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EV & Technology/4 h agoCharging: Batteries and ‘birdhouses’ speed EV charging in DE & ATOperators are installing battery buffers and single-point card terminals to bypass long grid waits and open chargers sooner. A German pilot and Austria’s new high‑power …
Trade & Logistics/4 h agoTrade & Logistics: Customs reboot tests DE & AT ports
AI & Automotive/4 h agoWorldtrader24: Weston CEO reportedly invests €600k
Policy/4 h agoAI Act: First harmonised standard rewires DE & AT auto AILatest Stories
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Suppliers/4 h agoConnectors retreat in Germany, Austria bets €120m on automationA wave of site closures and re‑tooling is reshaping supply chains: TE Connectivity plans to wind down Speyer production…
Trade & Logistics/4 h agoTrade & Logistics: Ports hold firm as premiums and road limits test DE & ATGermany and Austria face a delicate logistics balancing act: rising port throughput and new inland links meet a fragile…
Trade & Logistics/4 h agoCustoms & Congestion: How DE & AT logistics are being reshapedNew EU customs rules, rising dwell times at ports and rail network strain are colliding with shifting China‑Europe vehi…
Suppliers/4 h agoSuppliers: Miba buys Renk, voestalpine bets €1.5bn on green steelA flurry of deals and heavy industry bets is rewiring the supplier map in Austria and Germany: Miba’s €130m Renk buy, v…
AI & Automotive/4 h agoGood Work with AI: ver.di and Fraunhofer push worker‑first AIOn 10 November 2026 ver.di and Fraunhofer IAO published a joint positions paper — 'Gute Arbeit mit KI' — urging worker participation, Reallabore and qualification rights…
EV & Technology/4 h agoEV & Technologie: Mercedes’ point‑to‑point arrives as VW patches older IDs via OTAMercedes will offer a point‑to‑point SAE‑L2 system in Germany from H1 2027 while Volkswagen rolls an OTA (ID Software 3…
Policy/5 h agoPolicy: Data Act reshapes car‑data control in Germany & AustriaNew EU data rules and Annex X are forcing manufacturers, ministers and repairers to rewrite who owns vehicle data. Germ…
Industry/5 h agoBattery: BMW opens €1bn German cell plant as Austria's market perks up
Trade & Logistics/5 h agoAuto Esthofer: Growing talent and jobs in Vöcklabruck
AI & Automotive/5 h agoAURIX RC1: AI toolchain speeds car‑software developmentInfineon unveiled its RISC‑V AURIX RC1 at electronica; TASKING this week announced an AI‑enabled unified toolchain to h…
EV & Technology/5 h agoEV & Technologie: Austria 300k BEVs, Germany builds gigafab momentumAustria has just passed 300,000 battery‑electric cars and set a new monthly registration record — while Germany pushes …
Suppliers/5 h agoSuppliers: Foreign buyers reshape DE & AT parts mapA spate of cross‑border acquisitions and takeover-of‑operations in 2026 has shifted ownership of specialist parts maker…
AI & Automotive/5 h agoAutonomy: Four cabless EVs start daily work at Lorenz plantAt Neunburg vorm Wald four cabless, autonomous electric vehicles moved into regular in‑plant service this week — a conc…
New Models · Spy Shots/5 h agoKTM 990 Adventure: Near‑production mule spied in Upper Austria
Industry/5 h ago254,492 new cars in Oct: Autoindustrie DE & AT — plants feel the squeeze
EV & Technology/5 h agoSDV: Germany & Austria double down on OTA, software and testingFrom Volkswagen’s Qualcomm LOI to Mercedes’ MB.OS and new test capacity in Graz, Germany and Austria are shifting the E…
Policy/5 h agoPolicy: EU 'E‑car' push redraws Germany & Austria supply mapThe European Commission's 'Small Affordable Cars' package (Dec 16, 2025) has created a new EU‑made small‑EV class and €…
Markets/5 h agoFahrzeugmarkt: Buyer splits and model mix redraw DE & ATRecent registration data show Germany and Austria following different paths: big monthly swings, divergent buyer profil…
Trade & Logistics/17 h agoRail: €4.2bn Austria build as DB Cargo faces Dec 31 deadlineMassive Austrian rail spending and new terminals collide with a make-or-break profitability push at DB Cargo. The moves…The Eight Desks
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Battery: BMW opens €1bn German cell plant as Austria's market perks up
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Fahrzeugmarkt: Buyer splits and model mix redraw DE & AT
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Charging: Batteries and ‘birdhouses’ speed EV charging in DE & AT
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Trade & Logistics: Customs reboot tests DE & AT ports
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Connectors retreat in Germany, Austria bets €120m on automation
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AI Act: First harmonised standard rewires DE & AT auto AI
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Worldtrader24: Weston CEO reportedly invests €600k
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KTM 990 Adventure: Near‑production mule spied in Upper Austria
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