Nation’s automobile industry plans to cut up to 83,000 jobs over the next decade as workers trying to avoid forced layoffs, writes Michael Nienaber

A fixation on electric cars risks damaging Europe’s auto supplies industry and handing jobs to China, the region’s car parts manufacturers warned at the Frankfurt motor show.

A US federal judge has approved a 15 billion dollar (€13.4bn) court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen over its emissions-cheating scandal.

Porsche will add more than 1,400 new jobs as it revs up development of its first all-electric sports car to challenge Tesla Motors and plans an initial annual production volume of more than 15,000 vehicles per year.