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Suppliers/1 h agoSuppliers DE & AT: Autoneum deal, ZF’s 30,000 rpm drive and plant closuresA wave of M&A, a high‑speed EV drive and factory shutdowns are reshaping supplier footprints that feed German and Austrian carmakers — with direct implications for costs…
Trade & Logistics/1 h agoInland Ro‑Ro: Rivers relieve Germany & Austria’s car‑logistics crunch
EV & Technology/2 h agoV2G & Recycling: DE & AT turn EV batteries into grid assets
New Models · Spy Shots/2 h agoSpy Shots: Audi’s A6 e‑tron Avant and RS6 mule sighted testingLatest Stories
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Markets/2 h agoNoVA: Austria’s tax rewrite traps used cars and rewires cross‑border flowsFrom July 1, 2026 Austria changed the NoVA refund rules. Dealers, lease houses and border buyers now face tighter expor…
AI & Automotive/2 h agoDavinci‑AI: Dealers adopt autonomous agents as EU rules biteGerman and Austrian dealers are piloting DaVinci AI’s autonomous agents for market scans, chat and service work — but A…
Industry/3 h agoAutoindustrie DE & AT: Financing squeeze pushes leasingHigher car-loan rates and tighter bank lending in late‑2026 are nudging German and Austrian buyers from loans to lease …
Suppliers/5 h agoSuppliers DE & AT: IG Metall warning strikes choke production — 400,000A wave of IG Metall warning strikes that began after the peace obligation ended on Oct 31 is spreading through German c…
Trade & Logistics/5 h agoMicro‑hubs: German and Austrian cities rewire the last mileFrom Dresden to Vienna, shared micro‑depots, cargo‑bikes and battery‑swap pilots are reshaping urban deliveries — easing emissions and cutting van miles while forcing lo…
EV & Technology/6 h agoCharging: E.ON Drive deepens cross‑border push — what it means for DE & ATE.ON Drive's recent Italian buy and Germany's Deutschlandnetz openings underline a shift: utilities are stitching high‑…
AI & Automotive/6 h agoDavinci‑ai.ai: Pushing AI to the edge of Germany’s car sectorA German startup’s pitch for on‑device, low‑latency AI — and 5G links — is meeting an industry that is already building…
Industry/6 h agoAutoindustrie DE & AT: Orders rebound, competitiveness under pressure
Trade & Logistics/7 h agoSterne Gruppe: New commercial hub for Mercedes vans and trucks
New Models · Spy Shots/7 h agoSpy Shots: BMW i3 Touring — Neue Klasse wagon nears launchA near-production BMW i3 Touring has been filmed and photographed during high‑speed tests at the Nürburgring. The Neue …
Policy/8 h agoPolicy: Austria taxes E‑company cars; Germany drops green stickerFrom Jan 1, 2027 Austria will levy a new ‘Sachbezug’ on electric company cars (0.375% rising to 0.625% in 2028); German…
Suppliers/8 h agoSuppliers: Lone Star buys ContiTech, Magna ramps GrazA €4.0bn ContiTech sale and a new wave of Chinese contract assembly in Graz are reshaping supplier footprints in German…
Trade & Logistics/9 h agoTrade & Logistics: Germany backs roads — Austria doubles down on railBerlin shifts financing rules to free Autobahn cash while Germany and Austria pour billions into rail and intermodal te…
EV & Technology/10 h agoV2G Arrives as Germany’s charging push hits delays: DE & AT
AI & Automotive/10 h agovoestalpine: Linz wins Austria maintenance award for Lean‑Smart AI
Markets/10 h agoEV subsidies: Germany defends €3bn fund as demand soarsBerlin says the €3 billion pot for private EV buyers will hold up despite heavy take‑up — Environment Minister Carsten …
Markets/10 h agoFahrzeugmarkt: Used‑car prices normalise — BEVs buck the trendWholesale used‑car prices in Germany and Austria are cooling after a spring spike — but battery EVs are holding value. …
Industry/11 h agoAutoindustrie: Germany job cuts meet Austria’s China pitchAs Bosch confirms 750 job cuts at Abstatt, Austrian ministers are on a high-profile China trip and media report possibl…
New Models · Spy Shots/12 h agoMINI Cooper SE (2026): price, launch, specs - all factsBMW Group updated the MINI Cooper SE press materials on 5 Nov 2026 with new images and the confirmed technical figures:…The Eight Desks
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V2G & Recycling: DE & AT turn EV batteries into grid assets
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