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 Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday in connection with parent company Volkswagen's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, with prosecutors saying they feared he might try to destroy evidence. https://www.thelocal.de/20180618/audi-boss-arrested-over-diesel-emissions-manipulation Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:03:41 +0200 audi-boss-arrested-over-diesel-emissions-manipulation Auto giant Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would pay a €1 billion fine imposed by German prosecutors for diesel emissions cheating. https://www.thelocal.de/20180614/vw-says-will-pay-1-bn-euro-fine-over-emissions-cheating Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:04:21 +0200 vw-says-will-pay-1-bn-euro-fine-over-emissions-cheating The growing use of electrified vehicles is expected to cost Germany's crucial car sector some 75,000 jobs by 2030, a study found Tuesday, with smaller auto parts suppliers set to be worst hit. https://www.thelocal.de/20180605/switch-to-e-cars-will-cost-germany-75000-jobs-study Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:52:12 +0200 switch-to-e-cars-will-cost-germany-75000-jobs-study Car exports from Europe's powerhouse economy Germany have fallen in 2017, partly due to the weaker pound undermining British demand, the head of the nation's auto industry federation said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171206/brexit-has-sapped-demand-for-german-cars-auto-industry-confirms Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:57:09 +0100 brexit-has-sapped-demand-for-german-cars-auto-industry-confirms German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that trust must be restored in diesel cars after the emissions cheating scandal and spoke out against plans to ban them from some inner cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20170821/merkel-seeks-to-restore-trust-in-diesel-after-scandal Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:00:31 +0200 merkel-seeks-to-restore-trust-in-diesel-after-scandal Switzerland said on Friday that it will no longer register Porsche's luxury SUV, the Cayenne, with diesel engines citing the fallout from the emissions scandal that has rocked neighbouring Germany's car industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20170818/switzerland-bans-new-porsche-suvs Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:49:42 +0200 switzerland-bans-new-porsche-suvs Germany's financial regulator confirmed Monday it is investigating whether Volkswagen and Daimler failed to notify investors properly following reports that they informed cartel authorities of secret talks with other carmakers that could amount to collusion. https://www.thelocal.de/20170807/financial-watchdog-probing-german-carmakers-cartel Mon, 07 Aug 2017 19:33:02 +0200 financial-watchdog-probing-german-carmakers-cartel Germany's powerful car industry offered on Wednesday to provide a software upgrade that would cut harmful emissions in 5.3 million vehicles, but the government warned it was only a first step in dredging the sector out of a colossal pollution cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20170802/german-car-bosses-bid-to-head-off-diesel-ban-with-software-patch-of-5-million-cars Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:30:58 +0200 german-car-bosses-bid-to-head-off-diesel-ban-with-software-patch-of-5-million-cars As government officials and automakers meet on Wednesday to discuss the future of diesel vehicles, here's what you need to know about the two-year saga of scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20170802/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dieselgate-scandal-thats-shaking-up-the-german-car-industry Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:19:23 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dieselgate-scandal-thats-shaking-up-the-german-car-industry Bosses of Germany's powerful car industry and top politicians meet on Wednesday on the fate of diesel engines, as the sector faces an existential threat after a colossal pollution cheating scandal and new allegations of collusion. https://www.thelocal.de/20170802/diesel-at-crossroads-as-germanys-car-bosses-politicians-meet-dieselgate-volkswagen Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:24:23 +0200 diesel-at-crossroads-as-germanys-car-bosses-politicians-meet-dieselgate-volkswagen German auto giants Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler were hit with lawsuits this week charging the companies colluded illegally to drive up the prices of their cars. https://www.thelocal.de/20170728/german-automakers-face-class-action-lawsuits-over-price-fixing Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:10:10 +0200 german-automakers-face-class-action-lawsuits-over-price-fixing President Donald Trump's harsh criticism of Germany's trade practices is sowing concerns in rural, Republican Alabama, where Mercedes-Benz has been an economic engine for two decades. https://www.thelocal.de/20170614/trumps-harsh-trade-talk-on-germany-worries-mercedes-alabama-home Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:58:59 +0200 trumps-harsh-trade-talk-on-germany-worries-mercedes-alabama-home For the first time since 2010, the VW Golf has lost its place as Europe’s best-selling car, dethroned by the Ford Fiesta. https://www.thelocal.de/20170504/ford-beats-out-vw-for-first-time-in-years-as-europes-top-car Thu, 04 May 2017 16:33:30 +0200 ford-beats-out-vw-for-first-time-in-years-as-europes-top-car German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces Wednesday questioning by lawmakers investigating if her government shielded Volkswagen from regulators despite knowing the auto giant was carrying out emissions cheating. https://www.thelocal.de/20170308/lawmakers-to-grill-merkel-over-role-in-vws-dieselgate Wed, 08 Mar 2017 09:36:30 +0100 lawmakers-to-grill-merkel-over-role-in-vws-dieselgate Top German automobile maker BMW is facing a stiff legal challenge from an American man who claims a four-hour ride on one of their motorbikes left him with a permanent erection. https://www.thelocal.de/20120502/42285 Wed, 02 May 2012 12:56:00 +0200 42285 Japanese automaker Suzuki is getting increasingly frustrated with its larger partner Volkswagen and is eyeing deeper ties with Italian giant Fiat, German media said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110723/36487 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:06:00 +0200 36487 Dieter Zetsche, head of auto-giant Daimler, has predicted rosy times ahead for the global car industry. He said the number of cars in the world will double by 2030. https://www.thelocal.de/20101218/31897 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:52:00 +0100 31897 German industrial group Siemens said Friday that it has resumed full-time work schedules at German sites owing to a pick-up in demand, following the lead of the auto industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20100731/28857 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:40:00 +0200 28857 German car sales plunged last month, reflecting an end to a cash-for-clunkers bonus, but robust foreign demand for Germany's famed luxury models sparked a spurt in exports. https://www.thelocal.de/20100703/28269 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:43:00 +0200 28269 The quick recovery in Germany's car industry has inspired the country's biggest metal-worker's union IG Metall to put more pressure on company managers. https://www.thelocal.de/20100626/28119 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:14:00 +0200 28119