The Local Germany 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 Ten German brands among world's top 100 In a study of the world's most valuable brands, ten German titles placed in the top 100. But without Volkswagen getting itself into hot water over emissions cheating the result could have been even better. https://www.thelocal.de/20151005/german-car-industry-brands-volkswagen Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:26:19 +0200 german-car-industry-brands-volkswagen BMW builds hotel for its Munich workers Munich is the most expensive place to live in Germany and with rents on the rise, BMW, one of the city’s biggest employers, has decided to build a hotel to house its workers. https://www.thelocal.de/20140617/bmw-builds-hotel-for-its-workers-munich Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:33:00 +0200 bmw-builds-hotel-for-its-workers-munich Germany's 50 most valuable brands German carmakers are the country's most valuable brands, according to a study released on Monday. Mercedes came in first place, with BMW, Volkswagen and Audi in the top ten as well. But who made up the rest of the top 50? https://www.thelocal.de/20140611/mercedes-is-germanys-most-valuable-brand-in-rankings Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:13:00 +0200 mercedes-is-germanys-most-valuable-brand-in-rankings Consumers in west still ignore eastern German brands Twenty years after reunification, eastern German products remain virtually unknown in western Germany, illustrating a lingering economic gap between the two sides to the formerly divided nation. https://www.thelocal.de/20100921/29975 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:58:00 +0200 29975