The crisis around Volkswagen hits at the very heart of German engineering excellence. It’s a legend among European automakers, but can it survive the jump to EVs and beat out Chinese competition? It’s hard to...
The crisis around Volkswagen hits at the very heart of German engineering excellence. It’s a legend among European automakers, but can it survive the jump to EVs and beat out Chinese competition? It’s hard to...
For years, Chinese industrial orders helped create and support thousands of well-paid jobs in Germany. But the Asian giant’s economic slowdown has led to lower demand for German goods and dampened growth prospects. The German economy has...
German car giant Volkswagen is investing billions to boost its software prowess, where it lags Tesla. The strategy involves hiring the best minds, but software talent is hard to come by. VW believes it has...
Elon Musk has steered his electric carmaker into new territory as the company, for the first time, is valued at more than $100 billion. How has Tesla surpassed Volkswagen which sells 30 times more cars?...
Volkswagen is serious about electromobility. In the city of Zwickau, near Germany’s Czech border, the carmaker is pressing ahead with the production of its ID.3 electric car. Henrik Böhme was there to see it. The...
The Swedish startup has announced the German automaker will invest heavily in two new battery plants. The factories, located in Sweden and Germany, are intended to compete with Tesla and Asian suppliers. Northvolt, a Swedish...
Are experiments on humans unethical? Well, would you take medicine that had only been tested on mice? Judith Hartl says her problem is with the corporate sponsorship of tests sold to the public as scientific...
By 2025, self-driving cars could lead to a steep decline in fossil fuels – and in personal car ownership. Smart electric vehicles will pick you up, drop you off, and mostly look after themselves. A...
What is the automobile of the future? A personal transportation device, a battery pack on wheels, a rolling smartphone, or a self-driving virtual-reality cockpit with 3D entertainment on offer 24/7 – or all of the...
Highways with no traffic jams, only rare accidents on the streets – a new technology could help keep traffic moving and save lives. But to reach that goal, automakers and policy-makers have to work together....
Robust demand in China has become the engine driving growth at German auto maker Volkswagen (VW). Rising sales in the world’s biggest car market made VW shine in May, despite the dark clouds over Europe’s...
