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Former Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech is in talks to sell his stake in Porsche SE, the family company that controls VW Group.

Volkswagen Group’s global vehicle sales fell 1 percent last month as growth in markets including the U.S. and Russia failed to offset declines in China and Europe.

Porsche wants to generate at least 10 percent of its annual revenue from digital services.

Service customers like text updates, study finds; Green-car funds at risk; BMW chief to join Merkel in Trump meeting; LeEco bailing on Calif. site?; Porsche’s banner year.

There are few German car managers as practiced as Audi CEO Rupert Stadler. This week however the polished veneer began to wear away in the steady flow of questions related to his role in the lead up to VW Group’s diesel-emissions scandal.

VW Group’s powerful labor chief, Bernd Osterloh, said a dispute with VW brand boss Herbert Diess over how to implement reforms at the automaker’s core brand has been laid to rest. “That’s history,” Osterloh told a German newspaper.

VW Group’s powerful labor chief, Bernd Osterloh, said a dispute with VW brand boss Herbert Diess over how to implement reforms at the automaker’s core brand has been laid to rest. “That’s history,” Osterloh told a German newspaper.

VW Group’s powerful labor chief, Bernd Osterloh, said a dispute with VW brand boss Herbert Diess over how to implement reforms at the automaker’s core brand has been laid to rest. “That’s history,” Osterloh told a German newspaper.

Magna may invest up to $1.3 billion in Slovenia to open a car plant. The company’s current European plant in Austria, which builds Mercedes and BMW models, is running out of capacity as Magna gears up to add output of two Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.

Magna may invest up to $1.3 billion in Slovenia to open a car plant. The company’s current European plant in Austria, which builds Mercedes and BMW models, is running out of capacity as Magna gears up to add output of two Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.