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 The train passenger association Pro Bahn has called for Wolfsburg to become a regular stop on trains to Berlin, after yet another driver of a high-speed ICE train missed the stop on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171113/passengers-left-in-lurch-as-train-driver-forgets-to-stop-in-wolfsburg-again Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:40:49 +0100 passengers-left-in-lurch-as-train-driver-forgets-to-stop-in-wolfsburg-again German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday it would slash its annual investment budget by €1 billion for its main VW brand in the wake of the pollution-cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20151013/vw-slashes-budget-by-1-billion-annually Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:37:00 +0200 vw-slashes-budget-by-1-billion-annually Leonardo DiCaprio is set to make a movie about Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal, after his film company bought the rights to a book on the subject. https://www.thelocal.de/20151013/dicaprio-to-make-movie-about-vw-scandal Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:06:10 +0200 dicaprio-to-make-movie-about-vw-scandal German police raided auto giant Volkswagen's headquarters and other sites Thursday, as part of an investigation into a massive pollution-cheating scandal engulfing the group. https://www.thelocal.de/20151008/police-raid-volkswagen-offices-in-wolfsburg Thu, 08 Oct 2015 17:21:05 +0200 police-raid-volkswagen-offices-in-wolfsburg German clubs suffered in the Champion League on Wednesday, as VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach both lost to the money-laden clubs of Manchester. https://www.thelocal.de/20151001/manchester-misery-for-germany-clubs-in-cl Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:50:19 +0200 manchester-misery-for-germany-clubs-in-cl Volkswagen on Tuesday revealed more details about the vehicles fitted with pollution-cheating software as the German auto giant's new chief promised a grand plan of action to resolve the "severest test in (the company's) history". https://www.thelocal.de/20150929/new-vw-boss-say-scandal-is-severest-test Tue, 29 Sep 2015 18:28:59 +0200 new-vw-boss-say-scandal-is-severest-test World Cup-winner and Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger praised opponents VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League clash with his new club Manchester United on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20150929/schweini-praises-wolfsburg-ahead-of-man-u-clash Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:27:51 +0200 schweini-praises-wolfsburg-ahead-of-man-u-clash There have been plenty of jokes about Volkswagen's origins in the Nazi era after news of its dodging emissions standards broke. But less well known is the role a British officer played in saving the company directly after the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20150925/the-brit-who-saved-vw-after-the-war Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:51:06 +0200 the-brit-who-saved-vw-after-the-war From the local museum to the main football stadium to the theme park down the road, everything in the German town of Wolfsburg has something of Volkswagen. https://www.thelocal.de/20150925/when-vw-sneezes-wolfsburg-shakes Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:26:34 +0200 when-vw-sneezes-wolfsburg-shakes Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn quit on Wednesday afternoon after coming under intense pressure over a pollution cheating scandal that has sparked a US criminal investigation and worldwide legal action. https://www.thelocal.de/20150923/vw-boss-fights-to-stay-as-pollution-scandal-widens Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:28:28 +0200 vw-boss-fights-to-stay-as-pollution-scandal-widens Bundesliga titans Bayern Munich were celebrating on Thursday evening after a Champions League draw that made them clear favourites in their group. Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach weren't so lucky. https://www.thelocal.de/20150828/champions-league-bayern-munich-moenchengladbach-leverkusen-get-lucky-in-champs-league-draw Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:26:05 +0200 champions-league-bayern-munich-moenchengladbach-leverkusen-get-lucky-in-champs-league-draw Manchester City have signed one of the stars of last season's Bundesliga campaign. But he didn't come cheap. https://www.thelocal.de/20150827/man-city-snap-up-de-bruyne-for-80-million Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:02:25 +0200 man-city-snap-up-de-bruyne-for-80-million A trial began in Lower Saxony on Monday of two young men who went to Syria to fight for Isis. The willingness of the defendants to speak openly about what they did and saw is shedding fresh light on how the terrorist organisation works. https://www.thelocal.de/20150806/trial-in-celle-gives-new-insights-into-isis-terror Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:49:23 +0200 trial-in-celle-gives-new-insights-into-isis-terror State prosecutors are investigating at least one man, a veteran of fighting with Isis in western Iraq, for planning attacks in Germany as part of a 50-strong cell of jihadist sympathisers. https://www.thelocal.de/20150115/police-investigate-jihadi-cell-in-wolfsburg-terrorism-isis Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:44:00 +0100 police-investigate-jihadi-cell-in-wolfsburg-terrorism-isis Wolfsburg midfielder and Belgian under-21 captain Junior Malanda died on Saturday afternoon when a car he was travelling in smashed into a tree, Bild reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20150110/wolfsburg-midfielder-killed-in-car-crash Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:50:00 +0100 wolfsburg-midfielder-killed-in-car-crash One man is dead and another in hospital following a fight at an asylum seeker community in Wolfsburg on Wednesday night. Sixty police officers were called to reports of a mass brawl. https://www.thelocal.de/20140925/dozens-of-police-respond-to-asylum-home-fight Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:56:00 +0200 dozens-of-police-respond-to-asylum-home-fight Volkswagen is having to check around 17,000 new cars at its German headquarters after a severe hailstorm hit, potentially causing millions of euros worth of damage. https://www.thelocal.de/20130827/51613 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:48:00 +0200 51613 Brazilian international midfielder Luiz Gustavo has completed his transfer from European champions Bayern Munich to Bundesliga rivals Wolfsburg, thwarting London club Arsenal in their hunt for the 26-year-old. https://www.thelocal.de/20130817/51449 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:56:00 +0200 51449 Industrial city Wolfsburg is home to Germany's most affluent residents, figures released on Monday revealed. Based around Volkswagen's headquarters, the auto industry is behind its unusually high standard of living. https://www.thelocal.de/20130729/51105 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:00:00 +0200 51105 Europe's number one carmaker Volkswagen is not keen on celebrating the 75th birthday of its German home town of Wolfsburg on Sunday because of the long shadow cast by Adolf Hitler there. https://www.thelocal.de/20130526/49927 Sun, 26 May 2013 12:30:00 +0200 49927