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 Elon Musk's automotive and robotics company Tesla said Thursday that it would hire more than 1,000 people in Germany, a rare bright spot in the country's struggling auto industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20260423/tesla-announces-plan-to-add-1000-jobs-in-germany Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:38:35 +0200 tesla-announces-plan-to-add-1000-jobs-in-germany Bosses at the Tesla plant near Berlin have admitted checking on employees who were at home on sick leave. Does German law allow bosses to do this? https://www.thelocal.de/20240926/can-my-company-in-germany-check-on-me-at-home-when-im-sick Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:45:02 +0200 can-my-company-in-germany-check-on-me-at-home-when-im-sick Electric car manufacturer Tesla has announced it is suspending most production at its factory in Germany for two weeks, citing a shortage of parts due to shipping delays caused by Huthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea. https://www.thelocal.de/20240113/teslas-german-factory-suspends-production-over-red-sea-delays Sat, 13 Jan 2024 18:56:15 +0100 teslas-german-factory-suspends-production-over-red-sea-delays In the green forest outside Berlin, a David and Goliath-style battle is playing out between electric carmaker Tesla and environmental campaigners who want to stop its planned "gigafactory". https://www.thelocal.de/20210418/from-lizards-to-water-eco-bumps-snag-teslas-giant-berlin-car-factory Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:11:20 +0200 from-lizards-to-water-eco-bumps-snag-teslas-giant-berlin-car-factory Electric carmaker Tesla said Thursday it was "irritated" by administrative delays to the construction of its new gigafactory outside Berlin, and put forward its own reform proposals. https://www.thelocal.de/20210408/electric-carmaker-tesla-slams-german-bureaucracy Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:51:32 +0200 electric-carmaker-tesla-slams-german-bureaucracy When Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess joined Twitter in January, he used his first tweet to warn pioneering electric car maker Elon Musk that he was coming after him. https://www.thelocal.de/20210322/is-germanys-volkswagen-becoming-the-new-tesla-as-it-ramps-up-e-vehicle-production Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:32:29 +0100 is-germanys-volkswagen-becoming-the-new-tesla-as-it-ramps-up-e-vehicle-production US automaker Tesla was forced to suspend forest clearing for a new German plant Tuesday after environmentalists won an injunction over threats to the habitats of resident lizards and snakes. https://www.thelocal.de/20201208/lizards-snakes-block-construction-on-teslas-berlin-plant Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:31:54 +0100 lizards-snakes-block-construction-on-teslas-berlin-plant Tesla boss Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans to build the world's largest battery-cell factory at the group's electric car plant near Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20201124/tesla-to-build-worlds-largest-battery-plant-near-berlin Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:13:02 +0100 tesla-to-build-worlds-largest-battery-plant-near-berlin With the first electric cars to be manufactured as early as next year, Tesla's factory being built near Berlin is currently advertising for a diverse range of job positions. https://www.thelocal.de/20201120/help-shape-the-future-tesla-advertises-over-300-jobs-for-new-giga-factory-near-berlin Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:41:00 +0100 help-shape-the-future-tesla-advertises-over-300-jobs-for-new-giga-factory-near-berlin Tesla founder Elon Musk paid his first visit to the new Giga factory on Thursday, praising the site and Deutschland. https://www.thelocal.de/20200904/germany-rocks-elon-musk-makes-first-visit-to-berlin-tesla-construction-site Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:29:28 +0200 germany-rocks-elon-musk-makes-first-visit-to-berlin-tesla-construction-site Technology entrepreneur, investor, and engineer Elon Musk has revealed an artist's impression of how his new Tesla site near Berlin might look – and shared his ideas for a rave and swimming pool. https://www.thelocal.de/20200715/tesla-founder-elon-musk-reveals-new-giga-berlin-factory-design Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:27:18 +0200 tesla-founder-elon-musk-reveals-new-giga-berlin-factory-design US electric car giant Tesla began clearing forest for its first European "Gigafactory" near Berlin Thursday, and is now racing against the clock to rehouse ants, birds and hibernating bats. https://www.thelocal.de/20200214/bats-birds-and-ants-evicted-for-new-german-tesla-plant Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:12:43 +0100 bats-birds-and-ants-evicted-for-new-german-tesla-plant German chemical giant BASF says it will build a factory making key components for electric car batteries in Brandenburg state, not far from Tesla's first European "Gigafactory" just outside Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20200212/german-chemical-giant-basf-to-make-car-battery-parts-near-tesla-berlin-site Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:35:05 +0100 german-chemical-giant-basf-to-make-car-battery-parts-near-tesla-berlin-site Experts have safely defused seven World War II bombs found on the future location of Tesla's first European factory, just outside Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20200127/seven-wwii-bombs-defused-at-teslas-factory-site-near-berlin Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:45:33 +0100 seven-wwii-bombs-defused-at-teslas-factory-site-near-berlin The east German state of Brandenburg has been anxiously awaiting this moment: The US electric car maker Tesla has agreed to a state property contract. But not everyone is in agreement on the project. https://www.thelocal.de/20200120/citizens-protest-the-approval-of-teslas-property-contract-in-brandenburg Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:09:58 +0100 citizens-protest-the-approval-of-teslas-property-contract-in-brandenburg Electric cars and hybrids are a major part of Germany's climate policy. Are government officials and energy sector leaders doing enough? A deeper look. https://www.thelocal.de/20200110/germany-has-made-progress-with-e-cars-but-access-varies Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:33:30 +0100 germany-has-made-progress-with-e-cars-but-access-varies German regional lawmakers gave the green light Thursday for electric carmaker Tesla to buy land just outside Berlin for its first European factory. https://www.thelocal.de/20200109/tesla-gets-german-green-light-for-berlin-factory-site Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:40:25 +0100 tesla-gets-german-green-light-for-berlin-factory-site 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 A new Tesla auto factory for the European market will be based in Germany, chief executive Elon Musk said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191112/new-tesla-factory-to-be-built-near-berlin Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:06:43 +0100 new-tesla-factory-to-be-built-near-berlin