Volkswagen announces five-year $193 billion investment plan as electrification gathers pace

People look at the Volkswagen id buzz electric car during the press day at the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, November 17, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Volkswagen on Tuesday announced...

Ford Europe’s 2030 All-Electric Target Poses Harsh Questions

Ford Fiesta a front-wheel-drive supermini/subcompact getty Ford Europe is pinning its long-term future on an all-electric policy as it cuts capacity and jobs while ending production of traditional hig...

How Leaders Blend Data And Intuition To Make Better Decisions

During the rise of digital transformation over the past two decades, the promise of data has loomed large. No doubt, data is essential for understanding your customers, growing your business, and meas...

7 EVs That Qualify for a Tax Credit—and Cost Less Than the Average New Car

Electric vehicle buyers in the U.S. can now get a purchase tax credit from the government, and it has pushed the price of several high-volume EVs below the average price paid for a new car in America....

Exxon Mobil Stock Should Shine, Even in a Recession

These reports, excerpted and edited by Barron’s, were issued recently by investment and research firms. The reports are a sampling of analysts’ thinking; they should not be considered the views or rec...

Jamie Dimon Is Changing His Tune About an Economic Hurricane. He’s Not Alone.

After a difficult 2022 for investors, there may be rays of light peeking through at the start of the new year. Take heart from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. He clarified Tuesday that maybe he should...

Volkswagen Faces 2023 Profit Hit, While Its Biggest Challenge Is Electric

Volkswagen ID Buzz electric van. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Like its European competitors, Volkswagen’s profits could halve in 2023. Its challenge of opaque g...

Volkswagen Sees EVs As Key To Making U.S. A Reliable ‘Third Leg’

The Volkswagen Group plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Volkswagen Volkswagen has been trying to join the top tier as a domestic automaker in the United States beginning with its ill-fated assembly-plan...

‘We are treading water:’ An energy crisis is grinding European industry to a halt as the U.S. and China race ahead, Volkswagen warns

Europe’s energy crisis is leaving the continent’s industry at a standstill, and its biggest car manufacturer says competitors are racing ahead as EU governments fail to provide enough support. Energy ...

Elon Musk Has the Next Tesla CEO in Mind. There Are a Few Candidates.

Tesla board member James Murdoch said Elon Musk knows who could run  Tesla after him. It might have been a throwaway line said while being questioned in a trial. Still, it’s a chance for investors to ...

Despite German Auto Maker Strengths, 2023 Profit Prospects Look Challenging

BMW i7 electric car was the hole in one prize at the BMW International Open in Munich, Germany. … [+] (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) Getty Images Germany’s auto manufacturers have been ...

Volkswagen and Porsche’s Earnings Don’t Make a Lot of Sense. The Numbers, Explained.

Text size Investors should ask themselves why Volkswagen is worth nothing when its stake in Porsche is backed out. AFP via Getty Images European auto makers Volkswagen and Porsche both reported third ...

Tesla Humiliates Volkswagen, Mercedes – TheStreet

In the race for electric vehicles, every detail counts because it can make the difference.  And there are often details that can give a significant psychological advantage to some of the players or un...

Porsche flips Volkswagen to become Europe’s most valued automaker at €85 billion

German automobile manufacturer Porsche has officially overtaken its parent company Volkswagen as the most valuable vehicle maker in Europe.  Porsche attained the status on October 6, with a valuation ...

Porsche Stock Rises After IPO Raises $9.2 Billion

Porsche rose about 4% Thursday to €86 a share in the stock’s trading debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange. The much anticipated Porsche initial public offering raised about €9.4 billion ($9.2 billion...

Porsche Stock Pops in First Day of Trading and Volkswagen Drops. Here’s Why.

Sometimes markets can be funny. Porsche stock was rising while Volkswagen which owns most of Porsche stock, was falling. That reaction is likely to confuse some investors. The IPO of Dr Ing HC F Porsc...

Porsche Is Sued by a U.S. Dealership Ahead of the Sportscar Maker’s IPO

Text size Porsche’s U.S. sales declined from a year earlier in the first half of 2022. Allison Dinner/Getty Images A South Florida dealership is suing Porsche, just ahead of an initial public of...

Volkswagen Seeks to Raise $9.4 Billion in Porsche IPO

(Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG is looking to raise as much as 9.4 billion euros ($9.41 billion) from the initial public offering of its iconic sports-car maker Porsche AG in what could be Europe’s ...

Buy Volkswagen Stock. Porsche’s IPO Could Unlock Value at the Emerging Tesla Challenger.

A successful Porsche IPO could unlock value at Volkswagen, an emerging Tesla rival. Here, a 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Hockenheimring edition is being painted. Porsche Text size With the exception of Tes...

Volkswagen Is One of the Cheapest Stocks. A Porsche IPO Could Change That.

A successful Porsche IPO could unlock value at Volkswagen, an emerging Tesla rival. Here, a 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Hockenheimring edition is being painted. Porsche Text size With the exception of Tes...

Volkswagen drives into danger with €85bn Porsche sale

porsche – Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg Vladimir Putin, having assembled thousands of soldiers on Ukraine’s eastern borders, gave the order for them to advance west, triggering the most destructive Eu...

Volkswagen and Porsche Take a Huge Risk With a Big Bet

Nothing stops Volkswagen  (VLKAF) . Not Russia’s energy war on the European Union. Moscow has decided to cut gas supplies to Europe before the cold autumn and winter months because of the countr...

Porsche Family to Acquire More Than 25% of the Car Maker as IPO Nears

BERLIN—Volkswagen AG largest shareholder, Porsche Automobil Holding SE said it would acquire 25% plus one additional share of the voting stock in Porsche AG when VW lists the sports-car brand, which c...

Porsche Could Be Worth as Much as All of Volkswagen in an IPO

Text size An IPO of the Volkswagen-controlled Porsche brand could come in September. Porsche Porsche’s initial public offering is getting close. It’s going to be big. Friday, Bloomberg reported that P...

Audi confirms Formula 1 entry from 2026 as sport welcomes Volkswagen brand

The luxury brand is expected to have a tie-up with Sauber, although have only announced they are manufacturing engines from 2026 so far. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images Audi has confirmed ...

Innoviz wins $4 billion dollar Volkswagen lidar contract

In this photo illustration a Innoviz Technologies logo is displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Israeli lidar maker Innoviz announced Tuesday it has won...

VW’s Diess Goes, As Flawed Governance Foils Another Leader

Herbert Diess, chief executive officer of Volkswagen AG, who is leaving at the end of August. … [+] Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP A software spat probably t...

Volkswagen CEO Diess to depart; Porsche boss Blume will lead the German auto giant

Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen Sean Gallup | Getty Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess will leave the company at the end of August, the company said Friday. Oliver Blume, currently the CEO of Volkswagen su...

VW Board Ousts CEO Herbert Diess After Pivot to Electric Vehicles

Key shareholders in Volkswagen joined forces with labor leaders to oust Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess, who was in the midst of a push to turn the German auto company into a top maker of electr...

VW Chief Diess To Leave, Replaced By Porsche’s Blume

VW’s Herbert Diess (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Getty Images Volkswagen said Friday Group CEO Herbert Diess is stepping down, an unexpected move that will shock investors. The move came a...

Manufacturers Brace for Nord Stream Repairs, Fearing Pipeline Won’t Reopen

PARIS—European manufacturers are preparing for possible natural-gas rationing that would force them to shut production amid fears that Russia is about to cut off gas deliveries via its main artery to ...