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★Suppliers/1 h agoWorldtrader24: Tuning veteran Bernhard Birtel linked to platform moveBernhard Birtel — long-time Hartge/Carlsson tuning insider and ROLFHARTGE sales director — is reported to be joining Worldtrader24’s circle. Dealers and suppliers should…

Aachen workshop at golden hour: Mercedes‑AMG on ramp, technicians at work, wet street reflections

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Golden‑hour shot of electric SUVs and compact EVs charging outside a Vienna dealership, wet pavement and reflective light

Markets/1 h agoLeapmotor: Chinese EVs Surge — Winners and Losers in Austria

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Dealership forecourt at golden hour with employee taking phone calls beside cars, wet reflections.

AI & Automotive/1 h agoAI: mobile.de’s 'mobee' picks up missed buyersmobile.de has pushed its mobee Call Assistant into German dealer accounts — the marketplace says the AI turns missed ca…

Used car dealership forecourt at blue hour with wet reflections and mechanic checking a car.

Markets/1 h agogebrauchtwagenpreise entwicklung: Used‑car prices ease in Germany — EVs buck the trendSearches for "gebrauchtwagenpreise entwicklung" spike as October data show average asking prices in Germany slipped whi…

Used cars on a wet dealership forecourt at golden hour, no logos visible

Markets/1 h agoautopreise gebrauchtwagen: E‑Autos teurer, Markt leicht günstigerWhen Germans and Austrians search for "autopreise gebrauchtwagen" they now find fresh data: AutoScout24 shows the avera…

Row of new electric cars on a wet dealership forecourt at golden hour, reflections on pavement.

Markets/1 h agoneuzulassungen deutschland 2026: BEV erreichen 37% im OktoberSearches for “neuzulassungen deutschland 2026” spike as KBA data show 94,086 new battery‑electric cars in October — a 7…

Technician scanning an EV battery QR code in a Berlin service bay at golden hour, wet pavement reflections.

Policy/1 h agoBattery Passport: Germany races to meet Feb 18, 2027 deadlineWith the EU’s mandatory digital battery passport coming into force on 18 Feb 2027, German projects and industry ran workshops this week to close data, access and tooling…

DeepDrive factory at golden hour with electric motors and an engineer testing a motor on a bench.

Suppliers/1 h agoDeepDrive: Motor supplier pivots into roboticsMunich motor specialist DeepDrive announced a formal push into robotics this week — a move that could shift suppliers, …

Automated spare‑parts racks and a technician scanning boxes inside Lindner Traktoren depot at golden hour

Trade & Logistics/1 h agoAI: Fraunhofer tool trims spare‑part stocks in AustriaFraunhofer Austria will demonstrate a new AI demonstrator — ‘Shopping Trolley Eagle’ — in Innsbruck on 5 Nov. The syste…

OMV Bruck an der Leitha electrolyser site at golden hour, electrolyser modules and pipeline against refinery silhouette

EV & Technology/1 h agoHydrogen: Austria commits €200m to EU auction — a second shot for projects

Electric cars lined on a wet dealer forecourt at golden hour, charging pole in foreground

Markets/1 h agoTesla: German registrations nearly quadruple in October

Pulverdingen substation site at golden hour with battery containers, crane and workers in high‑vis vests

Industry/1 h agoStorage: ADS‑TEC's 4 GWh plant nears permit in Baden‑WürttembergADS‑TEC says building‑permit documents are complete for a 1 GW / 4 GWh battery site at Pulverdingen (Markgröningen). Gr…

NEURA Gen‑4 humanoids staged inside the new TUM RoboGym at LabCampus, Munich, at golden hour

AI & Automotive/1 h agoRoboGym: NEURA and TUM open Munich lab with Gen‑4 humanoidsNEURA Robotics and the Technical University of Munich opened a 2,300 m² ‘RoboGym’ at LabCampus on 22 Oct 2026 — a €17m …

Electric company car charging outside a Vienna office at golden hour, fleet manager checking tablet

Policy/1 h agoSachbezug: Austria taxes e‑company cars — €180 cap from 2027Austria ends the zero‑tax status for electric company cars: from 1 Jan 2027 employers and drivers face a monthly taxabl…

Ranshofen aluminium plant at golden hour with stacked coils and wet apron reflecting warm light

Suppliers/1 h agoAluminium: AMAG’s CrossAlloy®.57 wins innovation awardAustrian producer AMAG has won the ALUMINIUM Innovation Award for CrossAlloy®.57 — a high‑strength, formable alloy deve…

Flatbed transporter unloading a used car on a Hamburg street at golden hour, driver checking tablet

Trade & Logistics/1 h agoLogistics: Onlogist lets private sellers book car transport — a digital boost

BMW i3 Neue Klasse parked at Munich plant in golden hour, three-quarter front view, wet reflections

EV & Technology/1 h agoBMW i3: 912 km WLTP — does the Neue Klasse deliver?

Row of new electric and petrol cars outside a Berlin dealership at blue hour, wet pavement reflecting lights.

Markets/2 h agoLeasing: Median factor 1.05 — EVs still costlier to leaseNew market data (02.11.2026) shows the median effective leasing factor in Germany at 1.05 (median rate €429/mo) while e…

Humanoid robot beside an empty assembly station in an Innsbruck production lab at golden hour

Industry/2 h agoHumanoid Robotics: Tyrol opens hub to speed factory automationTyrol’s MCI launched a State‑funded humanoid‑robotics hub on Nov 3, 2026 to help firms — including automotive suppliers…

AMR and humanoid robot sequencing car parts in an Austrian supplier hall at golden hour, engineers observing (no faces, no logos).

AI & Automotive/2 h agoRobot Memory: Austria's NXAI Joins NEURA to Boost Factory AIAustrian AI startup NXAI will supply a recurrent 'memory' layer to NEURA Robotics' Neuraverse — a move that could let h…

Monocam on Autobahn bridge at golden hour photographing cars through windscreens.

Policy/2 h agoHandy‑Blitzer: Bilger backs nationwide rolloutGermany’s transport minister has signalled support for spreading Monocam ‘handy‑blitzers’ across the country — a move t…

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Industry → Storage: ADS‑TEC's 4 GWh plant nears permit in Baden‑Württemberg

Markets → Leapmotor: Chinese EVs Surge — Winners and Losers in Austria

EV & Technology → Hydrogen: Austria commits €200m to EU auction — a second shot for proj…

Trade & Logistics → AI: Fraunhofer tool trims spare‑part stocks in Austria

Suppliers → Worldtrader24: Tuning veteran Bernhard Birtel linked to platform move

Policy → Battery Passport: Germany races to meet Feb 18, 2027 deadline

AI & Automotive → AI: mobile.de’s 'mobee' picks up missed buyers

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New car registrations · September 2026 285,742 in 2 countries

DE Germany 256,774▲ 20,8%
AT Austria 28,968▲ 33,0%

Source: national registration authorities · Full registrations report →

Monthly trend · Germany 256,774September 2026 December 2025September 2026