More than 59,000 Tesla Model Y and Model 3 vehicles globally may have a flaw in the automatic emergency call system (eCall), Germany’s road traffic agency has discovered. The Federal Motor Transport Authority or Kraftfahrtbundesamt (KBA) said on its website…
Read MoreGermany: Hyundai & Kia raided over suspected defeat devices
The defeat devices are mechanisms or software which vary the emission levels in vehicles. Korean carmakers Hyundai & Kia have been raided by authorities in Germany due to suspicions that they had installed 210,000 diesel cars with illegal defeat devices….
Read MoreGermany: Subsidies on hybrid vehicles could end this year
The government will only provide support for hybrid cars that are considered to have a “positive impact on the climate” According to media reports, Germany’s Economy Ministry is planning to scrap the subsidies offered on plug-in hybrid vehicles earlier than…
Read MoreGermany: Volkswagen Extends Production Pause For MEB-Based EVs
Volkswagen Group has been severely impacted by a lack of components, specifically wire harnesses, caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where suppliers were located. According to Automobilwoche (via Electrive), the group’s main plant for MEB-based electric cars in Zwickau will…
Read MoreGermany: Almost 700,000 Plug-Ins Were Sold In 2021
Over 2.62 million new passenger cars were registered in Germany in 2021, which is 10.1% less than a year ago. The decline is linked to industrywide production constraints, that were especially challenging in the last several months. In December, 227,630…
Read MoreGermany tornado: Four people seriously injured after twister hits city of Kiel
A number of people have been injured – four of them seriously – after a tornado hit the German city of Kiel. Video on social media showed a tree being uprooted as the plume of air scattered chairs and other…
Read MoreMerkel Leaves the German Economy With Trouble Under the Hood
During her 16 years as Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel has become an international avatar of calm, reason and democratic values for the way she handled crises that included a near financial meltdown of the eurozone, the arrival of more than…
Read MoreGerman factory output rebound suggests bottlenecks easing
FILE PHOTO: A robot adjusts a windscreen in a fully automated process at the Daimler factory in Rastatt, Germany, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo/File PhotoBERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial output rose more than expected in July after three monthly…
Read MoreAmaSiena christened in Germany
On Aug. 28, AmaWaterways’ AmaSiena finally received its champagne bath, one year after it was built. The christening ceremony, delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, took place in Lahnstein, Germany, with World Travel Holdings executive Debbie Fiorino serving as godmother. A…
Read MoreGerman business group says ECB rates policy threatens euro
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, Germany, March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to keep interest rates at record lows for even longer to boost sluggish…
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