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Mercedes-Benz India is expecting its EV portfolio to make up 25 percent of its total car sales in the next three years, growing from the current levels of three to four percent. The German automaker is planning to launch three to four EVs in the coming 12 to 18 months in India.

Volkswagen on Tuesday said that it plans to introduce its first EV in India by 2024. The German automaker plans to launch its premium electric SUV ID.4 according to, a senior company official. Volkswagen expects 25-30 percent of its total sales in India to come from EVs by 2030.

Herbert Diess took over at Volkswagen AG four years ago when the German automaker was in crisis, under pressure to make dramatic changes in strategy and culture, and the former BMW executive offered a new vision.

Volkswagen has begun working on its first in-house battery factory on Thursday, part of a plan by the German automaker to compete with rivals in the US and China. The company has invested a total of EUR 46 billion (roughly Rs. 3,69,900 crore) as part its ambitious goal of becoming the world's biggest electric car manufacturer by 2025. Legacy carmak...

Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed the government’s wish to attract global chip makers to the country in lieu of EUR 14 billion state aid. This is line with EU’s plans to encourage chip manufacturing in the European Union due to a boom in demand.

The German automaker's flagship electric saloon made its global debut last year and the car is the electric equivalent of the S-Class, which deems fit considering the seventh-generation S-Class was crowned Luxury Car of the Year in 2021.

The U.S. automaker said it will idle its German plants in Saarlouis and Cologne, mostly due to the global chip shortage.

Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla's first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant, marking the start of the US automaker's inaugural European hub just two years after it was first announced.

The German automaker sold 70,625 ID electric vehicles in China last year, missing its goal of 80,000 to 100,000 cars, with production affected by regional COVID-19 outbreaks as well as chip-related issues.

The Volkswagen Virtus will be the second offering from the German automaker to be based on the MQB A0 IN platform after the Taigun and will replace the Vento in the company's portfolio. The name is already in use in the Latin American markets.

BMW has announced that it has entered its all-electric i4 model into production at its plant in Munich. The next-generation SUV is set to hit the market sometime in Spring next year. The Munich plant is where the multinational automaker builds multiple models, including combustion-powered and plug-in hybrid BMW 3 Series, BMW M3, and BMW 4 Series Gr...

Foxconn is looking at making electric vehicles (EVs) in India, Europe, and Latin America, including "indirectly" cooperating with German automakers, Chairman Liu Young-Way said.

Battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don't rule out the underdog hydrogen. That's the view of some major automakers, including BMW and Audi, which are developing hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vehicle prototypes alongside their fleets of battery cars as part of preparations to abandon fossil fuels.

Volkswagen raised its long-term profitability target on Tuesday in a sign of the German automaker's growing confidence in managing the shift to electric and self-driving vehicles.

Volkswagen, the German automaker, is considering a service that would charge passengers on its autonomous vehicles on an hourly basis. For example, if you don't want to drive your vehicle for, say, three hours during a long journey, you can opt for the self-driving feature and pay for it.

Mercedes-Benz India is expecting its EV portfolio to make up 25 percent of its total car sales in the next three years, growing from the current levels of three to four percent. The German automaker is planning to launch three to four EVs in the coming 12 to 18 months in India.

Volkswagen on Tuesday said that it plans to introduce its first EV in India by 2024. The German automaker plans to launch its premium electric SUV ID.4 according to, a senior company official. Volkswagen expects 25-30 percent of its total sales in India to come from EVs by 2030.

Herbert Diess took over at Volkswagen AG four years ago when the German automaker was in crisis, under pressure to make dramatic changes in strategy and culture, and the former BMW executive offered a new vision.

Volkswagen has begun working on its first in-house battery factory on Thursday, part of a plan by the German automaker to compete with rivals in the US and China. The company has invested a total of EUR 46 billion (roughly Rs. 3,69,900 crore) as part its ambitious goal of becoming the world's biggest electric car manufacturer by 2025. Legacy carmak...

Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck expressed the government’s wish to attract global chip makers to the country in lieu of EUR 14 billion state aid. This is line with EU’s plans to encourage chip manufacturing in the European Union due to a boom in demand.

The German automaker's flagship electric saloon made its global debut last year and the car is the electric equivalent of the S-Class, which deems fit considering the seventh-generation S-Class was crowned Luxury Car of the Year in 2021.

The U.S. automaker said it will idle its German plants in Saarlouis and Cologne, mostly due to the global chip shortage.

Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla's first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant, marking the start of the US automaker's inaugural European hub just two years after it was first announced.

The German automaker sold 70,625 ID electric vehicles in China last year, missing its goal of 80,000 to 100,000 cars, with production affected by regional COVID-19 outbreaks as well as chip-related issues.

The Volkswagen Virtus will be the second offering from the German automaker to be based on the MQB A0 IN platform after the Taigun and will replace the Vento in the company's portfolio. The name is already in use in the Latin American markets.

BMW has announced that it has entered its all-electric i4 model into production at its plant in Munich. The next-generation SUV is set to hit the market sometime in Spring next year. The Munich plant is where the multinational automaker builds multiple models, including combustion-powered and plug-in hybrid BMW 3 Series, BMW M3, and BMW 4 Series Gr...

Foxconn is looking at making electric vehicles (EVs) in India, Europe, and Latin America, including "indirectly" cooperating with German automakers, Chairman Liu Young-Way said.

Battery power may be the frontrunner to become the car technology of the future, but don't rule out the underdog hydrogen. That's the view of some major automakers, including BMW and Audi, which are developing hydrogen fuel-cell passenger vehicle prototypes alongside their fleets of battery cars as part of preparations to abandon fossil fuels.

Volkswagen raised its long-term profitability target on Tuesday in a sign of the German automaker's growing confidence in managing the shift to electric and self-driving vehicles.

Volkswagen, the German automaker, is considering a service that would charge passengers on its autonomous vehicles on an hourly basis. For example, if you don't want to drive your vehicle for, say, three hours during a long journey, you can opt for the self-driving feature and pay for it.