Germany strikes Lithium gold with 43 million-ton discovery beneath former gas fieldGermany has confirmed one of the world's largest lithium deposits, estimated at 43 million tonnes, in a former gas field in Saxony-Anhalt. ...
Which Volkswagen factories in Germany could be hit by layoffs or closed?Volkswagen plans to end its job security programme, in place since 1994, due to competition from Asian rivals. This move could impact sever...
Volkswagen Law: the unique structure behind the German carmaker's labour clashVolkswagen's decision to close plants in Germany and end long-standing labour agreements has highlighted its unique governance and ownershi...
Calling all foreign workers! The German chip sector’s run into a labour problemGermany is trying to get ahead of its skilled worker shortage. Last October, the government announced a strategy focusing on education, ups...
Germany introduces world's first hydrogen-powered trainsAlmost four years after the start of trial operations, the world's first passenger train network powered by hydrogen was launched in the Ge...
Fleet of hydrogen passenger trains begins service in GermanyState governor Stephan Weil said the 93-million-euro (USD 92 million) project was an "excellent example" for Lower Saxony's efforts to make...
Second case of African swine flu in wild boar in Uckermark, east GermanyA total of 1,670 ASF cases in wild boar have been confirmed in Brandenburg since the first was discovered in September 2020, the state heal...
Volkswagen brand to cut investment, change diesel technologyVW brand head Herbert Diess made the announcement as the company struggles to overcome a scandal over cars equipped with software that let ...
German state of Lower Saxony to keep to Volkswagen stakeThere will be further decisions at VW relating to the diesel emissions scandal, Weil said, noting the carmaker needs to adjust its plans fo...
Indian-origin ex-German MP suspended from the Social Democratic PartyIndian-origin former German lawmaker Sebastian Edathy's membership in his Social Democratic Party (SPD) has been suspended for three years
Indian-origin candidate contesting key poll in German stateThe outcome of today's state election is being watched with great interest as it is seen as a crucial test of public support ahead of the n...
- Hindustan National Glass buys Germany's insolvent Agenda Glass
Agenda Glass AG was founded in 2008 with an investment volume of 50 mn euros as one of Europe's most modern glassworks for the production o...
- 'VW, Porsche need foreign investor'
Volkswagen AG and Porsche SE should sell a stake in the company resulting from a merger to a foreign investor, said Germany’s Lower Saxony,...
- German official invites Arab investor in VW: Report
The regional premier of Lower Saxony, the German state where Volkswagen is based, said Tuesday he would welcome an Arab investor in the big...
- Distressed German chip maker says to shut US plant
Bankrupt German memory chip maker Qimonda said Tuesday it will close a US factory in Richmond, Virginia that employs 1,500 workers.
- Workers protest Porsche's plans for Volkswagen
Hundreds of workers descended on Volkswagen's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday to protest what they call sports car maker Porsche's a...
- Saxony approves e300 million sale of SachsenLB to LBBW
The cabinet of the German state of Saxony approved the sale of Landesbank Sachsen Girozentrale, a public lender roiled by the global credit...