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AI & Automotive/1 h agoZDK & AI: Dealers gain access to 300+ CARvinci appsGermany’s ZDK has signed a framework deal to give member dealers EU-hosted AI tools—more than 300 apps covering sales, service and admin—promising immediate relief for b…
Policy/1 h agoTaxes: Germany extends EV tax break — Austria adds company‑car charge
Suppliers/2 h agoSuppliers: Mid‑tier shock hits Germany & Austria
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Industry/4 h agoCompetitiveness: Grünheide anchors Europe’s battery pushTesla’s Giga Berlin is filing for a massive second hall in December 2026 and says the plant has recycled two years’ pro…
Trade & Logistics/4 h agoSterne Gruppe: New Mercedes-Handelsriese from SwabiaBorn from two family dealers, the Sterne Gruppe now links 15 southern German sites and has taken over Mercedes‑Benz Ulm…
New Models · Spy Shots/4 h agoSpy Shots: Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and Lexus RX test at NürburgringA camo‑free Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and a lightly disguised high‑performance Lexus RX have been seen lapping the Nürburgring. …
AI & Automotive/5 h agoADAS recalibration: Carglass & Bosch bring AI to the roadCarglass and Bosch are piloting a mobile ADAS recalibration service in Germany that uses AI and deep learning to re‑set…
Policy/5 h agoAFIR: Germany and Austria face a Jan 1, 2027 tech deadlineEU rules force every new or renovated public and many private chargers to support ISO 15118‑20 by 1 Jan 2027. Germany’s big network must upgrade hardware and back‑ends; …
Trade & Logistics/6 h agoTrade & Logistics: Rail pact, low‑water fleet and a fragile freight backboneA Nov 10 rail declaration with the Netherlands, a warning that Germany will add only 34 km of track in 2026, and a new …
Markets/6 h agoFahrzeugmarkt: BEVs top October as brands shift in DE & ATOctober data show battery cars leading new‑car sales in Germany and surging models and makes in Austria — a brand reshu…
EV & Technology/7 h agoEV & Technology: €1bn Bavaria battery and Austria's 300k BEVs
Markets/7 h agoRebate for EV charger: Germany ends €500m wallbox scheme
Markets/7 h agoSteyr Automotive: 50 e‑trucks for Gartner built in AustriaIf you’re looking for recent Steyr Automotive news: the Upper Austria plant is assembling SuperPanther eTopas 600 truck…
AI & Automotive/7 h agoBosch Rexroth: Agentic AI to reshape car‑plant automationBosch Rexroth unveiled Agent iXi — an ‘agentic’ AI for engineering tasks — and a mobile humanoid demonstrator RoXi, to …
Markets/7 h agoAVL List company: Stocker brings Graz engineering firm to ChinaAustria’s AVL List company travelled with Chancellor Stocker to Shanghai — a high-profile business delegation and Tongj…
Markets/9 h agoWorldTrader24: 36,503 cars reshape B2B used‑car tradeWhat is WorldTrader24, who uses it and why Germany and Austria’s dealers and remarketers should care — a clear primer o…
New Models · Spy Shots/12 h agoVolvo EC40 (2027): price, launch, specs - all facts
New Models · Spy Shots/16 h agoPolestar 4 SUV: €57,900 variant caught testing at Nürburgring
AI & Automotive/17 h agoAI Chips: Supply crunch at Electronica hits German carmakersAt the Electronica trade fair in Munich, chipmakers warned on 10 Nov 2026 that surging demand for AI hardware is divert…
Suppliers/18 h agoSuppliers: Pivot to greentech and services reshapes DE & ATGerman and Austrian suppliers are shifting from volume parts to greentec, rail and MRO services — local steel electrifi…
Trade & Logistics/18 h agoTrade & Logistics: Germany & Austria race to upgrade rail and portsAustrian rail digitalisation, a Contargo stake in Graz and a €2.56bn Evos buy signal a quiet reshuffle of Central‑Europ…
AI & Automotive/21 h agoFunding: Syn2core raises $4.5m for shop‑floor AIA Munich startup has closed a $4.5m seed round for an AI ‘co‑pilot’ aimed at frontline assembly work — a development th…The Eight Desks
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EV & Technology: €1bn Bavaria battery and Austria's 300k BEVs
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€1.6bn Boost: Germany and Austria Power E‑Truck Rollout
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Suppliers: Mid‑tier shock hits Germany & Austria
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Taxes: Germany extends EV tax break — Austria adds company‑car charge
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