Category: Germany

Mercedes and Porsche Squeezed by U.S. Tariffs and Slowdown in China

Germany’s leading luxury automakers are sharply scaling back expectations for the rest of the year.
Germany’s Rheinmetall, a Maker of Autos and Arms, Is Forging Stronger US Ties

Rheinmetall, an automotive and arms maker, is using a partnership with the builder of F-35 fighter jets to move into aviation and expand its presence in America.
As Heat Grips Europe, a Struggle to Keep Workers and Customers Cool

Companies are reporting a drop in business, reflecting the economic toll of the heat wave, which is lowering productivity and keeping shoppers at bay.
On Smaller Opera Stages, Daring Art Has More Room to Breathe

Unlike most countries, Germany has a network of minor but generously subsidized theaters whose vitality is remarkable, and unmatched.
Germany Embraces LNG as It Weans Itself Off Russian Gas

The country, like others across Europe, is building more facilities to handle an increase in imports of liquefied natural gas, much of it from the United States.
Germans Are Buying More Electric Cars, but Not Teslas

Drivers in the country, Europe’s largest car market, are avoiding vehicles from Tesla, which has seen a drop in sales in other countries as well.
Four Former VW Managers Found Guilty in Emissions Trial

The men were accused of conspiring to conceal excess diesel emissions from regulators, helping to provoke a costly scandal.
Tariff Uncertainty Threatens to Drag Down Europe’s Economic Growth

The European Union scaled back its forecast for growth in 2025 by nearly half a percent, as the jump in tariffs and surrounding chaos bite.
Germany Has a Long History of U.S. Investment. That May Be Changing.

German companies invest more than three times as much in the United States as American companies do in Germany, but they are starting to rethink that strategy.
Dollar Doubts Dominate Gathering of Global Economic Leaders

Participants at the I.M.F and World Bank meetings this week reckoned with the prospect that the U.S. safe haven could lose its luster.
Trump’s Tariffs Expected to Grind Germany’s Economy to a Halt

The German government scaled back its prediction for 2025 to zero growth, citing the turbulence caused by U.S. tariffs, as well as stubborn bureaucracy and high energy prices.
Investors Seeking Safety Look to German Government Bonds

The country’s debt is in demand amid the chaos in financial markets spurred by whipsawing U.S. tariff policies.