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German Federal Motor Transport Authority clears Tesla Model S after fires

The lithium ion battery in this Model S caught fire after the vehicle collided with a large metallic object on a road in the U.S. state of Washington.

Tesla Model S electric car is being investigated for a possible U.S. recall, but was cleared of any safety defect in a review by Germany’s transportation regulator, the company said.

Mercedes pilot testing online cars sales at German dealership

Mercedes pilot testing online cars sales at German dealership

Mercedes-Benz will start selling cars online for the first time through its dealership in Hamburg, Germany, following BMW in experimenting with web sales.

Germany’s car dealers take steps to be greener

Germany's car dealers take steps to be greener

When it comes to protecting the environment at dealerships and service facilities, it is often the small things that count. Sometimes it’s as simple as providing customers with a more eco-friendly form of alternative transportation.

VW in delicate dance with German union over U.S. plant

VW in delicate dance with German union over U.S. plant

Volkswagen officials in Germany and the United States are performing a delicate dance with VW’s influential German union as they wrestle with the possible representation of workers at the company’s plant in Tennessee.

Berlin prosecutors target Daimler in Merkel aide probe

Berlin prosecutors target Daimler in Merkel aide probe

Daimler says CEO Dieter Zetsche and its executives acted correctly in the appointment of a new lobbyist. Daimler executives are under investigation for suspicion of “granting undue advantage” to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s former aide, Eckart von Klaeden, who has joined the carmaker as a lobbyist.