https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATB95qOJtPU/oliver-sachgau RSS for Node Wed, 06 May 2026 22:47:58 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-16/europe-car-sales-rise-1-1-in-surprise-first-gain-of-the-year https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-16/europe-car-sales-rise-1-1-in-surprise-first-gain-of-the-year Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:00:00 GMT A customer wearing a protective face mask looks at a Mercedes-Benz AG 220d luxury automobile at the automaker's showroom, operated by Daimler AG, in Boeblingen, Germany, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Uber Technologies Inc. is considering a purchase of Daimler AG and BMW AG’s ride-hailing joint venture Free Now, a deal that could boost its market share in Europe and Latin America, people with knowledge of the matter said. Photographer: Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-15/daimler-posts-3-6-billion-profit-on-car-recovery-and-cost-cuts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-15/daimler-posts-3-6-billion-profit-on-car-recovery-and-cost-cuts Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:29:53 GMT Trident hood ornaments sit in a tray before fitting to Mercedes-Benz AG S-Class automobiles on the reopened assembly line, operated by Daimler AG, in Sindelfingen, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Daimler AG said sales and operating profit slumped in the first quarter as the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars was laid low by the coronavirus. Photographer: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-13/daimler-bmw-are-said-to-explore-sale-of-park-now-app-business https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-13/daimler-bmw-are-said-to-explore-sale-of-park-now-app-business Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:33:17 GMT BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 16: A mobile device with the app ParkNow is seen in this photo illustration on January 16, 2019.(Photo by Xander Heinl/Photothek via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-12/psa-bmw-among-carmakers-seen-avoiding-european-emissions-fines https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-12/psa-bmw-among-carmakers-seen-avoiding-european-emissions-fines Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:09:46 GMT The Volvo XC40 Recharge electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) is displayed during an unveiling event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Volvo is tying the launch of its first all-electric vehicle to a broader plan for shrinking the carbon footprint of its models by 40% through 2025. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-09/germany-mounts-car-sales-comeback-powered-by-electric-models https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-09/germany-mounts-car-sales-comeback-powered-by-electric-models Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:48:12 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-08/bmw-on-track-to-meet-2020-financial-targets-cfo-peter-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-08/bmw-on-track-to-meet-2020-financial-targets-cfo-peter-says Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT A BMW automobile i8 electric vehicle stands parked inside a Bayerische Motoren Werke AG showroom in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. The German automaker said it is seeking to reduce CO2 output per car by at least a third by 2030, and track progress via raw material sourcing, production and road emissions. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-30/volkswagen-ceo-expects-september-delivery-growth-to-continue https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-30/volkswagen-ceo-expects-september-delivery-growth-to-continue Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:08:57 GMT New Volkswagen ID.3 electric automobiles are shipped on a railway vehicle transporter from the the Volkswagen AG (VW) electric car factory in Zwickau, Germany, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Volkswagen is setting a high bar for the first electric vehicle it will build around the globe. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-28/uber-said-to-weigh-purchase-of-bmw-daimler-ride-hailing-venture https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-28/uber-said-to-weigh-purchase-of-bmw-daimler-ride-hailing-venture Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:30:21 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-28/siemens-unleashes-behemoth-behind-much-of-world-s-electricity https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-28/siemens-unleashes-behemoth-behind-much-of-world-s-electricity Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-23/wirecard-loses-another-suitor-as-bbva-backed-lender-drops-out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-23/wirecard-loses-another-suitor-as-bbva-backed-lender-drops-out Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:53:42 GMT The Wirecard AG payment app launch screen is displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone X smartphone in this arranged photograph in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Singapore’s financial regulators are working with local police to scrutinize aspects of the case surrounding Wirecard AG, the scandal-ridden German payments company. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-18/carmakers-cry-foul-as-eu-s-climate-plan-takes-aim-at-industry https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-18/carmakers-cry-foul-as-eu-s-climate-plan-takes-aim-at-industry Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT PUTNEY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Exhaust fumes from a car in Putney High Street on January 10, 2013 in Putney, England. Local media are reporting local environmental campaigners claims that levels of traffic pollutants, mostly nitrogen dioxide, have breached upper safe limits in the busy street in south west London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-17/volkswagen-close-to-selling-bugatti-to-rimac-car-magazine-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-17/volkswagen-close-to-selling-bugatti-to-rimac-car-magazine-says Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:06:29 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-17/europe-s-car-sales-setback-stokes-fear-of-over-20-annual-drop https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-17/europe-s-car-sales-setback-stokes-fear-of-over-20-annual-drop Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:00:00 GMT New automobiles await transportation at the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany, on Sept. 15. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-11/vw-s-man-truckmaker-to-cut-as-many-as-9-500-jobs-to-slash-costs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-11/vw-s-man-truckmaker-to-cut-as-many-as-9-500-jobs-to-slash-costs Fri, 11 Sep 2020 06:31:44 GMT An employee uses a suction winch to move a windshield inside the MAN SE factory, operated by Volkswagen AG (VW), in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. VW's truck and bus division is losing its finance chief only weeks after kick-starting work toward a potential share or bond sale. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-09/schaeffler-worsens-german-car-parts-strife-with-4-400-jobs-cut https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-09/schaeffler-worsens-german-car-parts-strife-with-4-400-jobs-cut Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:59:59 GMT The Schaeffler AG logo sits on banners flying outside the company's annual general meeting at the Frankenhalle convention center in Nuremberg, Germany, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Schaeffler AG Chief Executive Officer Klaus Rosenfeld said Schaeffler has started 2019 “according to plan” after “disappointing” results and share price development last year. Photographer: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/merkel-holds-firm-against-calls-to-give-carmakers-more-state-aid https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/merkel-holds-firm-against-calls-to-give-carmakers-more-state-aid Tue, 08 Sep 2020 20:49:20 GMT Employees carry out inspections under the hoods of newly assembled Mercedes S-Class luxury combustion engine sedans on the final assembly line at the Mercedes-Benz AG Factory 56, operated by Daimler AG, in Sindelfingen, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. The latest iteration of the Mercedes S-Class, which the German carmaker presents on Wednesday, will try to please tastes old and new -- offering not just the high-powered combustion variant but also an improved hybrid version and, for the first time, a sleek all-electric sibling sold from next year. Photographer: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-07/siemens-is-said-to-mull-bentley-systems-bid-in-new-digital-push https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-07/siemens-is-said-to-mull-bentley-systems-bid-in-new-digital-push Mon, 07 Sep 2020 13:41:45 GMT Attendees wear Microsoft Corp. HoloLens 2 headsets as they use the Bentley Systems Inc. Synchro XR augmented reality (AR) app, at the Microsoft Corp. stand on the opening day of the MWC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. At the wireless industry’s biggest conference, over 100,000 people are set to see the latest innovations in smartphones, artificial intelligence devices and autonomous drones exhibited by more than 2,400 companies. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-02/germany-promises-musk-whatever-he-needs-for-tesla-berlin-plant https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-02/germany-promises-musk-whatever-he-needs-for-tesla-berlin-plant Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:45:02 GMT Elon Musk with Joerg Steinbach and Dietmar Woidke in Berlin, on Sept. 2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-20/schaeffler-prepares-to-raise-1-5-billion-amid-pandemic-fallout https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-20/schaeffler-prepares-to-raise-1-5-billion-amid-pandemic-fallout Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:40:09 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-15/lufthansa-cabin-crew-vote-in-favor-of-collective-agreements https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-15/lufthansa-cabin-crew-vote-in-favor-of-collective-agreements Sat, 15 Aug 2020 11:36:08 GMT A Deutsche Lufthansa AG pilot and crew member wear protective face masks as the airline and airport operator Fraport AG showcase new coronavirus safety measures at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Deutsche Lufthansa said a low turnout at its extraordinary general meeting next week is placing its 9 billion-euro ($10 billion) German bailout at risk of falling apart.