Business, Equipment

Continental Faces Tough Auto Unit Overhaul in Slowing Market

Continental AG declined as the company embarks on a deep overhaul of its underperforming auto components business in a slowing vehicle market.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
March 7, 2024
Business, Technology

Daimler Truck Deputy Chair Wary of 15% Cost Savings Target

Daimler Truck Holding is not likely to achieve the 15% reduction in operating costs, investment and research and development expenditures it’s targeting by 2025, its deputy chairman said.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
January 8, 2024
Business, Technology

VW Sees Positive Results for Potential Breakthrough Battery

Volkswagen said its battery startup has seen positive results with solid-state cells for electric vehicles, a win for the carmaker as it pushes to make EVs more efficient and less expensive.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
January 3, 2024
Business, Equipment

Volkswagen Tells Workers to Brace for Job Cuts

Volkswagen AG signaled it’s willing to push for job cuts at its namesake brand to reduce expenses and improve profitability.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
November 27, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

VW Increases Investments in EV, Software Technologies

Volkswagen AG is increasing investments in software and EVs to close the gap to Tesla and halt a decline in China just as the threat of a demand slowdown hangs over the automotive market.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
March 14, 2023
Business, Logistics

Volkswagen Misses Full-Year Cash Target After Supply Chain Woes

Volkswagen AG missed its cash-flow target for the year after supply chain and logistics disruptions in recent months left the carmaker with unsold vehicles.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
February 8, 2023
Business, Equipment

Volkswagen Trucking CEO Sees Rising Profit on Cost-Cutting Push

Volkswagen AG’s Traton SE expects profitability at its MAN and Scania brands to improve this year as the German truck maker cuts production costs following the bruising experience of the global supply chain crisis.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
January 20, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

VW Tries to Fix Electric Shift With New SUV, Factory Revamp

Volkswagen AG is overhauling its main factory in Germany to make two additional battery cars as Europe’s biggest automaker tries to get its electric shift back on track.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
December 7, 2022
Business, Technology

Volkswagen Weighs Foxconn Partnership to Aid American EV Push

Volkswagen AG may tap Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group to make electric pickups and sport utility vehicles in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
November 29, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Germany’s Bosch Warns EV Industry Over Battery Cell Reliance

Europe’s energy crisis offers a hard lesson on the risks of focusing on one fuel source — in the case of the electric vehicle industry, battery cells, according to Markus Heyn, head of mobility services for Robert Bosch GmbH.

Monica Raymunt | Bloomberg News
September 19, 2022