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The collapse of battery startup Northvolt AB is a significant blow to Europe’s clean tech ambitions, but it’s important the continent learns the...
Picking stocks is a hard game, but Carvana Co. seems to possess a particular ability to bedevil hedge fund managers. The online used-car dealer’s...
After being assailed from all sides over plunging profits and overzealous cost cutting, Stellantis NV and its chief executive officer, Carlos Tavares,...
Northvolt AB’s financial difficulties have laid bare a fundamental impediment to Europe’s hopes of building a locally owned battery industry to...
Berlin is synonymous with unbridled hedonism, throbbing techno and intense parties that go on for days. But the fun will soon be over for two of the...
Nowadays, men in their 40s like me are constantly being urged to get their testosterone levels checked, as private clinics and online providers tout...
Stellantis NV Chief Executive Officer Carlos Tavares often compares the epochal shift to electric vehicles and the rise of Chinese rivals to a...
With staff absences soaring in Germany, employers such as Tesla Inc. are reaching for an eye-catching tool to motivate workers to show up: a bonus for...
Volkswagen AG considering its first-ever factory closures in Germany, as well as compulsory redundancies, is tantamount to a revolution at a company...
Sunday’s electoral victory by the Alternative for Germany in Thuringia, the first by a far-right party in a regional German election post-World War...
What’s the point of Keir Starmer’s massive electoral majority if he remains hesitant to do something for young people on Brexit that’s not just...
Germany became a magnet for those escaping conflict over the past decade. Now it needs to become a beacon for highly skilled professionals. Increasing...
Private equity groups are facing pushback on both sides of the Atlantic after their consolidation of local veterinary practices was followed by...
Large UK companies are under pressure to increase pay to recruit and retain top talent, but until recently I thought anyone wanting to earn really big...
There’s no doubt automakers are in a tough spot, due to technological upheaval and new trade barriers. But spare a thought for suppliers: Their...
What’s the point of a $42 billion fortune if you can’t occasionally drop a fraction of it on an awe-inspiring dinosaur fossil? On Wednesday, a...
Brace yourself if you’re a parent because I’m about to tell you something shocking: Families pay nothing for child care in Berlin. That’s right,...
Car rental firms earned windfall profits during the pandemic thanks to vehicle shortages, but earnings for this historically low-margin oligopoly has...
Stellantis NV’s lobbying against the UK’s electric vehicle sales quotas reminds me of the styling of some of its gas-guzzling Jeeps — neither is...
Part of the reason Ferrari NV’s wealthy customers are happy to fork out almost half a million pounds for a supercar is they expect these stunning...
It says a lot about the predicament faced by Volkswagen AG, Europe’s biggest automaker by sales, that salvation lies in writing a...
Wealthy Americans are again expected to flock to Europe in droves this summer, where they’ll splash out on pricey hotels at the Paris Olympics or in...
Europe’s imposition of higher tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles — the precise amount varies by automaker and in some cases is as high as 38%...
When Oliver Blume accepted the role of chief executive officer of Volkswagen AG in 2022, he did so on condition he retain his previous gig running...
This is part of a series on what 14 years of Tory rule have delivered for Britain’s economy, society and standing in the world. The challenges...
Surging freight rates have myriad complex causes but one is shockingly simple: Ships in China are running low on empty containers to carry goods....
Artificial intelligence has persuaded a lot of folks that we need to radically overhaul education. Now that chatbots can speedily retrieve information...
Modern cars are equipped with heaps of electronic devices, many of which are designed to reduce the frequency and severity of accidents. But there’s...
Investing in Formula One was once only for motorsport masochists; teams splurged on technology in an often fruitless quest for glory, with some ending...
After despairing about the cost of my summer vacation, I was recently celebrating finding seemingly reasonably priced fares to Croatia. My moment was...
Becoming a public company entails big responsibilities, among them the requirement to promptly file audited accounts. Fisker Inc.’s peril shows what...
German politicians and business leaders, despairing a weak economy, are lately broaching a once taboo topic: claiming their compatriots don’t work...
Companies don’t usually complain that their profits are too high, but such is Wise Plc’s predicament. The fintech isn’t allowed to pay interest...
Graham Ambrose has never felt stronger. He can barbell back squat 145kg (320 lbs) for four sets of six repetitions and bench-press more than 100kg for...
Back when the electric vehicles revolution appeared unshakable and Tesla Inc. was valued at more than $1 trillion, few of us gave much thought to...
Prior to being dispatched to a hellish Northamptonshire boarding school in the 1970s at the age of eight, Charles Spencer — brother of the late...
When KKR & Co. acquired Dutch manufacturer Accell Group NV in 2022, the private equity firm must have hoped to cash in on health-conscious consumers...
The Porsche 911 is the German manufacturer’s most recognizable and expensive model. Fortunately, it’s also the one whose sales are growing the...
Fisker Inc.’s warning that it may run out of cash within 12 months absent fresh equity or debt raises a new and worrying question for car owners:...
Henrik Fisker should pray lightning doesn’t strike twice. The Danish-American entrepreneur’s first car company, Fisker Automotive Inc., filed for...
Once described as the “the world’s most frugal auto executive,” Stellantis NV boss Carlos Tavares has made an eye-catching exception to his...
The long-serving boss of Swedish heat-pump manufacturer NIBE Industrier AB sounded emotional last week when announcing a cost-cutting program...
Drinks without ice, the best way to make tea and the appropriate amount of vacation are subjects Europeans and Americans can debate. But when it...
You need at least £79,000 ($99,000) to buy a new electric Porsche Taycan in the UK; higher-specification versions of these sporty sedans cost tens of...
The $44 billion merger of France’s Lafarge SA and Swiss rival Holcim Ltd. in 2015 marked the high point of European corporate swagger, globalization...
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc’s financial performance has long failed to live up to its refined image. Regardless of how many Range Rovers...
Ship owners are diverting vessels thousands of miles round the southern tip of Africa in response to Houthi attacks in the Rea Sea, boosting freight...
When Boeing Co. was building a seemingly unassailable position in commercial aviation in the 1960s and ‘70s, passengers’ faith in its relentless...
Germany is in a financial pickle of its own making. The coalition government’s attempt to repurpose €60 billion ($65.5 billion) in unused...
When Porsche AG sold shares last year, the German sportscar maker hoped to follow in the gilded footsteps of Ferrari NV and achieve a valuation more...