Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to revitalise Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen. In front of a crowd of supporters, Scholz defended his government's record on ...

Monday, shares of Volkswagen AG (VOW:GR) (OTC: OTC:VWAGY), currently valued at $53.42 billion, remained in focus as Citi analysts reiterated their Buy rating and EUR125.00 price target. Trading at an attractive P/E ratio of 4.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger in Germany’s upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy to parliament

The decline in European production is accelerated by a trend known as 'local for local', which sees carmakers, such as German brands, increasingly produce their cars and source their supplies in the destination country of the cars. That is, by building cars for the US market in northern America.

German companies, particularly the carmakers, face huge market pressure in China. For years derided as producing cheap, clunky cars, Chinese manufacturers — admittedly heavily supported by the state — have shot past their German counterparts in developing electric vehicles.

A leading consumer-climate index conducted by research groups GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions slipped to minus 22.4 in February's forecast, from minus 21.4 in January. It was a little weaker than the minus 21.8 reading expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

The Ifo Institute's business-climate index rose to 85.1 in January from 84.7 in December, a little better than expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. December's result was the lowest point since May 2020, when pandemic restrictions severely curtailed economic activity.

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.

Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum".

Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum".

Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism on Tuesday on the potential for German-U.S. relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, but stressed the importance of "cool heads" in the face of uncertainty.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition government ... including a drumbeat of job cut announcements at major companies including Volkswagen, steelmaker and industrial conglomerate ...