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 Six German tourists killed by driver in Italian ski resort Six German tourists have been killed in Italy and eleven more injured after a suspected drink driver piled into their group at speed in Lutago on the Austrian border. https://www.thelocal.de/20200105/six-german-tourists-killed-by-drink-driver-in-italian-ski-resort Sun, 05 Jan 2020 09:10:45 +0100 six-german-tourists-killed-by-drink-driver-in-italian-ski-resort German court bans Uber from offering rides via hire cars A German court on Thursday barred Uber from offering rides through car hire firms, saying it lacked a licence to do so, in the latest legal setback for the ride-hailing app. https://www.thelocal.de/20191219/german-court-bans-uber-from-offering-rides-via-hire-cars Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:54:00 +0100 german-court-bans-uber-from-offering-rides-via-hire-cars Brazen thief steals €2 million Ferrari during test drive near Düsseldorf A brazen thief sped off with Ferrari worth €2 million during a test drive near Düsseldorf. https://www.thelocal.de/20190515/ferrari-test-drive-steal Wed, 15 May 2019 18:04:10 +0200 ferrari-test-drive-steal 40 years since final VW Beetle rolled off production lines in Germany 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 Man forgets where he parked car, reunited with it 20 years later In 1997 a now 76-year-old man reported his car as missing to the police in Frankfurt. On Wednesday city authorities reported that it had been found. https://www.thelocal.de/20171116/man-forgets-where-he-parked-car-reunited-with-it-20-years-later Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:07:59 +0100 man-forgets-where-he-parked-car-reunited-with-it-20-years-later ‘The opposite of our modern technical world': The Trabi turns 60 The first ‘Trabi’ was produced in the east German city of Zwickau on November 7th, 1957. Six decades years later, the iconic car has a loyal fan base worldwide that’s still going strong. https://www.thelocal.de/20171107/the-opposite-of-our-modern-technical-world-the-trabi-turns-60 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:35:49 +0100 the-opposite-of-our-modern-technical-world-the-trabi-turns-60 Minimum wage is turning low-paid mini-jobs into regular work: report Germany only implemented a minimum wage two years ago, and analysts are still assessing its economic impact. But so far one aspect has shown improvement - and it especially affects women. https://www.thelocal.de/20170420/minimum-wage-is-turning-low-paid-mini-jobs-into-regular-work-report Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:09:33 +0200 minimum-wage-is-turning-low-paid-mini-jobs-into-regular-work-report Train crash with car kills three in Thuringia Three passengers in a van were killed after their vehicle was hit by an oncoming freight train at a railway crossing in central Germany on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170419/train-crash-with-car-kills-three-in-thuringia Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:32:54 +0200 train-crash-with-car-kills-three-in-thuringia Convertible driver causes train crash after parking on rail crossing A couple got a huge shock when a freight train drove straight into their parked car as they were about to go into a restaurant. https://www.thelocal.de/20170410/train-crashes-into-car-after-driver-parks-on-the-level-crossing Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:36:29 +0200 train-crashes-into-car-after-driver-parks-on-the-level-crossing Tesla driver ‘saves lives’ with amazing Autobahn rescue maneuver The driver of a luxury Tesla car showed incredible speed of thought to perform a controlled crash when a nearby car starting swerving across the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20170214/tesla-driver-saves-lives-with-amazing-autobahn-rescue-maneuver Tue, 14 Feb 2017 16:25:56 +0100 tesla-driver-saves-lives-with-amazing-autobahn-rescue-maneuver How a shared crate of beer ended in a bitter legal battle over an Audi A woman in North Rhine-Westphalia has taken her friend to court, demanding a share of a car he won from a bottle of beer. https://www.thelocal.de/20170210/woman-demands-one-fifth-of-a-car-her-friend-wins-in-competition Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:21:17 +0100 woman-demands-one-fifth-of-a-car-her-friend-wins-in-competition Expert: German cars will be driving themselves in 5 years A leading artificial intelligence expert predicts that within the next five years, German cars will only require their drivers to take the wheel occasionally. https://www.thelocal.de/20161012/expert-german-cars-will-be-driving-themselves-within-5-years Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:51:29 +0200 expert-german-cars-will-be-driving-themselves-within-5-years 12-year-old boy drives 200 km to see grandma On Thursday night, a 12-year-old boy and his friend snatched his parents' car to drive 200 kilometres to his grandparents' home without getting into an accident, German media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160909/12-year-old-grannys-boy-drives-200k-to-his-grandparents Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:36:20 +0200 12-year-old-grannys-boy-drives-200k-to-his-grandparents More far-left violence in Berlin as 17 cars are set on fire A total of 17 cars were damaged by arson attacks in the early hours of Monday morning. Police believe far-left extremists are responsible for at least two of the fires. https://www.thelocal.de/20160718/far-left-extremists-burn-cars-in-berlin Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:03:25 +0200 far-left-extremists-burn-cars-in-berlin Brit in critical condition after driving on wrong side of road A British man is in life-threatening condition in southwest Germany after he caused an accident by mistakenly driving on the left side of the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20160506/british-driver-seriously-hurt-after-driving-on-the-left Fri, 06 May 2016 13:34:42 +0200 british-driver-seriously-hurt-after-driving-on-the-left Berlin car bomb 'revenge for drug deal gone wrong' The car bomb that killed a 43-year-old man in Berlin on Tuesday morning was revenge for a drug deal turned sour, Bild newspaper reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160316/berlin-car-bomb-revenge-for-drug-deal-gone-wrong Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:56:22 +0100 berlin-car-bomb-revenge-for-drug-deal-gone-wrong Munich's beloved car giant - BMW turns 100 One of Germany's greatest car companies turns 100 on Monday. We take a look at how BMW became the manufacturing giant that it is today. https://www.thelocal.de/20160307/munich-bmw-cars-industry-100-years-germany Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:52:00 +0100 munich-bmw-cars-industry-100-years-germany Retiree finds parked car after three-week search A pensioner from Norway has finally found his car after he parked it in Hanover three weeks ago and then forgot what street it was on. https://www.thelocal.de/20150825/pensioner-finds-lost-car-after-three-week-search Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:22:37 +0200 pensioner-finds-lost-car-after-three-week-search Half of all Germans use Das Auto for sex 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 'Sexist' men's parking spaces reignite anger A Black Forest town has earned criticism from gender equality officers and social media after advertising a "men's parking space" in a public car-park - using a naked woman's silhouette. https://www.thelocal.de/20150817/misogynistic-artwork-re-ignites-parking-space-debate Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:22:13 +0200 misogynistic-artwork-re-ignites-parking-space-debate