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As the automobile industry grows increasingly reliant on software, German car marker Volkswagen has admitted that it needs more time than originally expected to build up its own digital systems for future vehicles. During an industry meeting in Germany…

Mercedes says its new GLC is on the way, with the makers of the SUV promising more space, more tech smarts and more range for the plug-in hybrid versions. Available for order mid-2022 and hitting the first dealerships in the third quarter of the year, …

Polestar’s selection of cars is growing, and the Swedish-Chinese electric car brand says it’s now planning to launch its first SUV in October, with several more models set to follow in the coming years. The joint venture from Volvo and Geely has announ…

Apple is gearing up for what could be a revolution in CarPlay, following an update announced at the company’s annual developer conference, the WWDC. Until now, Apple’s car software has for the most part been there to let you see content from your iPhon…

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio slammed the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports as deadly. “Blocking wheat means taking millions of children, women and men hostage and condemning them to death,” Di Maio told a food security conference convened d…

German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck has promoted the expansion of energy cooperation with the states of North Africa and the Middle East. Germany and Europe are going through an energy revolution and have a “great hung…

Germany’s Davis Cup captain Michael Kohlmann is hopeful Alexander Zverev can return to the tennis court in late summer after tearing ankle ligaments at the French Open last week. Zverev, 25, had surgery in Munich on Tuesday after tearing all three late…

The man who allegedly drove a car into a group of people in Berlin is a 29-year-old German-Armenian living in Berlin, police said. The man allegedly drove first into a crowd of people and then into a shop. One person died and several people were injure…

Czech President Milos Zeman has threatened to use his veto should lawmakers attempt to pass a bill that would broaden the definition of marriage beyond unions exclusively between one man and one woman. “A family consists of a man and a woman, that’s it…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has broken off all engagements after testing positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday at the start of her visit to Pakistan and is to return to Germany. Baerbock had been due to travel onwards to Greece and Turk…