to carve up European EV market with Chinese carmaker planning to leapfrog Elon Musk by 2030
European automakers will increasingly play third wheel in the continent’s electric car market, as China’s BYD races for dominance with…
To compete with Asia’s rising dominance, French billionaire Bollore wants to build an EV battery plant in northern France which will cost $2.1 billion
Billionaire Vincent Bollore is considering building an electric-car battery factory in eastern France, a costly venture that comes amid a…
After being overtaken by BYD, Volkswagen meets with doubtful investors to persuade them of turnaround plan
Volkswagen AG faces an uphill battle to convince investors it can turn around its business in China. After being leapfrogged…
Volkswagen and Porsche are killing old models described as ‘spying machines on four wheels’ ahead of new EU cybersecurity rules—offering another opportunity for Chinese rival BYD
European automakers are killing off their old models as the EU and UN combine to introduce strict cybersecurity rules, but…
A German Rust Belt? As Chinese EVs like BYD swarm Europe’s key markets, historic examples of deindustrialization pose a warning to the continent’s carmakers
European automakers are still digesting the shock from the sudden onslaught of cheap Chinese carmakers like BYD onto their shores…
China’s EV competition is so fierce that Volkswagen ‘cannot keep up’ and should avoid ‘utopian expectations,’ says CEO
Competing against Chinese electric vehicles in China is no easy task. Just ask the CEO of Volkswagen. The German automaker…
German manufacturer Audi unveils its new EV model amidst wider electric vehicle market cooldown
Audi has unveiled its delayed Q6 e-tron, seeking to restore momentum to the struggling brand with a luxury mid-size SUV…
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors is ‘relaunching an American icon’ with a $50,000 electric SUV model
Scout Motors celebrated the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina on Thursday not with a…
Germany set for 14% drop in electric-vehicle sales as carmakers scale back ambitions and demand ‘does not look good’
Standing at the front of the room at an auto industry association’s new year reception in Berlin this week, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse had…
BYD is coming for Europe—but high labor costs, connectivity issues, and stubbornly loyal customers might trip up the Warren Buffett-backed EV maker that’s leaving competitors in a ‘state of shock’
If you asked the typical European or American about BYD a couple of years ago, only the biggest petrol-head or…