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VW Troubles in the press again today
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Its a bit non stop
️. Perhaps it's targeted to give the German factory workers a shock so they fall in line. I'm not so sure about the 5,000 or so Caraid workers if they take Xpeng software and Ravian AI voice... but given past record they got it coming 
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I'd blame "visionaries" at the helm and top execs, who probably leaned on VAGs power and had too much wild dreams, not middle managers or developers themselves. Teams need clear and attainable goals.
Well they did send the manager off packing with DieselGate. I think some of the Cupra managers fell on their sword and the Caraid people over mib3. Mib3 they had to turn round quick after Diesel gate to get income and probably thought they could do in place software upgrades but only the infotainment unit gets updated not the control systems. Then you have the customers that think they can do upgrades themselves and tinker with systems that are increasingly locked down.
The visionaries on the Cupra side taken in by tribe marketing so they nicked the name and branded themselves as Cupra Tribe. Still we love those videos of the launches. Middle aged Germanic men trying to be cool.
Volkswagen logs Q3 operating loss of €5.86 billion on Porsche writedown
The Volkswagen Group has filed its worst quarterly performance since the height of the "Dieselgate" scandal in 2015. Share prices climbed in response, however, perhaps because the bad news was so well signposted.
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VW logs €5.86 billion Q3 operating loss on Porsche writedown
10/29/2026October 29, 2026The Volkswagen Group has filed its worst quarterly performance since the height of the "Dieselgate" scandal in 2015. Share prices climbed in response, however, perhaps because the bad news was so well signposted.
On the positive side the Skoda EV range is doing well. Elrog tipped to be car of the year. The one that Seat / Cupra could have brought to us with a badge change and removal of the umbrella holder etc like the Karog / Ateca. Things dont seem to be thought throu too well. Keep brand loyalty by offering the same cars but just repackaged differently. The 3x3 SUVs was 3 SUV styles and 3 brands gave 9 cars out of 3 brands. Now the 6 other people out of the 9 may buy a Kia or something.
I see BMW are now reporting profit losses
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BMW profits tumble as carmaker faces prospect of loss in car division
BMW’s third-quarter automotive operating profit fell to €901m as declining deliveries and competitive pressure in China weighed on its core car business.
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I see BMW are now reporting profit losses
BMW profits tumble as carmaker faces prospect of loss in car division
BMW’s third-quarter automotive operating profit fell to €901m as declining deliveries and competitive pressure in China weighed on its core car business.
Not surprising with the design direction they've been heading to. Ask any long time BMW enthusiast if they like giant touchscreens, ugly steering wheels, digitally controlled air vents and stuff like that. They just want a great driver's car but BMW is currently unable to deliver that.
And to add to Merc story https://www.politico.eu/article/mercedes-halts-german-investments/
Mercedes-Benz is stopping all investments in Germany and looking at potential factory closures after negotiations with unions hit an impasse, according to an interview that was posted Thursday on the company's internal communications system
Early days yet and things can change but looks like all the German makers have problems with the cost's in Germany
Mercedes-Benz is stopping all investments in Germany and looking at potential factory closures after negotiations with unions hit an impasse, according to an interview that was posted Thursday on the company's internal communications system
Early days yet and things can change but looks like all the German makers have problems with the cost's in Germany
European and American people who have been jumping on cheap stuff from China will regret the decision and miss the economic opportunities and possibilities provided by their automotive industries very much, after they went down.
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