Industry News
ZF Friedrichshafen, a major German auto supplier for BMW and Volkswagen, is facing sharply rising refinancing costs as the wider German auto industry struggles. The company’s latest five-year bond carries a 7% interest rate, up...
By DCB Editorial
December 4, 2025
BMW is considering reintroducing range extender technology for future electric versions of the X5 and 7 Series, driven by surging demand in major markets—especially China and the US. Ferdinand Porsche developed the first range-extender system...
By DCB Editorial
December 3, 2025
Let’s be clear: Jaguar is a dead brand shambling toward its inevitable grave. The Type 00 might fool some into thinking there’s life left in the corpse, but it’s nothing more than a brief, pathetic...
By Chris Ward
December 2, 2025
BMW CEO Oliver Zipse didn’t exactly admit it, but the truth is obvious to anyone paying attention: nobody wants hydrogen fuel cell cars. The Headlines spun his comments into a narrative about Germany “falling behind”...
By Paul Whiston
November 24, 2025
Kia is being investigated for failing to address repeated warnings regarding safety defects in its fuel tank design. Kia America is recalling 250,547 K5 vehicles in the U.S. due to damaged fuel tanks that pose...
By DCB Editorial
November 21, 2025
The Nexperia dispute in the Netherlands is a small but telling episode in the theatre of global corporations, a drama that could have easily unravelled into economic self-destruction. A Cold War-era law, dusted off and...
By Anthony Henson
November 19, 2025