“Any overhaul of the economy will be almost impossible ... That’s a problem not only for the poster child of German manufacturing — Volkswagen — but also thousands of companies in ...

The troubles facing the German economy are captured by the crisis at the country’s largest manufacturer, Volkswagen. In December, the automaker announced sweeping changes to operations in its ...

The Economy Ministry said in a statement that “the effects of the energy price crisis in combination with global economic weakness are weighing down the German economy more persistently than was ...

FRANKFURT—Germany’s economy grew modestly in the three months through September, showing surprising strength ahead of what economists expect to be a bleak period as the region’s households ...

German economy seen contracting for second consecutive year It is likely to be only G7 economy to contract in 2024 Private consumption seen underpinning recovery in 2025 German inflation seen ...

Today, Europe’s biggest economy faces a confluence of challenges ... China’s consumers are turning away from German brands; and now a protectionist shift by the US under Donald Trump threatens ...

Disagreements over how to save Europe's largest economy had been the main factor behind the collapse of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's fractious three-party coalition last year, and the economy ...

The German economy was stagnant in the second quarter after two periods of decline. The Federal Statistical Office reported zero quarter-on-quarter change, after a 0.1% drop in the first quarter ...