Lennart Wermke Reporter Bavaria [email protected] See All Staff Page Recent Stories Ex-VW brand design chief Kaban to lead MG's global design SAIC has hired former VW and BMW designer Jozef Kaban to shake up design at its MG brand. How Audi CEO Döllner plans to overtake BMW, Mercedes, Chinese rivals in tech race In an interview with Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche, Gernot Döllner discusses Audi's path to electrification, new products and its partnership in China with SAIC. Audi creates tech hub for software-defined vehicles New CEO Gernot Doellner has established a tech hub that will work on new vehicle concepts for Audi as well as sister brands within the VW Group. Audi plans production overhaul; Q8 E-tron output may move to Mexico, China If Audi moves Q8 E-tron production from its Belgian factory to Mexico and China, this could leave Brussels without a vehicle to produce. VW's new Europe sales boss to lead shift to agency sales, counter EV slowdown Company veteran Thomas Owsianski must boost sales of VW brand's ID range of battery-electric cars and oversee a successful introduction of the agency direct-sales model. Valeo pushes ahead with wireless EV charging At CES 2024, the French supplier revealed its Ineez Air Charging system, which it says is lighter, simpler and more affordable than other inductive chargers. The technology has been slow to catch on. BMW i3 successor will avoid polarizing design, top exec says Despite its polarizing looks, BMW sold more than 250,000 i3s during a nine-year production run -- making it one of the most successful electric cars of all time. BMW's Mini brand launches agency sales in Europe BMW will step up digital marketing to help dealers through the transition to direct sales. Audi workers in Brussels strike over lower Q4 E-tron production plans Audi is using Brussels as an overflow factory for the Q4 E-tron in addition to parent VW Group’s EV factory in Zwickau, Germany. BMW will launch China-only Neue Klasse electric cars The first EV based on the Neue Klasse will be a 3 Series-sized sedan that launches in 2025. It will be followed by an SUV. Die vier Erfolgsfaktoren von Tesla Tesla ist seit 20 Jahren anders. Der Elektroauto-Pionier konnte ganz von vorn anfangen. Mit neuen Ansätzen wurde er zum innovativsten Autobauer der Welt. Die Konkurrenz muss nachziehen. Audi's new CEO must tackle these 5 problem areas Audi once wanted to pass BMW and Mercedes to become the world's top-selling premium brand. But it failed after falling behind in areas such as technology, new products and customer perception. New CEO Gernot Doellner must turn around the brand quickly. Tesla introduces third shift at its European plant Tesla CEO Elon Musk is targeting a goal of one million cars a year at the German factory. VW lifts EV sales goal for Europe VW brand now targets EV sales of 80 percent in 2030, up from 70 percent previously. Audi rejects Tesla-style price cuts for its EVs Audi has no plans to cut prices for its EVs, despite a similar move by Tesla, citing it as bad for residual values on its vehicles. Load More