Volkswagen's Brand Group Core made €3.61bn in H1 (+4.5%)
🟢 Škoda €1.37bn
🟢 Seat/Cupra €122m
🟢 VW Commercial Vehicles €275m
Volkswagen Passenger Cars:
🔴 Profit: €995m (-9.8%)
🔴 Margin: 2.4%
Škoda is doing the heavy lifting
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Greg Kable
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Greg Kable
@GregKable
Automotive Journalist
Stuttgart, Germany Katılım Eylül 2013
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The Volkswagen Group says it was "on track" in H1 2026.
Reality:
• Operating profit ↓11.6%
• Margin 3.8%
• Vehicle sales ↓8.4%
• China sales ↓31.6%
That's not "on track." That's one of the toughest halves in the Volkswagen Group's modern history.
@VWGroup
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Ford's European strategy? Team up.
First Volkswagen. Now Geely.
Their production joint venture at Ford's plant in Valencia, Spain will build a new Ford crossover, a new Ford Bronco model and two electric Geely SUV models from 2028. Ford Kuga remains.
@Ford
@GeelyAutoGlobal
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Remember when smart meant small – really small?
After years of getting bigger, it is going back to what it does best ...
The all-new electric #2 is set to make its world debut at the Paris motor show in October
@smart_worldwide
@GeelyGroup
@MercedesBenz
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@electricfelix @Wassim_Rat Next up? Chinese microchips.
Everyone thinks Nio competes with Tesla, Xpeng, Aito Li Auto ..
It might actually be competing with Nvidia.
Its new Shenji NX9031U AI chip isn't just built for EVs but robots, AI agents ... etc
The definition of a car company is changing. Fast
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@Wassim_Rat @GregKable Imagine if we cared about Chinese laptop or phone exports the way we care about vehicles - the world would’ve stopped in 2000
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Everyone's talking about China's 🇨🇳 car market being down 20%
But few are talking about this:
🚢 June exports: 1.07M vehicles (+73%)
🚢 H1 exports: 5.31M (+53%)
💰 Export value: $91.8B (+54%)
China didn't stop selling cars
It started selling them to the world
Michael Dunne@dunne_insights
Arguably the biggest automotive story of the year no one is talking about: China car market, world’s largest, is down 20% in first half of 2026. That’s huge, as in a 5,000,000 sales plunge in a year. That is the size of one Japan car market, gone. Even more dramatic: market leader BYD domestic sales are down 45%! Why the abrupt drop-off?
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Germany spent decades teaching China how to build cars
Now Volkswagen could build Chinese-developed electric models in Germany
The automotive world may be about to turn upside down
@VWGroup
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@Hikaruuuulol @VWGroup Under the German Stock Corporation Act, major corporate actions require a qualified majority of 75%. By combining its 17% stake with that of other board members - such as the worker representatives or the State of Lower Saxony, Qatar has the leverage to stall or block.
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@GregKable @VWGroup You‘re wrong. It is not blocked, but hindered. How can Qatar block it? They don‘t have enough representation to block anything? Greg.
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The twist nobody had on their VW bingo card
A deal to keep the Osnabrück plant operating by building components for Israel's Iron Dome system is reportedly being blocked by Qatar – Volkswagen's third-largest shareholder
Geopolitics has become part of the boardroom
@VWGroup
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Volkswagen Group delivered 4.13 million cars globally in H1 2026 (-6% YoY)
🇪🇺 Europe is carrying the fight (+3.5%), with an EV order book up 50% YoY
🇨🇳 China and Asia Pacific remains the sand in the gearbox: -25.9 and -24.0%
North America: -3.1%
@VWGroup
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BMW Group H1 2026
Europe/USA carrying the load. China the elephant in the room
1,156,742 cars delivered worldwide
-4.2% YoY
Europe: +5.4%
Germany: +10.2%
USA: +3.9%
China: -20.4%
BMW: 1,004,681 (-6.2%)
MINI: 149,538 (+11.7%)
Rolls-Royce: 2,523 (-9.8%)
@BMWGroup
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@electricfelix Company cars with company linked charging IONITY cards ...?
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can humanity be saved from itself?
people are queueing at IONITY in Italy when Electra next door has an empty site
#alwaysbecharging
Don Alphonso@_donalphonso
Ladestau am Brenner mindestens 30 Minuten.
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Porsche global sales H1 2026:
Total: -16% (122,306 vs 146,391 in H1 2025)
911: +19% (the hero)
China: -32% (ouch)
718: -73% (production ended)
Taycan: -25% (not great)
North America: -13% (tax credits expired)
The 911 is keeping the ship afloat.
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The future of the @BMW M3 has entered the chat
- 4 electric motors
- 800V
- 4WD
- Rear-drive mode
Meet the Concept M Neue Klasse
The design and technical blueprint for the electric M3
#BMWM
#BMWM3
#NeueKlasse
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Audi's Formula 1 era has barely begun
And it's already unveiled a 987bhp supercar in Monaco
Developed in secret as Project Dawn, the Nuvolari combines a twin-turbo V8 and three electric motors
0-100km/h in 2.6sec
350km/h+ top speed
499 units
€600,000
#AudiNuvolari
#MonacoGP
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Audi's is back in the supercar game
• Nuvolari
• 987bhp (736kW)
• Twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 + 3 e-motors
• Shares drivetrain with Lambo Temerario
• 100km/h in 2.6sec
• 200km/h in 6.8sec
• 350km/h+ top speed
• Limited to 499 units
• €600,000
• '27 delivery
@AudiOfficial
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China EV sales are down, but the throttle is still flat to the floor
Denza Z9S:
- Builds on standard Z9
- Tri-motor 4WD: 890kW (1193bhp)
- Single motor RWD: 370kW (496bhp)
- 102.3kWh battery
- Up to 920km range (CLTC)
- DC flash charging
@BYDGlobal
@BYDCompany
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- MG 4X priced from ¥99,800 (€12,477) in China
- Up to 610km range (CLTC)
- Optional semi-solid-state battery
- 125kW/53.9kWh and 150kW/64.2kWh
- Length: 4500mm
German markt perspective:
- VW Tiguan from €39,175
- VW ID.4 from €40,580
Same industry. Different reality.
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MG 07 sedan revealed in Chinese MIIT filing:
- H2 2026 launch in China
- L/W/H/WB: 4886/1900/1478/ 2825mm
- EV and PHEV
- EV: 176kW e-motor
- PHEV: 82kW 1.5L ICE + 152kW e-motor
- Momenta R7-based driver assist
- Target price: ¥150k-200k
@MGmotor
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