Wilfried Eckl-Dorna

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  • Close-up of Tesla Motors logo against a bright blue skyTech

    Tesla, BMW sue EU after China-made EVs hit by tariffs

    By Bloomberg, Peter Chapman, and others
  • LOHE-RICKELSHOF, GERMANY – MARCH 25: A worker wearing a helmet and bright yellow jacket is seen at the construction site for the new Northvolt Gigafactory electric car battery factory on March 25, 2024 in Lohe-Rickelshof, Germany. The factory, dubbed Northvolt Drei, will be powered by renewable energy and will eventually produce one million electric car batteries per year. (Photo by Gregor Fischer/Getty Images)Tech

    Europe’s big battery ambitions are failing, and China is benefiting

    By Stefan Nicola, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, and others
  • Oliver Zipse, chief executive officer of BMW AG, at the Paris Automotive Summit during the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. The 90th edition of the Paris Motor Show runs 14-20 October. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    BMW recalls almost 700,000 cars in China on fire safety risk

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg
  • 06 September 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, presents the "i4" at the BMW stand before the start of the International Motor Show (IAA Mobility). The IAA MOBILITY 2021 will take place in Munich from 07.-12.09.2021. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Finance

    BMW overtakes Tesla as it leads the EV market in Europe for the first time ever

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg
  • CEO of Renault group, Luca de MeoTech

    Renault vows to reduce battery costs by 20% and build a ‘value chain’ of EV suppliers in Europe, in a bid to remain competitive

    By Elisabeth Behrmann, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, and others
  • Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG.Tech

    Mercedes back-pedals on 2030 electrification target as EV sales slow

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg
  • Christian Bruch, chief executive officer of Siemens Energy AGTech

    Germany’s Siemens Energy to cut wind power jobs as turnaround gathers steam

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg
  • CEO of German car maker Mercedes-Benz Ola Kallenius speaks during a TV interview prior to the start of the Annual Results Conference of the Mercedes-Benz Group AG in Stuttgart, southern Germany on February 22, 2024. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    Mercedes CEO warns that EVs are ‘many years away’ from costing the same as traditional cars amid cooling demand for vehicles with a plug

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, Tom Mackenzie, and others
  • MADRID, SPAIN – 2023/12/13: People are seen in front of the American electric vehicle (EV) company, Tesla Motors, official authorized car dealer store in Spain. (Photo by Xavi Lopez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Finance

    Tesla’s price cuts are driving down car values so much that EV makers are sending checks to leasing firms to compensate them

    By Elisabeth Behrmann, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, and others
  • BMW CEO Oliver Zipse with headphones on.Tech

    Germany set for 14% drop in electric-vehicle sales as carmakers scale back ambitions and demand ‘does not look good’

    By Christoph Rauwald, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, and others
  • BMW employees work in production during a tour of the plant by Chancellor Scholz (SPD). Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Finance

    BMW says peak combustion engine has passed as EVs car sales now drive its growth: ‘The tipping point for combustion engines was last year’

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg
  • CUXHAVEN, GERMANY – JANUARY 31: German Federal Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck holding a model wind turbine while visiting the Siemens Gamesa wind turbine factory on January 31, 2023 in Cuxhaven, Germany. Siemens Gamesa specialises in wind turbines for offshore wind parks. (Photo by Gregor Fischer/Getty Images)Environment

    Siemens Energy shares fall 40% after company seeks government help as wind-turbine woes threaten gas and power division

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, Petra Sorge, and others
  • A Rolls Royce car on the street.Retail

    ‘We haven’t seen any downturn’: The Rolls Royce index is up as the super rich keep buying the luxury car

    By Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Bloomberg