#porsche #automobile #auto - Once a profit driver, Porsche is now Volkswagen's problem child: Reuters

22 September 2026

Long Volkswagen's most reliable profit driver, luxury sports car maker Porsche has become its biggest problem, creating a road bump for CEO Oliver Blume's restructuring plans at Europe's biggest carmaker. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #porsche #automobile #auto #europe #ev #volkswagen Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4xXN013

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#cars #autos #ev - Why High Tech Cars Might Age Like Smartphones: CNBC

15  August 2026

Software defined vehicles offer advantages their analog rivals can‘t compete with. But the hardware and software in them needs to be maintained, and some owners have found their cars suddenly obsolete or without key features.

CNBC talked with industry figures, including Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid about the promise of software defined vehicles and how his company is trying to handle the challenges this new form of ownership poses. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:22 Chapter 1: Software-defined cars 02:34 Chapter 2: The problem 04:39 Chapter 3: Keep it running

#germany #autos #ev - The Second China Shock: How Europe Is Being Tested: Bloomberg

8 February 2026

China’s first trade shock hit the United States after it joined the WTO in 2001, hollowing out parts of American manufacturing.

Now a new wave of Chinese exports is reshaping global trade with Europe increasingly in the crosshairs. We travel to Bavaria in Germany to see firsthand how local auto manufacturers are facing headwinds from China, and get analysis from economists David Autor and Stephanie Flanders on whether the ‘second China shock’ will echo the past or unfold very differently.