Around 7,500 employees put pressure on the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen, in the Böblingen district, during a warning strike on Friday ... Show more
Automakers: How the electric wave is sweeping over VW, BMW and Mercedes
Automakers: How the electric wave is sweeping over VW, BMW and Mercedes: Electric boom in Europe, combustion engine collapse in China: Profits at German ...
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Key FactsEV boom and falling profits at German automakers
2 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: handelsblatt.com
  • Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW cut their profit forecasts; BMW did so twice in less than six months.

  • The VW Group recorded a 6.4 billion euro write-down on its subsidiary Porsche; the non-cash charge significantly reduces profit.

  • In the third quarter, electric cars made up 26 percent of sales across the VW core brand, Audi, BMW and Mercedes, versus 19.5 percent a year earlier.

  • Sales of the new generation of electric cars significantly exceeded expectations; the article describes this as bad news for profits.
Mercedes Power Converter: The Swabians want to reinvent the battery
Mercedes Power Converter: The Swabians want to reinvent the battery: Batteries for electric cars are to become significantly more flexible in the future ...
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Electric sports cars have an emotional problem. They lack the sound, the mechanical growl, the feeling that comes with a high-performance combustion engine ... Show more
Key FactsElectric AMG GT 63 pairs speed with track technology
2 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: autobild.de
  • Two electric motors at the rear and one at the front produce 1,169 PS and 2,000 Nm; the coupé reaches 100 km/h in 2.1 seconds.

  • In Sport+ and Race, drivers can adjust oversteer and traction through the Race Engineer, each across nine levels.

  • The report considers the WLTP range of up to 696 kilometres unrealistic after its first drive.

  • Charging at up to 600 kW costs an optional 1,000 euros; the report says chargers with that capacity are not yet available.
Mercedes Faces Even Bigger Problems in the Chinese Market
Mercedes Faces Even Bigger Problems in the Chinese Market: Mercedes’ automotive division posted significantly lower operating profits in the third quarter ...
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Key FactsMercedes-Benz cuts annual outlook despite higher quarterly profit
Oct 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-zeitung.de
  • Third-quarter revenue fell 4.5% to €30.7 billion; the passenger-car division’s adjusted margin declined from 4.8% to 2.5%.

  • Mercedes cited tougher competition in China, unfavorable exchange rates and high costs for launching new models as pressures.

  • For 2026, the group now expects Ebit at the previous year’s level; 2025 Ebit was €5.8 billion.

  • Industrial-business free cash flow fell about 87% to €172 million; Mercedes cited a temporary buildup of new-vehicle inventories as the cause.
  • “increasingly challenging market environment in China”— Wording from a mandatory disclosure by Mercedes-Benz to the stock exchange, explaining the lowered annual forecast.
On Tuesday, employees in the metal and electrical industries demonstrated in front of the Bosch plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. According to IG Metall ... Show more
Kimi Antonelli reveals why he won’t take number 1 for the 2027 F1 season
Kimi Antonelli reveals why he won’t take number 1 for the 2027 F1 season: The Mercedes driver will keep number 12, as it holds special meaning for him. Moreover ...
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Key FactsAntonelli becomes Formula One’s youngest champion
5 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
  • The Guardian reported that Antonelli’s third place at the Mexico City Grand Prix secured the championship.

  • According to the Independent, his third place in Mexico followed an Austin win from pole to finish the previous week.

  • Italian newspapers hailed Antonelli as the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.

  • French media highlighted that Mercedes had supported Antonelli since childhood and that he came through its junior program.
Mercedes-Benz is parting ways with its European fast-charging network – completely. The buyer is the French fast-charging station operator Electra ... Show more

Mercedes-Benz: Sale decided
Mercedes-AMG Turned the GT 4-Door Into an SUV That Makes an Incredible 1 ...
Mercedes-AMG Turned the GT 4-Door Into an SUV That Makes an Incredible 1,153 HP: Mercedes-AMG has just unveiled the GT SUV. The second EV built on the AMG ...
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One Mercedes legend congratulates the next one.
Sale to French operator: Mercedes-Benz abandons its European charging ...
Sale to French operator: Mercedes-Benz abandons its European charging network: At the beginning of 2023, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius announced its own ...
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#Meinung 𝗘𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗴 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗗𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗸, 𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗳ü𝗿 𝗟𝗜𝗧 Duvenbeck wird wieder Teil eines Familienunternehmens. Die Bocholter schlüpfen unter das Dach der ... Show more
Profit Jump: Toyota Raises Forecast - | Share Price Rises Significantly
Profit Jump: Toyota Raises Forecast - | Share Price Rises Significantly: BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen: They're all in crisis. Toyota shows that ...
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A7 near Ellund: Mystery surrounding abandoned Mercedes at rest stop
A7 near Ellund: Mystery surrounding abandoned Mercedes at rest stop: An abandoned Mercedes is rusting away at the Ellund rest stop on the A7 motorway ...
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Mercedes-Benz: 11,500 employees participate in warning strike in ...
Mercedes-Benz: 11,500 employees participate in warning strike in Sindelfingen.: IG Metall is demanding a five percent wage increase and binding commitments for ...
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100 Years of the Popemobile: Mercedes-Benz Receives Special Thanks from ...
100 Years of the Popemobile: Mercedes-Benz Receives Special Thanks from the Pope: An exhibition at the Vatican is dedicated to the history of the Popemobile ...
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What a special gem! Only 500 examples of the legendary Mercedes 190 E Evo II were produced. One of them is in Nürtingen - | and is now going under the hammer ... Show more
Man sets fire to Mercedes Sprinter and flees in Eschwege city center
Man sets fire to Mercedes Sprinter and flees in Eschwege city center: Residents observed the perpetrator on Monday evening in Töpfergasse and alerted the fire ...
werra-rundschau.de/eschwege/mann-zuendet-mercedes-sprinter-an-und-fluechtet-in-eschweger-innenstadt-94571749.html
You can’t become Formula One world champion without India: Mercedes CEO
You can’t become Formula One world champion without India: Mercedes CEO: Ola Källenius says Mercedes R&D centre in Bengaluru, the largest such centre for the ...
forbesindia.com/business/automobile/you-cant-become-formula-one-world-champion-without-india-mercedes-ceo-article/3000212
Mercedes-Benz Trucks: CEO Achim Puchert: German locations have made us ...
Mercedes-Benz Trucks: CEO Achim Puchert: German locations have made us strong: The industry in this country has "enormous strengths," says the Daimler Truck ...
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Cars at
Cars at "monkey speed": Mercedes' modular platform plans: A "stopgap" solution with billion-dollar potential
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#GraziaCulture Nine Grand Prix victories, a world championship, and a place alongside the greats of Formula One. @kimi.antonelli has had quite the coming-of-age story. Though ... Show more
Drunken 81-year-old woman drives erratically on the A23
Drunken 81-year-old woman drives erratically on the A23: Police officers asked the 81-year-old woman, who was driving her Mercedes erratically on the A23 ...
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In Gerlingen, a driver allegedly chased, insulted, and threatened a boy after an explosion. A white Mercedes is being sought. #Leonberg 👉 stuttgarter-zeitung.de
Automaker: AMG Unveils First All-Electric SUV Sports Car
Automaker: AMG Unveils First All-Electric SUV Sports Car: Three motors, 1,196 PS: Mercedes’ sports car subsidiary is betting on an electric SUV—while Porsche ...
handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/autobauer-amg-praesentiert-erstmals-suv-sportwagen-als-reines-e-auto/100261064.html
F1 Mexico GP: Lewis Hamilton beats George Russell and Charles Leclerc to ...
F1 Mexico GP: Lewis Hamilton beats George Russell and Charles Leclerc to pole: Lewis Hamilton takes pole by 0.009s from George Russell at Formula 1's Mexico City ...
motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-mexico-gp-quali-report/10870286/
Mercedes-Benz apparently wants to reduce the number of temporary workers as part of its cost-cutting program. Around 3,000 temporary workers currently work in ... Show more
Von Fellbach aus machen sich am Samstagmorgen rund 40 besondere Fahrzeuge aus der Welt von Mercedes auf den Weg zum Mercedes-Museum in Bad Cannstatt ... Show more
Luxury watches and cars: |
Luxury watches and cars: | "Largest auction in the history of the state of Baden-Württemberg"
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Driving over 100 km/h through Traunreut - | Police stop Mercedes driver
Driving over 100 km/h through Traunreut - | Police stop Mercedes driver: Traunreut - | During renewed checks of the car poser | and tuning scene ...
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Christian Horner claims Red Bull held ‘secret meeting’ with Lewis Hamilton ...
Christian Horner claims Red Bull held ‘secret meeting’ with Lewis Hamilton before Mercedes move
nytimes.com/athletic/7710707/2026/10/21/lewis-hamilton-red-bull-mercedes-christian-horner/
Stuttgart-based car manufacturer: Modular system instead of platforms: ...
Stuttgart-based car manufacturer: Modular system instead of platforms: Mercedes-Benz wants to reduce costs
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Key FactsMercedes-Benz Plans Modular Vehicle Architecture for the 2030s
Oct 22, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
  • According to Handelsblatt, the next model generation is expected to reach the market with this architecture in the 2030s.

  • Front, rear, side and floor sections are intended as separate modules, combined according to vehicle size.

  • Mercedes-Benz aims to reduce costs, improve efficiency and accelerate production through the vehicle-manufacturing approach.

  • The concept draws on approaches from Tesla and Chinese automakers, while Mercedes-Benz currently uses several platforms.
Ob BMW, Mercedes oder Siemens: In den besseren Jahren gab es eine regelrechte Chefinflation, jetzt wird im mittleren Management gespart ... Show more
Mercedes beats BMW - | why Källenius is still warning
Mercedes beats BMW - | why Källenius is still warning: The German automotive industry is suffering. Not least because of the strong competition from Asia ...
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/mercedes-schlaegt-bmw-warum-kaellenius-trotzdem-warnt/
China and Costs Weigh Heavily: Mercedes-Benz Cuts Forecast
China and Costs Weigh Heavily: Mercedes-Benz Cuts Forecast: The automaker is cutting its profit projections for the current year due to the crisis in China and ...
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Mercedes driver endangers pedestrian on zebra crossing in Gerlingen
Mercedes driver endangers pedestrian on zebra crossing in Gerlingen: A Mercedes driver drives over a zebra crossing in Gerlingen without braking ...
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Auto Industry Crisis: VW, BMW, and Mercedes Lose 780,000 Vehicles
Auto Industry Crisis: VW, BMW, and Mercedes Lose 780,000 Vehicles: The three German automakers—BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen—are suffering particularly heavy ...
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Surprise concert in Stuttgart: On Saturday evening, Mercedes celebrated its 140th anniversary with a spectacular event. Following the world premiere of the ... Show more
Mercedes-Benz is the first car manufacturer to publicly demonstrate a vehicle-to-vehicle intersection crash test in this configuration live.
Mercedes to cut more jobs in Germany as Chinese competition bites ⬇️
From the news ticker: Car in shop window | Rescue from ditch | Cyclist ...
From the news ticker: Car in shop window | Rescue from ditch | Cyclist attacked: In Moordorf, a 90-year-old drove his Mercedes into the shop window of an ...
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Mercedes Admits It Underestimated The V8 Crowd, Teases A V12 Surprise
Mercedes Admits It Underestimated The V8 Crowd, Teases A V12 Surprise: Mercedes-AMG wants to please the big-engine audience with more eight-cylinder models ...
motor1.com/news/812365/mercedes-underestimated-v8-crowd/
Alice Biehrer could have had a career at Mercedes - | now she sells wooden ...
Alice Biehrer could have had a career at Mercedes - | now she sells wooden floorboards in Sexau
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Killesberg: Unknown persons steal two Mercedes-AMGs worth 400,000 euros
Killesberg: Unknown persons steal two Mercedes-AMGs worth 400,000 euros: On Monday night, unknown persons stole two Mercedes-AMG G63s worth around 400 ...
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Key FactsTwo Mercedes-AMG G63s stolen in Stuttgart-Nord
Oct 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-zeitung.de
  • According to police, the vehicles were stolen overnight into Monday between midnight and 4 a.m. near Killesberg; the perpetrators escaped unidentified.

  • One Mercedes-AMG G63 was emerald green metallic, while the other was finished in dark olive magno.

  • The vehicles were worth around €400,000 in total; one was found and secured near Frankfurt.

  • Investigators continue examining the case, while police seek tips on the second vehicle at 0711 89905778.
No, Hot Wheels Quality Hasn’t Tanked. Social Media Just Wants You to Be ...
No, Hot Wheels Quality Hasn’t Tanked. Social Media Just Wants You to Be Mad: If you've seen a viral post grousing over Hot Wheels cheapening out over the ...
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Stuttgart: Four Lamborghinis bring in millions for taxpayers
Stuttgart: Four Lamborghinis bring in millions for taxpayers: Record auction in Stuttgart: Eppli auctions off Lamborghinis, luxury cars and watches for 2 ...
kessel.tv/justizauktion-stuttgart-eppli-lamborghini-2026/
A73 near Nuremberg: Mercedes driving twice the speed limit
A73 near Nuremberg: Mercedes driving twice the speed limit: On the A73, the driver of an SUV was caught speeding excessively. The woman now faces a hefty fine ...
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BMW: Internal document reveals details of the severance package
BMW: Internal document reveals details of the severance package: The car manufacturer wants to get rid of 8,000 employees as quickly as possible and is enticing ...
handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/bmw-internes-dokument-zeigt-details-zum-abfindungspaket/100262652.html
Base Mercedes-AMG EV Gets Fake Six-Cylinder Noises. V8 Sounds Cost Extra
Base Mercedes-AMG EV Gets Fake Six-Cylinder Noises. V8 Sounds Cost Extra: AMG's from-scratch electric SUV could sound like anything. Instead ...
thedrive.com/news/base-mercedes-amg-ev-gets-fake-six-cylinder-noises-v8-sounds-cost-extra
Commentary: What German car executives are keeping quiet about Hungary
OpinionCommentary: What German car executives are keeping quiet about Hungary: They have invested many billions in the country. BMW built its newest car factory there ...
handelsblatt.com/meinung/kommentare/kommentar-was-die-deutschen-autochefs-ueber-ungarn-verschweigen/100261486.html
Key FactsComment: German automakers concealed Hungary’s skilled-worker shortage
Oct 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: handelsblatt.com
  • Dozens of BMW employees repeatedly fly to Hungary on Mondays to offset the local shortage of skilled workers.

  • Other manufacturers are also reported to struggle to find qualified employees there.

  • BMW built its newest car plant in Hungary; Mercedes doubled its production capacity there.

  • According to the commentary, flights, stays, and allowances are likely to prove costly for manufacturers.
Automaker: Internal document reveals details of BMW’s severance package
Automaker: Internal document reveals details of BMW’s severance package: The automaker wants to let go of 8,000 employees as quickly as possible and is enticing ...
handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/autobauer-internes-dokument-zeigt-details-zu-bmws-abfindungspaket/100262652.html
Double accident on the A8 near Irschenberg: Luxury Mercedes now totaled ...
Double accident on the A8 near Irschenberg: Luxury Mercedes now totaled, four injured - | and complete closure
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Unknown person brakes hard in front of Mercedes and kicks car - | Police ...
Unknown person brakes hard in front of Mercedes and kicks car - | Police are looking for witnesses.
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Mercedes-Benz: Sara Gielen will become head of van production at Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz: Sara Gielen will become head of van production at Mercedes: The production manager of the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen and site manager will ...
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Key FactsSara Gielen to Lead Mercedes-Benz Vans Operations
Oct 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-zeitung.de
  • Gielen joined Mercedes in 2024 after more than 20 years in various leadership roles across the automotive industry.

  • Before moving, Gielen serves as production manager and site head at Mercedes-Benz’s Sindelfingen plant.

  • Marco Zwick is expected to succeed her in Sindelfingen; he currently heads the Mercedes plant in Rastatt.

  • Elke Pusskeiler will leave Mercedes on January 31, 2027, for personal reasons after more than 35 years.
  • Thanks to her many years of production and international management experience, she will play a decisive role in shaping the worldwide production network of Mercedes-Benz Vans.
    — Thomas Klein, head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, in a corporate statement
Mercedes plant in Cheb: 1000 jobs - | also for workers from Bavaria
Mercedes plant in Cheb: 1000 jobs - | also for workers from Bavaria: Cheb/Waldsassen. Just a few kilometers beyond the Bavarian border, Daimler Truck is planning ...
oberpfalzecho.de/wirtschaft/mercedes-werk-in-cheb-1000-jobs-auch-fuer-arbeitnehmer-aus-bayern
Auto industry: BMW, Mercedes, and VW are driving away their best people ...
OpinionAuto industry: BMW, Mercedes, and VW are driving away their best people with severance packages
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