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Mercedes’ top supplier survived Napoleon, the Great Depression & two world wars. But not the current auto slump

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Mercedes’ top supplier survived Napoleon, the Great Depression & two world wars. But not the current auto slump

Germany’s Gerhardi Kunststofftechnik GmbH weathered Napoleon’s invasion, the Great Depression and two world wars. But Europe’s current auto slump has brought the plastics manufacturer to its knees. Founded in 1796, Gerhardi started out making metal products before riding Germany’s postwar automotive boom. Its mastery of injection molding and hot stamping made it a trusted supplier … Read more

Nissan Will Continue Selling The Old Kicks For A Laughable $310 Less Than The New One

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Nissan Will Continue Selling The Old Kicks For A Laughable 0 Less Than The New One

Image: Nissan I feel like I start many of my blogs by saying this, but it bears repeating: New cars are too damn expensive. As someone living in a major metropolitan area on a writer’s salary, I have no idea how anyone is able to afford a new car right now, but Nissan is here to help … Read more

EV drivers are not going back to gas cars, global survey says

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EV drivers are not going back to gas cars, global survey says

Nearly all current owners of electric vehicles (EVs) are either satisfied or very satisfied with the experience, and 92% of them plan to buy another EV, according to a survey by the Global EV Drivers Alliance. The survey of 23,000 EV drivers worldwide found that only 1% would return to a petrol or diesel car, … Read more

Pope joins EV crusade with electric Popemobile as Vatican aims for 100% zero-emission cars

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Pope joins EV crusade with electric Popemobile as Vatican aims for 100% zero-emission cars

Shortly before his 88th birthday, the head of 1.4 billion Catholics is treating himself to a new set of wheels: a custom-made vehicle from Mercedes-Benz that for the first time is emission free. Popes have been driven around in special cars for almost 100 years, but Pope Francis is now one of the first heads … Read more

New petrol engines developed by carmakers including Toyota and Mercedes as EV sales stall

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New petrol engines developed by carmakers including Toyota and Mercedes as EV sales stall

Only a few years ago it looked as if the days of the petrol-fired engine were numbered. Now makers such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Toyota are saying they expect to sell combustion-engine cars for longer than expected amid disappointing sales of electric vehicles (EVs). Carmakers are feeling the pain of the EV slowdown after governments … Read more

Might be time to buy EVs, laptops and smartphones ahead of Trump tariffs

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Might be time to buy EVs, laptops and smartphones ahead of Trump tariffs

Besides the traditional holiday shopping season, there might be good reasons to pre-empt some planned purchases between now and January 20, 2025: Price hikes are widely expected to be passed onto U.S. consumers should the incoming Trump administration carry out its plans to impose across-the-board tariffs on imports. President-elect Donald Trump has said the U.S. … Read more

What You Can Do with an Electric Volkswagen Bus

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What You Can Do with an Electric Volkswagen Bus

The Shapiro brothers, Gefen and Yona, who are nineteen and sixteen and Harpo Marx look-alikes, own eleven cars between them, including a Girl Scout-green 1972 MG Midget, a blueberry-blue 1987 Alfa Romeo Spider, and a 1926 Chevy truck that’s known as the Superior (and is the only one they haven’t got running yet). Gefen owns … Read more

Volkswagen’s new electric Golf will get the Rivian treatment

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Volkswagen’s new electric Golf will get the Rivian treatment

The Golf represents “the heart” of the Volkswagen brand, the automaker said at the start of 2024, as the iconic model celebrated five decades of existence. A 50th anniversary also seems like the right occasion to fully bring the Golf into the 21st Century: While we already knew that VW is reviving an electric version … Read more

Ending EV tax rebate could seriously harm Tesla, Chevrolet, and Volkswagen sales, study finds

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Ending EV tax rebate could seriously harm Tesla, Chevrolet, and Volkswagen sales, study finds

Many analysts predict that sales of electric vehicles will be hit should the incoming Trump administration carry out its plans to end the $7,500 federal tax incentives on EV purchases and leases. While predictions vary, with some expecting this would lead to a 27% drop in demand for EVs, research firm J.D. Power took an … Read more

Volkswagen India unit faces $1.4 billion tax evasion notice

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Volkswagen India unit faces .4 billion tax evasion notice

India has issued a notice to German automaker Volkswagen for allegedly evading $1.4 billion in taxes by “wilfully” paying lesser import tax on components for its Audi, VW and Skoda cars, a document shows, in what is one of the biggest such demands. A notice dated Sept. 30 says Volkswagen used to import “almost the … Read more