Volkswagen Averts Nuclear Option At The Last Second With A Plan To Cut 100,000 Jobs, Sell Ducati
There’s a part of me that thought Volkswagen leadership was really going to end up at least threatening…
Volkswagen Wants To Sell A Pickup Truck In America Before The End Of The Decade: Report
My neck is sore, though not for the usual reasons. While aging has meant even subtle movements like…
Mercedes CEO Admits Carmakers Went ‘Too Far’ In Getting Rid Of Buttons
Even though I’ve long thought the sudden shift to electrification was probably foolhardy, the gradual rollout of mea…
You’ll Never Guess Which Vehicle Is Saving Mercedes-Benz. Okay, I’ll Tell You: It’s Vans
If there’s one thing I’ve come to appreciate about The Autopian audience is that y’all either have a…
‘This Car Shouldn’t Even Exist’ Mercedes Exec Fumed About Electric AMG GT According To German Publication
It smells like a campfire outside my window, which is true for many people living in the United…
Americans Bought A Crap Ton (13,487 Metric Tons) Of Porsche 911s So Far This Year
Porsche’s decision to become more mainstream by offering sedans and SUVs turned the nearly kaput automaker into a…
Here’s How VW’s Plan To Cut 50% Of All Models And 75% Of All Variants From Its Brands (Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Etc) Could Backfire
The woes of the Volkswagen Group are so well known and oft discussed in The Morning Dump that…
Americans Bought A Crap Ton (13,487 Metric Tons) Of Porsche 911s So Far This Year
Porsche’s decision to become more mainstream by offering sedans and SUVs turned the nearly kaput automaker into a…
Volkswagen Wants Hybrids ‘Yesterday’ In America, Here’s Why That’s Not Happening
I guess I need to continue to tap the ‘decade of the hybrid‘ sign until it falls onto…
Mercedes Could Be Banned From Selling Cars In The US Over Chinese Ownership
Welcome back to the working week. If you’re a fan of the complicated interplay between industrial policy, economic…
The Mood At Volkswagen Of America Is Reportedly So Bad That Someone Is Nostalgic For Dieselgate
There’s a long interview this morning in a German business newspaper with the head of Scout Motors, and…
For German Carmakers To Survive They Have To Become Less German
Quarterly financial reports and boardroom gossip are starting to arrive at The Morning Dump HQ from Europe, and…