Audi has confirmed it will let go of 9500 workers at its German factories between now and 2025.
Under the company's latest plan dubbed Audi.Zukunft, or Audi.Future in English, the cuts are projected to free up around €6 billion ($9.8 billion), which will be used to fund electric vehicle and digital technology development.
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Mercedes-Benz will continue the rollout of compact cars based on its MFA II platform with the December 11 reveal of its new GLA.
At the launch of the new A-Class, the three-pointed star promised at least eight variants based on the same chassis. So far, we've seen seven: the A-Class hatch, sedan and LWB sedan, the CLA coupe and Shooting Brake, and the B-Class and GLB.
That will make the GLA the eighth model on the MFA II platform, essentially completing the set.
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New Tesla Cybertruck window test video shows the glass doesn’t shatter
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Tesla boss Elon Musk has released via social media a video showing the Cybertruck’s side glass can withstand a strike from a metal ball, after two windows shattered during an embarrassing demonstration at the vehicle’s unveiling in Los Angeles.
Musk was left red faced after a stunt to demonstrate the strength of the Tesla Cybertruck’s “armour glass” failed not once but twice in front of a live global audience.
