In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine to a fight between two young children who hated each other.

At home, Merz's government is intensifying a drive that his immediate predecessor, Olaf Scholz, began to bolster the German ... Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen. Americans bought $36 billion ...

Under Merz's immediate predecessor, Olaf Scholz, Germany became the second-biggest supplier ... Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen. Americans bought $36 billion worth of cars, trucks and auto parts ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised Volkswagen’s announcement: “We are the country with the most powerful car industry in the world, and we want to remain a global player.” In more news out of ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to revitalise Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.

With Germany’s largest industrial employer Volkswagen planning to slash 35,000 jobs in the country by 2030 and dismantling domestic production capacity for more than 730,000 vehicles, the crisis ...

BRUSSELS — An increasingly desperate Olaf Scholz has issued an appeal to Brussels to support European industry, only to draw a rebuke from his conservative opponents that he is stealing from their ...

But Scholz appears to be enjoying the early skirmishes on the campaign trail. His strategy is straightforward: Juxtaposing his safety-first approach against the “risk” Merz poses. Germany is now ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats, who faces an uphill battle to hold on to his job in the election, warned recently that factory closures “would not be the right way”.

The strikes also drew political attention, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urging Volkswagen to avoid closures amid a broader economic and political crisis in Germany.

Volkswagen announced sweeping changes to its German operations, including more than 35,000 future job cuts and capacity reductions in a last gasp deal between Europe’s top carmaker and unions on ...