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 German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday that tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump had cost it 1.3 billion euros in the first half of the year as it reported falling profit. https://www.thelocal.de/20250725/volkswagen-takes-massive-hit-from-trump-tariffs-as-profits-fall Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:19:12 +0200 volkswagen-takes-massive-hit-from-trump-tariffs-as-profits-fall Around 20,000 Volkswagen workers in Germany have so far agreed to take voluntary redundancy as part of a major overhaul aimed at cutting costs, the struggling auto titan said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20250603/thousands-of-volkswagen-workers-in-germany-agree-redundancy-payouts Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:38:15 +0200 thousands-of-volkswagen-workers-in-germany-agree-redundancy-payouts Crisis-hit auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it planned to axe 35,000 jobs by 2030 in Germany after reaching an agreement with unions on a drastic cost-cutting plan. https://www.thelocal.de/20241221/volkswagen-unveils-major-job-cuts-in-germany-in-cost-saving-drive Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:19:16 +0100 volkswagen-unveils-major-job-cuts-in-germany-in-cost-saving-drive At least two people were hospitalised Tuesday after a Greenpeace activist crash-landed on the pitch before the Germany-France match at Euro 2020 when his powered parachute microlight struck spidercam cables at Munich's Allianz Arena. https://www.thelocal.de/20210616/two-hospitalized-in-munich-after-activist-crashes-parachute-into-euro-2020-stadium Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:22:26 +0200 two-hospitalized-in-munich-after-activist-crashes-parachute-into-euro-2020-stadium 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 German car giant Volkswagen said Tuesday its German factories would end in July a shorter hours scheme used to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as production ramps back up. https://www.thelocal.de/20200630/volkswagen-ends-shorter-hours-scheme-at-german-factories Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:54:06 +0200 volkswagen-ends-shorter-hours-scheme-at-german-factories Germany's Volkswagen (VW) has pulled an Instagram ad that showed a giant white hand pushing around a black person, saying it was "surprised and shocked" that viewers decried it as racist. https://www.thelocal.de/20200520/germanys-vw-pulls-racist-ad-after-outcry Wed, 20 May 2020 14:21:14 +0200 germanys-vw-pulls-racist-ad-after-outcry Consumer representatives and car giant Volkswagen each blamed the other Friday for a breakdown in talks over a settlement for 400,000 German customers in the firm's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20200215/germany-talks-stall-in-volkswagen-dieselgate-scandal Sat, 15 Feb 2020 10:22:19 +0100 germany-talks-stall-in-volkswagen-dieselgate-scandal German car giants Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have posted strong sales growth in the face of a contracting global market in 2019, shifting massive numbers of SUVs ahead of a pivotal year for electric mobility. https://www.thelocal.de/20200114/german-carmakers-beat-global-sales-slump-amid-job-cut-woes Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:16:31 +0100 german-carmakers-beat-global-sales-slump-amid-job-cut-woes German car giant Volkswagen said Friday it would plough €60 billion by 2024 into its switch to electric, hybrid and connected vehicles, as automakers around the world rev up electrification plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20191115/volkswagen-to-spend-60-billion-to-transition-to-electric-cars Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:32:46 +0100 volkswagen-to-spend-60-billion-to-transition-to-electric-cars Volkswagen (VW) is set to unveil the newest incarnation of its iconic Golf hatchback on Thursday, counting on the bestseller to help fund a costly switch to the electric era and bridge the gap to the cars of the future. https://www.thelocal.de/20191024/volkswagen-to-unveil-new-golf-as-end-of-era-nears Thu, 24 Oct 2019 11:43:05 +0200 volkswagen-to-unveil-new-golf-as-end-of-era-nears Car behemoth Volkswagen will face a German court Monday, as hundreds of thousands of owners of manipulated diesel cars demand compensation four years after the country's largest post-war industrial scandal erupted. https://www.thelocal.de/20190930/germanys-volkswagen-faces-first-mass-lawsuit-on-home-turf Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:53:00 +0200 germanys-volkswagen-faces-first-mass-lawsuit-on-home-turf Frankfurt's biennial International Auto Show (IAA) opens its doors to the public Thursday, but major foreign carmakers are staying away while climate demonstrators march outside -- forming a microcosm of the industry's woes. https://www.thelocal.de/20190908/stripped-back-auto-show-highlights-german-car-industry-woes Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:54:22 +0200 stripped-back-auto-show-highlights-german-car-industry-woes Former Volkswagen boss Ferdinand Piëch, who has died at 82, was the autocratic heir of a storied motoring dynasty who drove VW from the brink of bankruptcy to become a global empire. https://www.thelocal.de/20190827/visionary-and-autocrat-mr-volkwagen-piech-dead-at-82 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:23:43 +0200 visionary-and-autocrat-mr-volkwagen-piech-dead-at-82 Former Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler could become the first auto boss to stand trial in Germany over the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, four years and tens of billions of euros after parent company Volkswagen first admitted to the scheme. https://www.thelocal.de/20190731/dieselgate-prosecutors-charge-former-audi-boss-with-fraud Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:31:46 +0200 dieselgate-prosecutors-charge-former-audi-boss-with-fraud German sports car maker and Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche will pay a €535-million fine over diesel vehicles that emitted more harmful pollutants than allowed,Stuttgart prosecutors said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190507/luxury-car-maker-porsche-fined-535-million-over-diesel-cheating Tue, 07 May 2019 16:38:04 +0200 luxury-car-maker-porsche-fined-535-million-over-diesel-cheating It's not often German big business openly dabbles in politics, but many companies are urging their employees to reject eurosceptics and right-wing populists in May 26th European Parliament elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20190409/german-big-business-dives-into-politics-with-pro-eu-message Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:28:48 +0200 german-big-business-dives-into-politics-with-pro-eu-message German car behemoth Volkswagen said on Friday it had secured 10 years' worth of lithium for electric car batteries from Chinese manufacturer Ganfeng, ensuring supply of a key ingredient for the vital components. https://www.thelocal.de/20190406/vw-seals-10-year-lithium-deal-for-electric-cars Sat, 06 Apr 2019 13:13:41 +0200 vw-seals-10-year-lithium-deal-for-electric-cars The European Union warned German car giants BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen on Friday that a preliminary inquiry has concluded they colluded to avoid competing on emission control technology. https://www.thelocal.de/20190406/eu-accuses-bmw-daimler-and-vw-of-breaking-antitrust-rules Sat, 06 Apr 2019 12:58:04 +0200 eu-accuses-bmw-daimler-and-vw-of-breaking-antitrust-rules The Volkswagen group alone is responsible for around 2 percent of global carbon emissions -- roughly the same amount as Germany -- one of the car manufacturer's senior figures said in an interview on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190330/volkswagen-says-its-responsible-for-2-of-global-co2-emissions Sat, 30 Mar 2019 12:18:10 +0100 volkswagen-says-its-responsible-for-2-of-global-co2-emissions