Auto industry

Cars

12.April 2026. MLJ

Who could make Chinese cars in Europe

Chinese automaker Chery plans to expand production in Europe and intends to do so through partnerships with other automakers

Auto industry

12.April 2026. MLJ

Jagodina gets a Mercedes - in parts

Representatives of Jagodina spoke with the management of the German company Fischer about the opening of a new factory in Jagodina that the company plans to build

Germany

11.march 2026 Dijana Roscic (DW)

The collapse of the German auto industry: Volkswagen's profit cut in half and other troubles

For Volkswagen, the year 2025 was one of the worst in this century. Although growth was recorded in Europe, large declines in China and North America still prevailed. American customs and problems at Porsche are cited as reasons

Car industry

28.January 2026 Claudia Wehrle (ARD/DW)

Factor India: German cars are getting cheaper

German cars are a status symbol for 1,45 billion Indians. That's why German manufacturers couldn't wait for the historic trade agreement with India and drastically lower tariffs

Auto industry

30.October 2025 AI

The VW concern records a loss of over one billion euros

Due to the problems in which Porsche has fallen, the German car manufacturer VW records a loss of over a billion euros

Car manufacturing

09.October 2025 Nick Martin / DW

The alarming crisis of the German auto industry: How to deal with the Chinese

In the first half of 2025, Mercedes-Benz saw its profit fall by 56 percent, Volkswagen's profit fell by a third, while BMW's pre-tax profit fell by 29 percent

Japanese giant

27.July 2025 MLJ

Auto industry crisis: Nissan closes seven of 17 factories

At the annual general meeting in Yokohama, Nissan's shareholders expressed their displeasure with the administration due to the deep crisis in which the Japanese car manufacturer finds itself

Car industry

31.October 2024 Dirk Kaufman, Nadine Mena Micholek/DW

Volkswagen is just a symptom: the German economy is sick

The German auto industry is in trouble due to the transition to the production of electric cars. The collapse of the Volkswagen company is just another example of the German economy going through a turbulent period

German giant in crisis

09.October 2024 Inza Vrede / DW

Can Volkswagen survive in the auto industry?

Car sales in Europe are falling, and Volkswagen is at the center of that crisis. Reduced demand and high production costs threaten the future of this large German company, which is looking for ways to remain competitive in the market

Auto industry

10.April 2024. Klaus Deusze (DW)

Electric trucks: Ecologically necessary, but fabulously expensive

New electric trucks cost more than 300.000 euros, and diesel trucks can be bought for around 100.000 euros. According to data from the Federal Association for Road Transport and Logistics (BGL), 800.000 trucks rumble on German roads every day. Among them, at the end of last year, there were only 475 electric vehicles

Auto industry

27.December 2023 M.M

Driverless cars coming to the UK soon

Driverless cars could be on some roads in Great Britain by the end of 2026, the BBC reports today

The World

06.December 2023 BG

Electric cars: A stumbling block for China and the EU

Chinese electric cars can be seen on the streets of all continents. Their price is artificially lowered by huge government subsidies, which creates problems for European producers on the market. Brussels has serious objections

Great Britain

28.May 2023. I.Đ.

Consequences of Brexit: More than 800.000 jobs in the auto industry are at risk

Anticipated EU tariffs enormously increase the cost of producing electric vehicles and there is a risk of factory closures and layoffs