Etiqueta: VW

Volkswagen's SEAT, the Spanish subsidiary of Europe's largest carmaker, will be forced to cut output and lay off around 1,500 workers if the EU does not lower its tariff on the brand's China-made electric car by the end of March, its CEO told Reuters.

Car Design News' candid Q&A with BYD's global design director Wolfgang Egger discusses the challenges of creating new brands from scratch, differentiating interior design convincingly and learning Mandarin

The industry's capacity utilization has fallen to about 78 percent, German research institute Ifo said, nine percentage points below the long-term average, as automakers including VW reduce output.

BYD’s record-breaking year is paying dividends. Despite its vehicles selling for less than $17,000 on average, BYD topped Mercedes-Benz and...

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Where do traditional automakers even go from here?

China's industrial subsidies and aggressive export-led growth are undercutting German manufacturing. To defend its automotive and engineering sectors, Germany must finally get tough on China with trade and industrial policies.

Someone drove and compared the Tesla Model 3, Volkswagen ID.7, and BYD Seal, and the EV cost and efficiency results were quite a surprise.

The German automaker’s namesake brand is struggling in the US and China because of a patchy offering.

CES in Las Vegas is primarily a tech show, but there were plenty of crazy wheeled creations that captured the attention of vehicular enthusiasts like ourselves.