Slumping EV Prices Force Carmakers to Repay Leasing Firms February 22, 2024 By Elisabeth Behrmann and Wilfried Eckl-Dorna Carmakers have begun compensating leasing companies for the sliding value of used electric cars as Tesla Inc.’s price cuts rip...
VW’s Audi Unit Slapped with $925M Fine in Germany over Emissions Scandal October 17, 2018 By Elisabeth Behrmann and Karin Matussek Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit agreed to pay an 800 million-euro ($926 million) fine for its role in the diesel-cheating scandal...
Robot-Car Drives in Berlin Traffic Like Nervous Teenager with Learner’s Permit August 31, 2017 By Elisabeth Behrmann On a test route in Berlin traffic, an experimental Jeep Grand Cherokee slams on its brakes every few hundred yards,...
Daimler Recalls More Than 3 Million Mercedes-Benz Diesel Vehicles July 20, 2017 By Elisabeth Behrmann Daimler AG moved to head off a growing crisis over emissions concerns by voluntarily recalling more than 3 million Mercedes-Benz...
Global Car Insurers Offer Discounts – If They Can Monitor Driving Data December 2, 2014 By Carolyn Bandel, Elisabeth Behrmann and Fabio Benedetti-Valentini Insurance companies around the world are promising lower rates on car coverage. The catch is they want to install the...