Germany's once mighty motor industry is losing momentum, as high costs, low demand and competition from Chinese firms take a heavy toll on company profits. With elections in a few days' time, we ask, ...

BASF’s Ludwigshafen Chemical Complex in Germany is the world's largest. The size of small city, it is the cradle of the group ...

Volkswagen has been struggling these past few years, but now the German automaker has a plan to become competitive again.

Germany needs a new business model. The old one, fueled by cheap natural gas from Russia and lucrative exports to China, is broken, leaving Europe’s biggest economy mired in stagnation and angst about ...

The ID1 electric minicar will give VW a competitor in the low-cost EV sector to help it fight the threat from Chinese ...

Volkswagen AG narrowly avoided plant closures last year, and now parts of the compromise are about to go into effect.

In less than a month, Volkswagen will unveil its smallest and most affordable electric car from its ID lineup. The new EV is expected to hit the market as the ID.1, starting at around €20,000, or just ...

The acid growth theory states that the auxin-induced acidification of plant cell walls causes their expansion. A model now suggests that excessive acidification leads to growth inhibition ...

The new affordable EVs will be based on a lower-cost version of the current MEB dedicated EV platform, found in vehicles like the ID.4 and ID.Buzz. The lower-cost version, dubbed MEB Entry, has been ...

In Volkswagen’s deepening troubles, a reflection of the mounting risks facing Germany.