Jul 30, 2019 - 01:38 pm

BMW loses appeal for more government funding

BMW is to receive fewer German government subsidies for the construction of the i3 and i8 at its Leipzig plant than it had applied for. The federal German government originally considered paying BMW 45 million euros, but the EU Commission only approved 17 million.

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Dec 11, 2017 - 11:16 am

VW Boss Mueller demands an end to diesel subventions

VW’s CEO Matthias Mueller has made the surprising demand during an interview and said he believes the tax benefits that accompany owning a diesel should be phased out. The idea is to prevent a ban and support the expansion of electric mobility. These seemingly insightful comments follow a simple logic.

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