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The boss who wanted Europe's biggest car maker to overtake Tesla in the EV race is pushed out the door
Herbert Diess, who wanted VW to become the world's biggest maker of electric cars, is being replace…
Sam Tabahriti
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Volkswagen boss says new factories will 'take strength out of' Elon Musk
Elon Musk previously said Tesla's new factories in Texas and Germany have become "gigantic money fu…
Grace Kay
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Volkswagen CEO's vacation snafu led to a scathing review of a rival to Tesla's supercharging network, highlighting the tough road to electric-car adoption
The CEO detailed his EV road trip. It was "anything but a premium experience," he said, pointing to…
Grace Kay
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Volkswagen announced its first 'Power Day' event months after Tesla's long-hyped 'Battery Day'
The German carmaker's chief executive hasn't been shy about his aspirations to "catch up with Tesla…
Tim Levin
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Watch Elon Musk test-drive Volkswagen's competing electric car in Germany
VW shared a video of its chairman and the Tesla CEO taking the ID.3 electric car for a spin, but re…
Graham Rapier
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Elon Musk met with Volkswagen's CEO while in Germany and test-drove its competing electric model
Musk also toured Tesla's under-construction factory and met with Germany's economic minister, accor…
Graham Rapier,Reuters
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Volkswagen CEO says Tesla's meteoric rise proves the most valuable company in the world will be in mobility
The comments come as Elon Musk opens the door to more partnerships with competitors, even though pa…
Graham Rapier
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Volkswagen's CEO started tweeting for the first time and immediately trolled Elon Musk
Herbert Diess, Volkswagen's chief, used his first tweet to troll rival chief executive Elon Musk, w…
Kevin Shalvey
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Car companies can't build enough electric cars to keep up with booming demand
Anyone looking to switch to an electric vehicle should prepare for a long wait. Several automakers …
Tim Levin
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VW CEO warns workers that Tesla's German factory will make cars more quickly and could threaten jobs
Tesla will be able to build electric cars three times as fast as Volkswagen's factory currently can…
Tim Levin
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Elon Musk offers advice to 200 Volkswagen execs on how the German EV maker can streamline its supply chain
Elon Musk on Thursday joined Volkswagen Chairman Herbert Diess on a call to give management advice …
Kevin Shalvey
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General Motors has unveiled a new all-electric Hummer SUV to accompany the EV pickup due in the fall
The two EVs are the first Hummers to be launched since 2010, marking the infamous American brand's …
Theo Golden
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VW lays out aggressive strategy to counter Tesla with its own 'gigafactories' and investments in charging infrastructure
The German carmaker plans to build six European battery plants and expand access to fast-charging s…
Tim Levin
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BMW's CFO said he's not worried about the threat of Apple's rumored electric vehicle. 'I sleep very peacefully,' he said.
BMW makes the lowest-cost electric car in the US. CFO Nicolas Peter told Bloomberg competition from…
Grace Dean
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Volkswagen is 'not afraid' of an Apple electric car, according to its CEO. Apple would struggle to take over the car market overnight, he said.
Apple, which is reportedly planning an electric vehicle, cannot "take over" the car market overnigh…
Grace Dean,Reuters
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Volkswagen unveils 'Mission T' to catch up to Tesla — and has tapped a Porsche race-car engineer to help make it happen
The automaker's CEO is facing a vote of confidence from his board this week after ruffling feathers…
Graham Rapier
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Germany is buying more electric cars than California. That's good news for Tesla.
Tesla's chasing the market - but electric-vehicle adoption in the US has a few tailwinds that could…
Graham Rapier
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Volkswagen's CEO says its latest round of investment in electric self-driving cars will let it finally 'beat Tesla'
"The commitment, the investments, and the industrialization plans are there to beat Tesla," VW's CE…
Graham Rapier
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This Swiss EV startup will be led by a bunch of former Tesla, BMW, Porsche, and Volkswagen bosses
Piëch Automotive was founded a few years back, and has an all-electric sports car, the GT2, that bo…
Kristen Lee
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Volkswagen's chairman says Tesla Model Y is a 'reference' as it builds competing electric cars
The comments come after Volkswagen's debut electric car received negative press on its first test-d…