https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The proposed sale of Swedish truck giant Scania to Volkswagen is hanging in the balance after two of the company's owners said they were unwilling to sell their shares to the German manufacturer. https://www.thelocal.de/20140223/scania-owners-reject-volkswagen-takeover-bid-2 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 10:13:00 +0100 scania-owners-reject-volkswagen-takeover-bid-2 Europe's biggest carmaker, Germany's Volkswagen, said Friday it was making a 6.7-billion-euro ($9.19 billion) offer to grab the nearly 40 percent of Swedish truck manufacturer Scania it does not already own. https://www.thelocal.de/20140222/volkswagen-offers-67bn-to-snap-up-scania Sat, 22 Feb 2014 09:46:00 +0100 volkswagen-offers-67bn-to-snap-up-scania German automaker Volkswagen aims to replace rival Daimler as the world's leading truck manufacturer. Three Swedes - one of whom is nicknamed "Mr Truck" - have been tasked with making VW the king of the road giants. https://www.thelocal.de/20120917/45019 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:42:00 +0200 45019 Volkswagen, the biggest European automaker, said on Monday that it now holds a majority of the heavy truck maker MAN, a key step towards the creation of a third European truck giant. https://www.thelocal.de/20110704/36057 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:51:00 +0200 36057 Europe's biggest automaker, Volkswagen, unveiled on Monday plans to advance towards a merger of truck makers MAN and Scania by increasing its holding in MAN to more than 30 percent. https://www.thelocal.de/20110509/34895 Mon, 09 May 2011 16:02:00 +0200 34895 Swedish truckmaker Scania and Germany's MAN, both of which are partly owned by Volkswagen, are considering merging, Scania said in a statement on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101115/31189 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:17:00 +0100 31189 The CEO of Swedish truck manufacturer Scania has ruled out an alliance with German competitor MAN in order to save billions on the production line, despite rumours of a deal involving Volkswagen. https://www.thelocal.de/20091226/24189 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:35:00 +0100 24189 German automaker Volkswagen has bought a huge stake in Scania to increase its influence over the Swedish truck builder. https://www.thelocal.de/20080303/10451 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:47:00 +0100 10451