Industry News
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius has joined the swelling chorus of voices warning against the European Union’s 2035 ban on CO₂-emitting vehicles, denouncing it as a collision course with economic and industrial reality. In an interview...
By Anthony Henson
August 12, 2025
General Motors plans to import electric vehicle batteries from Chinese battery giant CATL, according to industry analysts. The move is a temporary measure as GM works to establish its own U.S.-based lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery production...
By DCB Editorial
August 8, 2025
Nissan’s newly installed CEO, Ivan Espinosa, is enacting a sweeping restructuring plan that will eliminate 15% of the company’s global workforce—tens of thousands of workers whose livelihoods are being sacrificed to appease shareholders and “streamline...
By DCB Editorial
August 7, 2025
The luxury car brands of the European auto industry—Porsche, Aston Martin, Mercedes-Benz—have begun to pass the rising cost of U.S. tariffs directly onto consumers, exposing once again the brutal calculus of a system that prioritises...
By Anthony Henson
July 31, 2025
What we’re seeing with Mercedes-Benz is not simply a corporate earnings revision — it’s a symptom of deeper contradictions within the global financial system. Mercedes has slashed its annual profit margin expectations to as low...
By Anthony Henson
July 30, 2025
Mercedes-Benz has announced a strategic partnership with U.S.-based battery developer Factorial Energy to commercialise next-generation solid-state battery (SSB) technology. The collaboration aims to integrate these advanced battery systems into Mercedes’ upcoming electric vehicle (EV) lineup,...
By DCB Editorial
July 29, 2025