Cars on display at IAA motor show
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD,l.), and Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, visit the Mercedes stand during the opening of the IAA. Sven Hoppe | …
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Swedish EV maker Polestar plans own smartphone launch in China
A Polestar 4 electric SUV is on display during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on April 18, 2023 in Shanghai, …
China’s electric carmakers BYD, Xpeng ramp up push overseas
BYD launched the BYD Seal in Europe at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany. The electric sedan has a starting price of 44,900 euros ($48,479). Arjun Kharpal | CNBC …
BMW, Mercedes reveal electric concept cars: Specs, features, details
The Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class was unveiled at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. The platform will underpin the German automaker’s push into electric cars. Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz and BMW took …
German automaker BMW unveils new EV concept car
German automaker BMW on Saturday launched a hotly anticipated electric concept car, saying the so-called “Vision Neue Klasse” represents the dawn of a new era for the company. BMW’s latest design …
Former SS guard, 98, charged as accessory to murder at Nazi concentration camp
A 98-year-old man has been charged in Germany with being an accessory to murder as a guard at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp between 1943 and 1945, prosecutors said Friday. …
Christie’s cancels sale of late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten’s jewelry over Nazi links
Christie’s has canceled the second auction of jewels belonging to an Austrian billionaire, whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis, following “intense scrutiny,” it said Friday. The auction …
France pays winemakers to rip up vines on Bordeaux uncertainty
A worker uses a backhoe to grub up an area of vines during snow fall in a vineyard in Haux, some 25 kms southeast of Bordeaux, southwestern France, on January …
Major shipping routes are struggling with water shortages
A ship navigates the Panama Canal in the area of the Americas’ Bridge in Panama City on June 12, 2023. Luis Acosta | Afp | Getty Images An increasing number …
Ukraine Is Getting A Lot Of Leopard 1s. That Means A Lot Of Training.
Ukrainian troops train on a special Leopard 1 training tank. German army photo The German-made Leopard 1A5 is on track to be, by far, the most numerous Western-made tank in …