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 German car and industrial supplier Schaeffler said Wednesday that it will slash 4,400 jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus on the automotive sector. https://www.thelocal.de/20200909/german-car-parts-maker-schaeffler-cuts-4400-jobs Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:46:24 +0200 german-car-parts-maker-schaeffler-cuts-4400-jobs In a meeting Tuesday with car bosses, Angela Merkel agreed that Germany should take on a “pioneering role” in the development of self-driving cars. Critics said the meeting did too little to address the current crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20200909/germany-aims-to-become-first-country-in-world-to-have-driverless-cars-on-streets Wed, 09 Sep 2020 12:28:38 +0200 germany-aims-to-become-first-country-in-world-to-have-driverless-cars-on-streets Germany's world-renowned automotive industry is going through a tough time, but it's still one of the country's biggest employers. We looked at where the jobs are across the Bundesrepublik. https://www.thelocal.de/20200213/where-are-the-most-jobs-in-germanys-car-industry-working Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:15:07 +0100 where-are-the-most-jobs-in-germanys-car-industry-working German car giants Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have posted strong sales growth in the face of a contracting global market in 2019, shifting massive numbers of SUVs ahead of a pivotal year for electric mobility. https://www.thelocal.de/20200114/german-carmakers-beat-global-sales-slump-amid-job-cut-woes Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:16:31 +0100 german-carmakers-beat-global-sales-slump-amid-job-cut-woes Although heavily criticized, SUVs (sports utility vehicles) are also growing in popularity in Germany, with over a million registered on roads this year. We look at the debate surrounding them. https://www.thelocal.de/20191211/more-than-one-million-suvs-registered-in-germany-in-2019 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:51:57 +0100 more-than-one-million-suvs-registered-in-germany-in-2019 German luxury carmaker Audi said Tuesday it planned to slash 9,500 jobs in Germany by 2025 as part of a massive overhaul to help finance a costly switch to electric vehicles. https://www.thelocal.de/20191126/audi-to-slash-9500-jobs-in-germany Tue, 26 Nov 2019 15:22:34 +0100 audi-to-slash-9500-jobs-in-germany Daimler said Thursday it planned to cut jobs to save more than €1 billion by the end of 2022, as it grapples with an expensive switch to greener vehicles. https://www.thelocal.de/20191114/german-luxury-carmaker-daimler-set-to-slash-jobs-to-save-1-billion Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:52:28 +0100 german-luxury-carmaker-daimler-set-to-slash-jobs-to-save-1-billion Hopes are high that US electric pioneer Tesla's first European factory just outside Berlin will boost German carmakers, but it also ups the pressure on homegrown manufacturers to raise their battery-powered game. https://www.thelocal.de/20191113/what-does-teslas-berlin-touchdown-mean-for-german-carmakers Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:22:46 +0100 what-does-teslas-berlin-touchdown-mean-for-german-carmakers A new Tesla auto factory is to be built near Berlin, Elon Musk announced. What does it all mean? https://www.thelocal.de/20191113/up-to-10000-jobs-to-be-created-in-elon-musks-new-tesla-factory-near-berlin Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:53:51 +0100 up-to-10000-jobs-to-be-created-in-elon-musks-new-tesla-factory-near-berlin US carmaker Ford said Thursday that it plans to slash a total of 12,000 jobs across Europe as part of a previously-announced restructuring. https://www.thelocal.de/20190627/nearly-half-of-fords-european-job-cuts-in-germany Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:00:34 +0200 nearly-half-of-fords-european-job-cuts-in-germany A quarter of firms surveyed in Germany expect a no-deal Brexit will lead to job cuts, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.de/20190307/no-deal-brexit Thu, 07 Mar 2019 18:03:41 +0100 no-deal-brexit A no-deal Brexit could cost more than 100,000 jobs in Germany, hitting the auto and technology industries worst. https://www.thelocal.de/20190211/no-deal-brexit-could-cost-germany-100000-jobs-according-to-study Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:48:09 +0100 no-deal-brexit-could-cost-germany-100000-jobs-according-to-study Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has been indicted in the United States over his alleged role in the German auto giant's 'dieselgate' scandal, court papers showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180504/former-volkswagen-ceo-winterkorn-indicted-in-us-over-dieselgate-scandal Fri, 04 May 2018 10:39:27 +0200 former-volkswagen-ceo-winterkorn-indicted-in-us-over-dieselgate-scandal German authorities have found emissions-cheating devices on 24,000 Audi vehicles in Europe, including some 14,000 cars in Germany, transport minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170602/24000-audis-in-europe-have-emission-cheating-gear-germany-finds Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:13:59 +0200 24000-audis-in-europe-have-emission-cheating-gear-germany-finds A court in Lower Saxony has ruled that Volkswagen can seize car parts from two suppliers who are refusing to deliver to the auto giant in a fight that has brought construction to a halt. https://www.thelocal.de/20160819/vw-forced-to-cut-hours-stop-golf-production-at-plants Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:33:15 +0200 vw-forced-to-cut-hours-stop-golf-production-at-plants German auto parts maker Leoni was punished on the stock market on Tuesday after admitting that fraudsters had walked away with €40 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20160817/fraudsters-steal-40-million-from-german-car-parts-maker Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:59:27 +0200 fraudsters-steal-40-million-from-german-car-parts-maker A German newspaper reports that Apple has set up a secret lab in the capital to build its self-driving car. The Local asks how believable the rumours could be. https://www.thelocal.de/20160419/apple-could-be-building-self-driving-car-in-berlin Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:02:31 +0200 apple-could-be-building-self-driving-car-in-berlin Frustrated European officials alerted the US to Volkswagen's emissions cheating scam after the European Commission failed to act on the intel for years, German media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151113/eu-officials-tipped-off-us-to-vw-scandal Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:12:12 +0100 eu-officials-tipped-off-us-to-vw-scandal A recent poll showed that more than half of Germans admitted to using their cars to go for a more sensual kind of ride. https://www.thelocal.de/20150821/half-of-all-germans-use-das-auto-for-sex Fri, 21 Aug 2015 18:44:24 +0200 half-of-all-germans-use-das-auto-for-sex A worker was setting up a robot at a Volkswagen factory when the machine grabbed him and pressed him against a metal slab, causing lethal injuries. https://www.thelocal.de/20150701/assembly-robot-kills-worker-at-volkswagen Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:42:19 +0200 assembly-robot-kills-worker-at-volkswagen