Herbert Diess

German car giant plans to switch to Solid State EV batteries by 2024

Elon Musk’s visit to new Tesla ‘Gigafactory’ underlines growing crisis in German car industry

Herbert Diess clashed with key stakeholders over the company's direction and leadership

Leipzig court ruling opens door to claims from at least 60,000 car owners

Carmaker has put almost 100,000 German workers on reduced hours

US shares give up some gains but still head for best week in nine years

German carmaker says uncertainty about coronavirus makes it impossible to give forecasts for its performance this year

Early winners and losers emerge as carmakers scramble to hit tough new targets

Italian joins company as it tries to repair relationship with alliance partner Nissan

Herbert Diess tells top managers that radical change is needed to survive industry upheaval

Motor boss promises 10,000 jobs close to Berlin as Brexit blamed for ruling Britain out

Former Trabant factory begins turning out the most modern VW ever

Daimler also under pressure in further setback for industry

Leaked documents suggest software fitted to detect if exhaust test being carried out

Motor industry calls for delay to proposed motor tax changes over Brexit uncertainty

Zipse will take charge of premium car giant from August 16th