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Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, is under intensifying pressure as investors demand a radical pivot. His 2022 strategy, “The Economics of Desire,” which bet the company’s future on ultra-luxury models like Maybach, AMG, and the...
By Charles Partos
December 2, 2025
China’s Great Wall Motor (GWM) is aiming to produce 300,000 vehicles annually in Europe by 2029, part of a broader effort to escape the pressures of domestic overcapacity and fierce price competition. The company is...
By DCB Editorial
November 26, 2025
Volkswagen said its new software and electronics architecture, being co-developed with Rivian could eventually be used in its internal-combustion vehicles, though the current focus remains on battery-electric models. The partnership aims to overcome years of...
By DCB Editorial
November 25, 2025
With long-standing corporate friends like Pirelli’s Executive Vice Chairman, Marco Tronchetti Provera, Ferrari doesn’t need the proverbial enemy. Nevertheless, Tronchetti offered a stark reminder of what he perceives as the uneven global appetite for luxury...
By Brian Denton
November 14, 2025
General Motors is directing thousands of suppliers to remove Chinese-sourced parts from their supply chains, as the automaker seeks to boost resilience amid escalating U.S.-China trade tensions. Some suppliers have been given a 2027 deadline...
By DCB Editorial
November 12, 2025
The European Commission announced on Saturday that Chinese authorities had confirmed a partial resumption of Nexperia chip exports, offering a temporary reprieve to the automotive sector that has faced mounting disruption. The crisis originated in...
By Paul Whiston
November 10, 2025