Tag: motor vehicle dealer
Why VW’s electric cars aren’t getting cheaper in Germany
Dusseldorf “Special offer” is emblazoned large on the windscreens of several new cars at a VW dealership on Düsseldorf’s auto mile. A closer look reveals that the discounted models are…
Mercedes is radically turning sales in Germany upside down
Mercedes branch In the future, the car manufacturer’s authorized dealers will be agents who work on a commission basis – the price sovereignty lies in Stuttgart. (Photo: imago images/Hanno Bode)…
Mercedes is radically turning sales in Germany upside down
Munich Sometimes Jörg Heinermann feels like a speleologist whose team only gave him a small headlamp as equipment. The head of sales at Mercedes-Benz in Germany knows roughly what is…
When a used combustion engine has advantages over an electric car
used cars A used combustion engine is not only cheaper to buy than a new car, it is also sustainable because it does not have to be rebuilt. (Photo: dpa)…
Kuwait faces a partial withdrawal
Kuwait sells Mercedes shares Mercedes headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim: The ownership structure is changing somewhat as a result of the partial withdrawal of the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart…
How German dealers benefit from prices & workshop supplies
Car dealers benefit from the scarce supply Parked Mercedes models: Due to a lack of semiconductors, fewer cars than planned were produced last year. This has pushed prices further up.…
How German dealers benefit from prices & workshop supplies
Car dealers benefit from the scarce supply Parked Mercedes models: Due to a lack of semiconductors, fewer cars than planned were produced last year. This has pushed prices further up.…
VW Golf loses top spot in Europe
Golf production in Wolfsburg Dusseldorf The Golf is no longer the best-selling car in Europe. This is shown by figures from the consulting firm Jato. Accordingly, new registrations for the…
VW Golf is no longer the best-selling car in Europe
Dusseldorf The Golf is no longer the best-selling car in Europe. This is shown by figures from the consulting firm Jato. Accordingly, new registrations for the popular VW model 2022…
More than 100,000 jobs will be lost in the automotive trade
Working in the auto repair shop The requirements are increasingly moving in the direction of digitalization. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Dusseldorf Electromobility and digitization will ensure that more than 100,000 jobs…
Car prices in Germany reach all-time highs
Berlin Driving has become an expensive pleasure in the past year. Both the prices of new and used cars have reached a new all-time high in Germany in 2022. This…
Car prices in Germany reach all-time highs
Berlin Driving has become an expensive pleasure in the past year. Both the prices of new and used cars have reached a new all-time high in Germany in 2022. This…
Volkswagen opposes ID imports from China
A Chinese electric VW The Volkswagen Group wants to stop what it considers to be illegal imports of cars produced in China to Europe. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf New electric cars…
This is how VW and BMW want to end discount bargaining
Customers in the dealership Automakers are increasingly in control of prices. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Dusseldorf Ten percent, 20 percent – or may it be a little more? So far, anyone…
This is how car manufacturers lure young people with a subscription model
Volvo boss Jim Rowan with new electric SUV EX90 The subscription is intended to make it easier for younger customers to get started. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dusseldorf While sales of…
The online used car dealer wants to be in the black
Berlin Online used car dealer Auto1 has never turned a profit since its IPO in February 2021. Last year, the Berlin-based company posted an adjusted operating loss (Ebitda) of 107…
Only the big ones survive – concentration accelerates
Dusseldorf The car trade in Germany is facing a concentration process: Smaller companies have to give up and are bought up by larger car dealers. According to a recent study…
Only the big ones survive – concentration accelerates
Dusseldorf The car trade in Germany is facing a concentration process: Smaller companies have to give up and are bought up by larger car dealers. According to a recent study…
Motor vehicle market crisis: German car dealers are threatened with a buyers’ strike
Automotive Logistics Center Bremen The center on the DB Cargo platform is used to transport the drive batteries and vehicle components for electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…
First cancellations – German car dealers are threatened with a buyers’ strike
Automotive Logistics Center Bremen The center on the DB Cargo platform is used to transport the drive batteries and vehicle components for electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…