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Volkswagen is beating Tesla in Europe, but for how long?
The news that Tesla’s Model 3 was the best-selling car in Europe in September was surely an embarrassment for the German automakers, but they are f...
Can Elon Musk help Volkswagen be more like Tesla?
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess understands the electric wave that’s building, and unlike most other auto industry leaders, he’s taking bold ste...
Wolfsburg vs Grünheide—VW to revolutionize its main manufacturing plant to compete with Tesla
Recently, Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess and VW brand chief Ralf Brandstätter called 120 top-level executives to company HQ in Wolfsburg for a ...
Will Giga Berlin give Tesla an unfair advantage in Europe?
As electric vehicles take hold of the larger auto market, Tesla trails vehicle sales across Europe by a somewhat narrow margin. However, the U.S. a...
German automakers might catch up with Tesla—but they have a mighty long way to go
German automakers and their fans are fond of talking smack about Tesla. Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess famously said in January 2020 that he an...
Tesla and VW are friendly rivals, but they’re unlikely to become partners
In September, two of the auto industry’s movers and shakers had a friendly meeting to compare notes on the progress of electrification. Elon Musk w...
The competition’s wait-and-see approach allows Tesla to increase its lead
By most accounts, Tesla’s EV technology is about five years ahead of anything any other automaker can muster. For a decade or so now, we’ve been he...
Volkswagen CEO says Tesla has 'an advantage' over legacy automakers
The dieselgate scandal has plagued Volkswagen for the past decade. But Patrick McGee writes in the Financial Times, "The emissions scandal was an...
Conflicted German automakers argue about how to produce a 'Tesla Killer'
It’s no secret that the legacy automakers are making the transition to electric vehicles only reluctantly, in response to regulatory pressure from ...
Wall Street Journal: Electric vehicles are more software than hardware
In the race to catch Tesla, some have underestimated the Silicon Valley automaker. William Boston reports in the Wall Street Journal, "For years, i...
Mixed Emotions: Volkswagen finds inspiration (and envy) in its fight to take on Tesla
Once again, rumors have been rattling around the German media that Volkswagen is planning to buy a stake in Tesla. In August, a German magazine quo...
Elon Musk talks about Volkswagen, Vegas, and 'the most powerful force in the universe'
With unparalleled fame and attention for a CEO, the spotlight is getting brighter for Tesla's Elon Musk. His decision (and subsequent reversal) to ...
Ford trims its workforce as it prepares for the transition to electric vehicles
Will the shift to EVs lead to substantial job losses in the automotive industries? EVs are simpler to assemble than legacy vehicles, and key compon...
How Volkswagen transformed from a climate cheater to an EV leader
Most of our readers are probably familiar with what we call the Dirty Diesel Debacle. In 2015, the US EPA charged Volkswagen with installing softwa...
Are legacy automakers claims of ambitious new EV plans just so much hot air?
Tesla gets a lot of criticism for missing deadlines and scaling back on promises. But guess what! The legacy automakers have always done the same, ...
Could Volkswagen and Tesla team up?
A few years back, Volkswagen was rumored to be in the running to acquire Tesla. It never happened. But Tesla CEO Elon Musk and VW CEO Herbert Deiss...
Automakers bulk up on batteries in a race to electrify
The founders of Tesla expected that once they built a compelling electric car, and demonstrated that it could deliver performance equal to or bette...
Will the outcome of the Volkswagen Dieselgate settlement be more investments in diesel?
As everyone who follows politics knows, when something is causing a problem, the solution to the problem is much more of that something. As part of...
Big Auto behemoths, VW and GM, talk trash about Tesla
Big Auto's executives have a long history of taking shots at Tesla. Now, two industry giants, VW and GM, have decided to dismiss the Silicon Valley...
Elon Musk, Tesla, and China's Geely are putting German automakers on notice
No country on Earth reveres its auto industry more than Germany. Automotive pioneers like Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Ferdinand Porsche are nat...