German Defense Giant Rheinmetall May Take Over VW Factory to Make Tanks
Rheinmetall is considering acquiring one of Volkswagen's soon-to-be idle plants, part of a broader rearmament in Europe.
Germany’s biggest weapons contractor—now worth more than Volkswagen—could literally be moving onto carmaker’s turf
Rheinmetall is open to the prospect of buying up an unwanted Volkswagen site, the latest sign of a shift in Germany's industrial backbone.
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Defense companies jack up Germany's auto industry to make weapons fast
To overcome production bottlenecks, the argument goes, why not repurpose manufacturing capabilities of Germany's famed, but ...
German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Has Record Sales in ‘Era of Rearmament’
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the company moved quickly to meet Europe’s growing need for military spending.
Are the glory days of German carmakers gone forever?
While the crisis in the sector affects all global brands, German companies have been especially badly hit. Volkswagen has ...
Forms, inspections, reports: German businesses beg for bureaucracy relief
If Germany is to quickly revive its flagging industrial economy, businesses say the country's new leadership must make ...
Peruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability
A groundbreaking climate lawsuit heads to trial in Germany next week, as Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya challenges German energy giant RWE ...
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Chinese company to buy bankrupt German flying taxi firm
just weeks after another German company in the field, Lilium, collapsed. The Chinese firm, Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel Co, put the price tag of the transaction at €10 million (US$10.9 million), while ...
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German defense giant Rheinmetall overtakes VW valuation
Germany’s economic agenda is shifting from cars to defense as the United States retreats and Russia threatens.