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German economy

In 2025, the German economy remains stuck in recession, with a crisis in the country's all-important automotive industry significantly contributing to the downturn, affecting many of the industry's multiple suppliers.

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In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year

In 2025, German auto industry faces make-or-break year

German carmakers were in crisis mode last year, amid slow EV sales and weak demand for conventional cars in China.

A picture of a steelworker demonstration held on the sidelines of talks between steel industry officials and the government during a national steel summit held in Duisburg in Sptember 2024

A picture of a steelworker demonstration held on the sidelines of talks between steel industry officials and the government during a national steel summit held in Duisburg in Sptember 2024

Thyssenkrupp: New battleground over German industrial jobs

Thyssenkrupp: New battleground over German industrial jobs

The German steelmaker plans to cut thousands of jobs and close a plant. Workers have vowed fierce resistance.

A bull statue stands in front of the building of the German stock exchange in Frankfurt,

A bull statue stands in front of the building of the German stock exchange in Frankfurt,

Germany's stock index DAX hits 20,000 despite economic woes

Germany's stock index DAX hits 20,000 despite economic woes

Confidence in Germany's 40 biggest firms has little to do with sentiment on the ground.

A picture of a crowd of VW workers in front of a car factory

A picture of a crowd of VW workers in front of a car factory

Labor dispute at VW escalates amid worsening cost crisis

Labor dispute at VW escalates amid worsening cost crisis

VW workers went on strike in support of higher wages. But management wants to lay off workers and close factories.

Workers in the production facility of the Leoni factory in Malososte near Nis, Serbia, producing automotive wiring

Workers in the production facility of the Leoni factory in Malososte near Nis, Serbia, producing automotive wiring

Are German carmakers exploiting Serbian workers?

Are German carmakers exploiting Serbian workers?

Serbian workers experience hazardous working conditions despite a German supply-chain law meant to protect them.

A man works on the production line in a car factory

A man works on the production line in a car factory

What Trump's tariffs mean for Germany's struggling industry

What Trump's tariffs mean for Germany's struggling industry

German businesses are bracing for the impact punitive tariffs from the US could have on their bottom lines.

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Deutschland Wirtschaft l TDI l Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD, l) und Siegfried Russwurm, Präsident des BDI

Deutschland Wirtschaft l TDI l Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD, l) und Siegfried Russwurm, Präsident des BDI

Scholz meets industry leaders to discuss economic crisis

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets industry leaders to tackle stalled growth and long-standing structural issues.

A picture showing the silhouette of the Volkswagen factory in the city of Wolfsburg, Germany.

A picture showing the silhouette of the Volkswagen factory in the city of Wolfsburg, Germany.

Germany: Will city of Wolfsburg survive Volkswagen's crisis?

Many in Wolfsburg work for VW. As the car giant considers cuts, residents worry about the northern German city's fate.

A workers meeting at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg with workers and management facing it off

A workers meeting at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg with workers and management facing it off

Volkswagen's crisis: How can Europe's car industry survive?

While Europe's carmakers mull factory closures their Chinese rivals want to set up shop here. What's going wrong?

A rendering shows early plans for two new Intel processor factories in Magdeburg, Germany as announced in March 2022

A rendering shows early plans for two new Intel processor factories in Magdeburg, Germany as announced in March 2022

US Intel's factory delay adds to Germany's economic woes

As Intel postpones building a factory in Germany, questions arise if Berlin is still committed to the project.

An illustration showing the German flag and German car manufacturing moving toward China

An illustration showing the German flag and German car manufacturing moving toward China

What Volkswagen's woes say about Germany's economic future

Job cuts and plant closures at Germany's largest carmaker are a symptom of a wider malaise in Europe's largest economy.

The outside facade of the VW components plant in Chemnitz

The outside facade of the VW components plant in Chemnitz

VW's warning on plant closures in Germany causes outcry

VW is being criticized for a cost-cutting plan that for the first time includes plant closures in Germany.

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