AFP Embattled automaker Volkswagen will hold talks on Monday with two component suppliers, in a bid to end a stand-off over car parts deliveries that has severely disrupted production at the German giant. ES Automobilguss, which supplies cast gearbox components, and Cartrim, which makes seat covers, suspended their deliveries in August over a legal dispute with Volkswagen. VW secured …

  Bloomberg In Carmel, Calif., Aston Martin announced the addition of a sister car to the Vanquish Zagato coupe it debuted earlier this year: the Vanquish Zagato Volante. Aston will make only 99 of the Vanquish Zagato Volante open-top cars. The lower body sills are carbon fiber; its V12 engine gets nearly 600 horsepower. Sprint time to 60mph is 3.7 …

  AFP The German central bank’s call for people to work until age 69 has reignited a fierce debate in Europe’s fast-ageing top economy, with analysts backing it while politicians show their opposition ahead of key elections. Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel was swift to condemn it, saying: “A factory worker, a shop assistant, a nurse, a care-giver would …