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

Volkswagen lowered its sales forecast as demand weakens in China, where the group’s largest division delivers more than 40% of its vehicles, outweighing gains in Europe.

Small SUVs for families and powerful sports cars for the rich are the big things this year at the Geneva International Motor Show. Environmentally correct electrics and hybrids, not so much — thanks to cheaper petrol and limits on battery life.

Volkswagen has sold the 450th and final Bugatti Veyron, marking the end of one of the most exclusive supercars ever built.

Christoph Meier, a sound engineer at Mercedes-Benz, typically spends time making engine noise less jarring. For the carmaker’s new electric models, he’s had to do the opposite — create sound.