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 Four decades ago on Friday the last Volkswagen Beetle was assembled in north Germany. But far from being forgotten, its status as a cult car continues today. https://www.thelocal.de/20180119/40-years-since-final-vw-beetle-rolled-off-production-lines-in-germany Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:36:21 +0100 40-years-since-final-vw-beetle-rolled-off-production-lines-in-germany German carmakers Daimler and BMW said Friday a new sweeping US tax reform giving major breaks to corporations will add hundreds of millions of euros to their 2017 earnings. https://www.thelocal.de/20171223/us-tax-reform-promises-big-income-boost-for-german-carmakers Sat, 23 Dec 2017 17:46:11 +0100 us-tax-reform-promises-big-income-boost-for-german-carmakers Cars bearing the stamp of once-defunct manufacturer Borgward will once again roll off an assembly line in north Germany from 2018, the firm said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161026/long-vanished-german-car-brand-joins-electric-race Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:13:00 +0200 long-vanished-german-car-brand-joins-electric-race Car enthusiasts and professionals are headed to the IAA auto show in Frankfurt this week as the industry emerges out of long crisis in Europe, but warily eyes slowing demand in China. https://www.thelocal.de/20150915/frankfiort-car-show-to-offer Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:14:43 +0200 frankfiort-car-show-to-offer Frankfurt Airport is one of many places in Germany to offer women their own 'bigger and nicer' parking areas. Is this sensible practice or plain sexist? https://www.thelocal.de/20150730/women-only-parking-spaces-sensible-or-sexist Thu, 30 Jul 2015 17:10:22 +0200 women-only-parking-spaces-sensible-or-sexist