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    Patricia Nilsson writes about German industry for the FT. She was previously a consumer industries reporter covering a broad range of business including retail, media, tobacco and cannabis. Her podcast Hot Money delves into the murky business of online porn and is the FT's first ever investigative audio series.

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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Airlines
      Lufthansa agrees to pay €325mn to take 41% in Italy’s flag-carrier

      A southern hub will allow German group to tap lucrative transatlantic market and optimise European flight schedules

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Siemens AG
      Siemens chief vows to ‘defend and expand’ market share in China

      Roland Busch stresses its importance for innovation despite pressure from Berlin to diversify

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      News in-depthGerman economy
      Big drop in German exports to China raises fears over EU’s economic powerhouse

      Decrease in demand from Asia’s largest economy sparks concern over how Berlin can fix industrial malaise

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Turkey
      German prosecutors file charges over illegal spyware sale to Turkey

      Case alleges FinSpy software was used in an attempt to spy on Turkey’s opposition

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      Executive education
      The Olympian giving Brazil’s favela children a fighting chance

      Judo champion Flávio Canto set out to learn leadership skills to grow his sports foundation

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      VW talks to Huawei to boost flagging EV presence in China

      Turmoil at German carmaker’s in-house software arm threatens to affect market share

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Audi AG
      Former Audi boss pleads guilty to Dieselgate charges

      Rupert Stadler tells court he suspected emissions cheating before practice was uncovered

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      VW receives Kremlin approval to sell Russian assets

      Cut-price deal shows challenges western companies face when exiting the country

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Industrial goods
      DMG Mori tracks use of its machine tool products to prevent military application

      German-Japanese company’s move comes in wake of rising geopolitical tensions

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Software AG
      Schroders hits out at Silver Lake’s €2.6bn German tech deal

      Top investor cites conflict of interest as US private equity firms compete for Software AG

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      VW investors demand independent audit of China car plant

      German carmaker faces human rights and climate protesters at turbulent annual meeting

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      News in-depthVolkswagen AG
      Can Volkswagen win back China?

      The German carmaker has lost its top spot in its most important market as homegrown rivals grab EV market share

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      Volkswagen plans jobs shake-up at struggling software arm

      Fixing Cariad’s strategy is one of the priorities for German carmaker’s new chief Oliver Blume

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      German economy
      Germany plans to subsidise power-hungry industries

      Proposal to cover 80% of electricity cost likely to trigger backlash internally and in Europe

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      German anxiety stoked by US group’s bid for family-owned Viessmann

      Carrier Global’s move to buy heat-pump maker underscores concerns for Mittelstand companies

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Mercedes-Benz AG
      Mercedes-Benz puts forward China pragmatist to chair supervisory board

      Carmaker set to appoint BASF chief Martin Brudermüller who last year warned against ‘China bashing’

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Automobiles
      Luxury car demand boosts profitability at Porsche and Aston Martin

      Sales also climb at Maserati owner Stellantis as supply problems ease

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
      Rheinmetall AG
      Rheinmetall backs down on Leopard 2 tank rights clash

      Top German defence contractor settles legal dispute with battle tank’s original developer ahead of court hearing

    • Saturday, 29 April, 2023
      News in-depthAutomobiles
      Carmakers raise concerns at Chinese dominance over connectivity patents

      Led by Huawei, Chinese groups are filing patents around the tech that enables products to access the internet

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Germany to review sale of Viessmann heat pump unit to US rival Carrier

      Rare acquisition of Mittelstand company by a foreign buyer draws scrutiny in Berlin

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Rheinmetall AG
      German defence contractors in legal fight over Leopard 2 battle tank

      Original developer KMW files injunction against cannon supplier Rheinmetall

    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      Thyssenkrupp AG
      ThyssenKrupp CEO in surprise resignation

      Martina Merz’s abrupt departure comes after mounting criticism over lack of progress in group’s disposal plans

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
      Germany
      Germany to upgrade 143 Puma infantry fighting vehicles

      Berlin seeks to boost under-equipped armed forces in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      VW to launch €1bn Chinese innovation centre 100%TechCo

      German carmaker pushes ‘in China, for China’ strategy to address declining share in its biggest market

    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      German politics
      German plan to expand armed forces ‘not achievable’, says top official

      Eva Högl, parliamentary commissioner, says ‘challenge for personnel is even greater than for equipment’

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