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German Handelsblatt: Used car check: Retro model with problems as it ages – this is what the VW Beetle is good for as a used car010163

In the general inspection, the new edition of the Beetle actually performed well. But buyers should look closely. Because the statistics are a bit of eyewash. Go to Source

German FAZ: What awaits German car manufacturers in America008239

There is no shortage of hostile campaign rhetoric: Trump wants to ban German cars from the streets of New York’s prestigious Fifth Avenue. At the same time, he declared his goal to be to lure German manufacturers to the United States – but he may have meant the word “force”. It’s not enough that German… Continue reading German FAZ: What awaits German car manufacturers in America008239

German FAZ: What future does an old country have?008238

Germany is facing its most difficult economic challenges in generations. For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic 75 years ago, the question seriously arises: Is it possible that Germany will fail due to economic challenges and have to accept a gradual but unstoppable erosion of its prosperity? Will future history books… Continue reading German FAZ: What future does an old country have?008238

German FAZ: The steel is in the triple clamp 008240

Germany’s largest steel manufacturer Thyssenkrupp Steel calls it a “comprehensive industrial future concept”, the works councils speak of a “brutal clear-cutting plan”: around 11,000 of the 27,000 jobs in Thyssenkrupp’s steel division are to be cut or outsourced by 2030, one location is to close, and costs are to be incurred sink – all of… Continue reading German FAZ: The steel is in the triple clamp 008240

German FAZ: The traffic lights being turned off threatens the power grids008239

The torture is over, the traffic light coalition is history. The price for the collapse of the government is that a whole series of energy policy bills are now on the brink of extinction – with potentially serious consequences for the stability of the electricity grid and security of supply. Go to Source

German FAZ: Five myths about the economic misery008238

Germany’s economy is not doing well, there’s no question about that. Some people suffer from this and their jobs are at risk. Many suffer from this for whom the economy does not provide what a functioning economy could: They cannot find an apartment, wait a long time for a doctor’s appointment and have to expect… Continue reading German FAZ: Five myths about the economic misery008238

German FAZ: Less Xinjiang, more Shanghai008240

Rarely has a contract been concluded in which it becomes so clear what it means to do business in China. After months of negotiations with its partners and politicians, Volkswagen manages to withdraw from the Uighur region of Xinjiang. Serious human rights violations by the Communist Party are well documented there, which Beijing, of course,… Continue reading German FAZ: Less Xinjiang, more Shanghai008240

German FAZ: What awaits German car manufacturers in America008239

German FAZ: The China Dilemma008238

The head of the Volkswagen Group, Oliver Blume, wants to clear one major construction site after the next. In Germany, VW is fighting with IG Metall over layoffs and plant closures in order to get the location’s excessive costs under control. Warning strikes are likely to start at the beginning of next week. The company… Continue reading German FAZ: The China Dilemma008238

German FAZ: Ford works council fears “dying in installments” for the Cologne plant008240

Because the crowd was so large, the employees of the Ford works in Cologne filled a second hall at their works meeting on Wednesday. After management announced that it would cut 2,900 jobs at the site, a good 8,000 employees came together that morning. “It was dead quiet in the hall,” said Benjamin Gruschka, the… Continue reading German FAZ: Ford works council fears “dying in installments” for the Cologne plant008240