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Suppliers/1 h agoSuppliers: Sustainability and job cuts reshape DE & ATGermany and Austria’s supplier tier is splitting: big investments in green energy and efficiency sit alongside fresh rounds of restructuring and layoffs — a direct hit f…
Trade & Logistics/1 h agoTrade & Logistics: Rhine drought and Bremerhaven’s €1.35bn pivot
EV & Technology/2 h ago211,025 chargers, but gaps remain: EV & Technology in DE & AT
Industry/3 h agoAutoindustrie Deutschland & Österreich: Subscriptions reshape carsLatest Stories
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New Models · Spy Shots/3 h agoSpy Shots: CLE, T‑Roc R, iX7 and Panamera Take to the NürburgringPrototypes from Mercedes‑AMG, Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche have been caught testing around the Nürburgring and beyond — …
AI & Automotive/4 h agoAI & Automotive Deutschland: BumbleB cleared for Stuttgart roadsFraunhofer IAO won a formal testing permit on 9 Nov 2026 for its automated shuttle 'BumbleB' to run on Nobelstraße in S…
Policy/4 h agoPolicy: 1.1 kW rule and MiSpeL redefine EV policy in DE & ATGermany has rewritten building and charging rules — a 1.1 kW‑per‑space flexibility and a new MiSpeL order to enable V2G…
Suppliers/5 h agoSuppliers Deutschland & Österreich: Electronics carve‑outs reshape supply mapLüneburg carve‑out, new LFP labs and material plants show suppliers in Germany and Austria moving from commodity produc…
Markets/6 h agoFahrzeugmarkt: EV surge reshapes Germany & AustriaOctober data show battery EVs taking more than a third of new-car sales in Germany and overtaking petrol+diesel in Austria — a market split that is lifting private deman…
New Models · Spy Shots/7 h agoSkoda Kodiaq: Facelift prototype breaks cover in the AlpsA near-production Kodiaq was filmed testing in the European Alps, showing a sharper front end, split LED lamps and litt…
Trade & Logistics/7 h agoSterne Gruppe: Putting e-mobility and service first
AI & Automotive/8 h agoAI & Automotive Deutschland: Dealers turn AI from hype to hands‑on
Policy/8 h agoRaw Materials: Germany stocks up, Austria pushes circularityGermany is moving from guarantees to equity and stockpiles for critical minerals while Austria doubles down on recyclin…
Industry/8 h agoOpel: Stellantis bets €1bn on Rüsselsheim's futureStellantis will spend more than €1bn in Germany by 2030 to keep Opel’s next‑generation Astra in Rüsselsheim and roll ou…
Trade & Logistics/8 h agoTrade & Logistics: Driver shortage forces modal rethink in DE & ATGermany’s new rules to speed foreign lorry drivers into work, rising rail volumes in Austria and mixed port pictures fr…
Industry/8 h agoAutoindustrie DE & AT: Sentiment recovers, China competition bitesGerman‑Austrian auto firms report brighter business sentiment in October 2026 — but plunging China sales, EU competitiv…
Suppliers/9 h agoSuppliers DE & AT: Wiring backbone shifts as LEONI comes under Luxshare control
Markets/10 h agoFahrzeugmarkt: BEV boom reshuffles Germany & Austria
Markets/10 h agotüv süd fast-track: accelerates certification timelinestüv süd and Accenture showed a 'Physical AI Safety Suite' at NVIDIA GTC Berlin meant to fast‑track certification and cu…
Industry/10 h agoHumanoids: Audi tests AI robots for Ingolstadt sequencingAudi, Agile Robots, Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA launched a proof‑of‑concept at Ingolstadt’s Production Lab to let mobi…
AI & Automotive/10 h agoZF: Integration layer is the missing foundation for AI in plantsZF’s manufacturing IT chief says a governed integration layer — not bigger data lakes — is the practical step to scale …
New Models · Spy Shots/15 h agoMercedes‑Benz VLE (2026): price, launch, specs - all factsNew: Mercedes expanded the VLE range on 8 September 2026 with the VLE 400 4MATIC, extra entry‑level variants and update…The Eight Desks
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Trade & Logistics: Rhine drought and Bremerhaven’s €1.35bn pivot
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