The EU has decided to limit imports of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 vehicles per year in order to reduce pressure on European manufacturers and protect the competitive market. #Importbegrenzung #Hybridautos #EUHandel (translated)
The EU has limited imports of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 vehicles per year to regulate the market and reduce pressure on the European automotive industry. #Hybridautos #EU #Importbegrenzung (translated)
The EU limits imports of Chinese hybrid cars to 350,000 vehicles per year to reduce potential market pressure on European manufacturers. #Hybridautos #EUHandel #ChinaImports (translated)
Volkswagen's sales decreased by 14.3 percent to 1.88 million vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, with the Chinese market being the weakest, experiencing a decline of 38.5 percent. #Volkswagen #Absatzschwund #China (translated)
Audi recorded another dramatic decline in sales figures in the third quarter of 2026, with almost one-fifth fewer vehicles delivered compared to the previous year, attributed to strategic missteps and intensified competition. #Audi #Verkaufszahlen #Automobilindustrie (translated)
Emanuel Boeminghaus said that Volkswagen delivered 1.89 million vehicles worldwide in the third quarter of 2026 - about 315,000 fewer than in the same period last year, a decline of 14.3 percent. In China, sales fell by 38.5 percent. Boeminghaus described Volkswagen and Audi as being in free fall. For the first nine months of 2026, he mentioned over six million vehicles sold worldwide. This is about 600,000 cars or 9 percent fewer than in the same period last year. According to the figures, the decline accelerated in the third quarter. https://t.co/VCQeOmmFby #Volkswagen #Automobilindustrie #Absatzkrise (translated)
Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Audi delivered 314,905 vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, which is a 19.7 percent decrease compared to the same period last year. In the second quarter, the decline was still around 8 percent. In the first nine months, sales dropped by 11.4 percent to 1.04 million vehicles. The declines were particularly strong in China, with nearly 25 percent, and in the USA, with around 17 percent. Boeminghaus cited high competitive pressure, US tariffs, and model changes as burdens. In Germany and Europe, however, Audi recorded slight increases. Boeminghaus described the development as a significant slump and wrote that the first German car manufacturer is experiencing a "flow separation." He cited t-online and dpa-AFX from October 12, 2026, as sources. https://t.co/BspP4hRPpM #Automobilindustrie #Absatzkrise #Audi (translated)
In a chaotic sprint race in Singapore, where only 13 out of 22 vehicles reached the finish line, Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar made headlines when he left the track after an engine failure and continued driving outside the regular course, while another driver, Arvid Lindblad, drove in the wrong direction on the track. #Formel1 #SingapurGP #MaxVerstappen (translated)
Severe weather with heavy rainfall and tornadoes caused floods, landslides, and significant damage in Southern Italy on October 10, 2026, particularly in Calabria, Campania, and Sicily, with vehicles swept into the sea and numerous homes flooded. #Überschwemmungen #Erdrutsche #Klimakrise (translated)
LilitThyra wrote that in Brussels, hundreds of predominantly young, mostly black-clad and masked individuals had mixed in with a union demonstration. They threw stones, bottles, and fireworks at the police, set fire to bicycles, e-scooters, and waste containers, and damaged bus stops and vehicles. The police used tear gas, water cannons, and batons. According to LilitThyra, the police arrested at least 110 people, including 13 minors. #Schülerproteste #Brüssel #Demonstration (translated)
Simon Betschinger described BMW's decision not to provide a company car to the AfD as irrational in a contribution referencing a WELT report. He wrote that the AfD is currently polling at 30 percent voter support; the BMW Group sold 290,742 vehicles in Germany last year. BMW risks losing potential buyers who are AfD voters as a result. Betschinger warned of a similar "Go woke, go broke" effect as seen with Bud Light: Its sales in the U.S. have dropped by about 25 percent after the brand took a stance against the Republican Party. #BMW #AfD #Politik (translated)
Two hurricanes have struck the Sicilian port city of Marsala, resulting in numerous injuries and significant damage to buildings and vehicles. #Marsala #Wirbelsturm #Naturkatastrophe (translated)
Miss Eve criticized BMW over reports that the car manufacturer withdrew its leasing offer for the new President of the Saxony-Anhalt Parliament on the day of his election. If this is true, the question arises as to whether BMW makes business decisions dependent on the party affiliation of an officeholder, she wrote. She argued that for a company car funded by public means, efficiency and the requirements of the office should count. At the same time, she accused BMW of possibly applying political criteria in selecting customers and warned that these could choose other manufacturers. Miss Eve wrote that she drives a BMW 430i M Sport Coupe, but her leasing contract will soon expire. She could then choose another brand. In the event that BMW excludes customers because of their political views, she noted there are 60.5 million eligible voters in Germany, 30.5 percent potential AfD voters, and 18.5 million disgruntled customers. #BMW #Automobilindustrie #Kundenservice (translated)
The article reports a significant increase in the registration of electric cars, which now surpass the number of both diesel and petrol models combined. (translated)
From January to September 2026, the Austrian car market recorded an increase in new registrations of 12.1%, with electric cars and hybrids standing out with growth rates of over 80% and almost 25% respectively, while the share of conventionally powered vehicles declined significantly. #Automarkt #Elektroautos #Hybridfahrzeuge (translated)
Jörg Friedrich described Thuringia's Prime Minister Mario Voigt as a fraud and wrote that his official car is a BMW 740 xDrive with a diesel engine. BMW had not canceled the order for the successor vehicle; Friedrich characterized the car disparagingly as a mafia vehicle. He referred to other rulers with BMW vehicles: Libya's dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi owned an armored 7 Series, and several BMWs of this model were found in the abandoned car collection of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. There were reports in 2019 about the delivery of around 120 BMWs for the King of Eswatini, Mswati III, and his family. North Korea's ruler Kim Jong-un was also seen in a Rolls-Royce Phantom in 2018, Friedrich wrote, noting that the brand belongs to the BMW Group. Finally, Friedrich asked whether the AfD is not getting a BMW and addressed Elon. #BMW #Politik #Korruption (translated)
Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Porsche delivered 178,532 vehicles worldwide in the first nine months of 2026, 16 percent less than in the same period the previous year with 212,509. In China, sales fell by 33 percent to 21,493 vehicles. Porsche is now losing ground in all markets, he explained. Deliveries of the Taycan fell by 31 percent to 8,699, and the Panamera dropped by about a third to 13,781. The 911, on the other hand, increased by twelve percent. According to Boeminghaus, Porsche is responding with a realignment towards fewer models and higher sales prices. The ongoing sales losses are increasing economic adjustment pressure and uncertainty about the future of the company and its employees, he wrote. He cited Handelsblatt as the source. https://t.co/0VvHt1JNL0 #Porsche #Absatzkrise #Automobilindustrie (translated)
Porsche recorded a sales decline of 16 percent in the first nine months of 2026, with 178,532 vehicles sold, due to low interest in luxury cars and negative developments in key markets such as China and North America. #Porsche #Luxusautos #Absatzrückgang (translated)
Bernd Kaiser criticized BMW for canceling the leasing contract for the 7-series company car of the newly elected President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, according to his representation. He accused the company of making a political statement while it is cutting 8,000 jobs worldwide and offering severance packages to almost 40,000 employees in Germany. Kaiser contrasted the decision with the BMW management's statements in the FAZ, claiming that certain parties are "poison for the economic location." He wrote that the company should focus more on technological innovations and sales, and he held the perceived misallocation of priorities partly responsible for the decline of the German location. #BMW #Dienstwagen https://t.co/JhQgq0WEGr #BMW #Autoindustrie #Wirtschaft (translated)
H. Müller wrote that he had instructed the purchasing department to return the design for a BMW business vehicle planned for March 2027 to the dealership and to cease communication with the manufacturer. His company would also inform BMW that it intends to prefer competing manufacturers for vehicles used for business purposes in the future. Employees and the works council have been informed. Müller described himself as an entrepreneur, employer, and core voter of the FDP, which he classified as a splinter party. https://t.co/aw6FNOuBoa #BMW #Leasing #Geschäftswagen (translated)
